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Old 16 November 2011, 04:37 PM
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http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16111764

Eviction notice finally served.
I do like prodding @occupylsx over this matter on Twitter, you get some great responses lol (passes the day)
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They need to be removed alright.

Nothing wrong with protesting but unfair to do it in such a way that you affect others unfairly unless they are the basis for the protest.

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Originally Posted by Leslie
They need to be removed alright.

Nothing wrong with protesting but unfair to do it in such a way that you affect others unfairly unless they are the basis for the protest.

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Totally agree mate.
And half the people there are nutters, especially judging by what comes out of their mouths.

Time for them to move on, but after all the warnings it will still come to a battle, and they will still cry brutality and unfair treatment.

If they agree with democracy so much, surely they should appreciate the opinions and rights of others too, who want them to leave now.
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Originally Posted by Leslie
They need to be removed alright.

Nothing wrong with protesting but unfair to do it in such a way that you affect others unfairly unless they are the basis for the protest.

Les
Totally disagree. What do you expect them to do, write to their MP.......

In the USA the top 400 people own more than the bottom 50% of the whole country. The rich are getting richer, the poor poorer. The UK is heading the same way.
Old 17 November 2011, 10:34 PM
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Totally disagree. What do you expect them to do, write to their MP.......

In the USA the top 400 people own more than the bottom 50% of the whole country. The rich are getting richer, the poor poorer. The UK is heading the same way.

Get an education and work hard and you can join the top percentage
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That's the socialist in you.

You'll not be happy until the rich don't get richer....never mind what happens to the poor. As long as the gap doesn't increase you will moan.....even if that means the poor have more.
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Romantic anarchists as I like to call them. What they simply don't get is there is always someone who will have what you don't have. Camping out at St Pauls will never change that, nor protesting at Wall street, or wherever.

Be it capitalism, communism, socialism, fascism or whatevr, it doesn't matter. Simply because its human nature to be greedy and there will always be someone out for more than their fair share. Thats life. The sooner these lot realise that and get over themselves, the better for the rest of us who are simply just trying to get along in life.
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
Get an education and work hard and you can join the top percentage

I did, but still got made redundant. The last 15 years i worked on average a 60-72 hour week, Oh, and then they closed the pension, said here is your money what do you want to do with it. Do the same job, but no pension and half the pay.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw
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Water cannon + cold weather = solution
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Lol I agree Jaybird. I used to use the same method to clear druggies and prostitutes out of the car parks in Soho in my security days lol
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Simply get an agricultural sprinkler, park it up and turn it on
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Originally Posted by paulr
Totally disagree. What do you expect them to do, write to their MP.......

In the USA the top 400 people own more than the bottom 50% of the whole country. The rich are getting richer, the poor poorer. The UK is heading the same way.
One could almost run a book on your reaction to this.

What is wrong with holding the protest in such a way that people can see what you are saying but you are not causing innocent people unfair problems? Doing it this way undervalues the whole point of the protest.

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Originally Posted by Leslie
One could almost run a book on your reaction to this.

What is wrong with holding the protest in such a way that people can see what you are saying but you are not causing innocent people unfair problems? Doing it this way undervalues the whole point of the protest.

Les
Totally agree mate. This is NOT the way to make their point. Their point was lost within days of setting up camp at St Pauls. Once the legal battle started, the actual point they were making was lost, and has not been discussed since.

Same at the riots, that achieved a lot didnt it.
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Originally Posted by paulr
I did, but still got made redundant. The last 15 years i worked on average a 60-72 hour week, Oh, and then they closed the pension, said here is your money what do you want to do with it. Do the same job, but no pension and half the pay.
I'm sorry that happened to you, but it's life at the end of the day! Unfortunately the whole incident seems to have turned you into the kind of guy who likes nothing more than to meddle in affairs which are none of your concern.

The world is now full of people with your mindset, so sooner or later you probably will get what you want. Just be careful what you wish for!
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