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What a waste of our taxes 06:47 - Aug 10 with 4263 viewsazuremerlangus

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8de6rq37v5o

Terrorism Act of 2000 is to prevent terrorism, not peaceful protest.

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What a waste of our taxes on 11:55 - Aug 10 with 472 viewsHerbivore

What a waste of our taxes on 11:48 - Aug 10 by Whos_blue

"Anti genocide blah blah blah banners".

Seriously?

What do you mean here?


It's alarming that the country has lurched so far to the right that opposing genocide is now seen as somehow woke lefty nonsense. Opposing genocide should be basic human decency, irrespective of one's particular political leanings.

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What a waste of our taxes on 11:59 - Aug 10 with 462 viewsBenters

What a waste of our taxes on 11:47 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

They've done more in 14 months to tackle immigration than the Tories managed in 14 years, so I'm surprised you're so down on them when immigration is one of your biggest concerns. Personally, I think they've been pretty crap, but that's mainly because they've been governing to appease people who politically are much closer to you than they are to me. Seems that's not working for them.


Trouble is I don’t believe a word that comes out of two tiers trap !

Gentlybentley
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:00 - Aug 10 with 457 viewsBenters

What a waste of our taxes on 11:54 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

I mean all things that protesting here in the UK will make no difference to around the world.


If they are that worried about it why don’t they go wave flags and banners over there ?

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:02 - Aug 10 with 450 viewsArmaghBlue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:00 - Aug 10 by Benters

If they are that worried about it why don’t they go wave flags and banners over there ?


Exactly. They are just a cowardly nuisance.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:02 - Aug 10 with 445 viewsHerbivore

What a waste of our taxes on 11:59 - Aug 10 by Benters

Trouble is I don’t believe a word that comes out of two tiers trap !


You don't have to believe what he says, but you can't deny what is actually happening. We've recently detained asylum seekers who arrived by small boat and who will be returned to France as a result. Do you know how many people arriving by small boat the Tories managed to send back to France? The answer is zero. So perhaps at some point it's worth you considering why you remain so stubbornly anti-Labour when they are trying to address one of your main concerns. And the whole two tier thing is just nonsense so maybe time to grow up and discuss politics like an adult, yeah?

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:04 - Aug 10 with 435 viewsHerbivore

What a waste of our taxes on 12:00 - Aug 10 by Benters

If they are that worried about it why don’t they go wave flags and banners over there ?


You can't be this dumb. This must be an act.

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:05 - Aug 10 with 437 viewsBenters

What a waste of our taxes on 12:02 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

You don't have to believe what he says, but you can't deny what is actually happening. We've recently detained asylum seekers who arrived by small boat and who will be returned to France as a result. Do you know how many people arriving by small boat the Tories managed to send back to France? The answer is zero. So perhaps at some point it's worth you considering why you remain so stubbornly anti-Labour when they are trying to address one of your main concerns. And the whole two tier thing is just nonsense so maybe time to grow up and discuss politics like an adult, yeah?


Grumpy.

Have you burnt your gravy or something x.

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:10 - Aug 10 with 419 viewsHerbivore

What a waste of our taxes on 12:05 - Aug 10 by Benters

Grumpy.

Have you burnt your gravy or something x.


Next time someone pontificates about how I should take your concerns seriously and debate with you, I'll point them to this thread as evidence of the futility of trying to have a discussion with you. It's like trying to debate the works of Nietzsche with a pig.

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:14 - Aug 10 with 404 viewsredrickstuhaart

What a waste of our taxes on 12:02 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

Exactly. They are just a cowardly nuisance.


Its cowardly to get yourself arrested to make a crucial political and humanitarian point?

Wow.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 with 384 viewsArmaghBlue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:14 - Aug 10 by redrickstuhaart

Its cowardly to get yourself arrested to make a crucial political and humanitarian point?

Wow.


People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:20 - Aug 10 with 378 viewsredrickstuhaart

What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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Throughout this thread people have pointed out that they are not supporting terrorism.

But you choose to pretend not to have spotted it.

Troubling.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:21 - Aug 10 with 370 viewsArmaghBlue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:20 - Aug 10 by redrickstuhaart

Throughout this thread people have pointed out that they are not supporting terrorism.

But you choose to pretend not to have spotted it.

Troubling.


We are talking bout the people being arrested, not people on this thread.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:23 - Aug 10 with 358 viewseireblue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:10 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

Next time someone pontificates about how I should take your concerns seriously and debate with you, I'll point them to this thread as evidence of the futility of trying to have a discussion with you. It's like trying to debate the works of Nietzsche with a pig.


Hang on. I’ll not have you say things like that about Benters.

Pigs have shown levels of cognitive sophistication in tests

Benters has never, ever tried to reach those levels, I’ll thank you.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:36 - Aug 10 with 329 viewsTrequartista

What a waste of our taxes on 11:16 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

They aren't ignoring it, they are publicly showing how utterly ridiculous it is.


The police can't ignore it and not arrest people was my point.

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:44 - Aug 10 with 302 viewslowhouseblue

What a waste of our taxes on 11:55 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

It's alarming that the country has lurched so far to the right that opposing genocide is now seen as somehow woke lefty nonsense. Opposing genocide should be basic human decency, irrespective of one's particular political leanings.


what's seen as lefty nonsense is causing millions of pounds of damage to defence assets, and taking raf planes out of service, at a time when europe faces a real and increasing threat from putin. opposing 'genocide' doesn't give someone protection from acting like a half wit.

And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:47 - Aug 10 with 287 viewsredrickstuhaart

What a waste of our taxes on 12:21 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

We are talking bout the people being arrested, not people on this thread.


Yes. And?


The people arrested were not, so far as any of us can tell, supporting terrorism.

Which is what has been pointed out repeatedly and in respect of which you are opting for a disingenuous nelsonian blindness.
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What a waste of our taxes on 12:51 - Aug 10 with 266 viewsHerbivore

What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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Complete f**kwittery.

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What a waste of our taxes on 12:51 - Aug 10 with 266 viewsWhos_blue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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So following that logic, all anti migration protests should only happen in Kent. Or taking that premise further, France?

Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.

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What a waste of our taxes on 13:02 - Aug 10 with 228 viewsreusersfreekicks

What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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You mean go to Gaza?
What a fecking ignorant, stupid and heartless thing to say
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What a waste of our taxes on 13:03 - Aug 10 with 221 viewsWhos_blue

What a waste of our taxes on 11:54 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

I mean all things that protesting here in the UK will make no difference to around the world.


So what would you have people do?
Stay silent and just continue to stand by as the horror unfolds?
I just don't get this.

Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.

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What a waste of our taxes on 13:06 - Aug 10 with 218 viewseireblue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:19 - Aug 10 by ArmaghBlue

People are just stupid supporting terrorism and getting arrested as a result. It is cowardly and pointless to protest about a problem 1000’s of miles away.

If they were really that concerned they should go and protest at the sourc
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What you should clearly do, is go to your local Israeli embassy, and protest that they won’t let foreign protesters into Isreal.

If you were really concerned that’s what you would do.

But I bet you are even more cowardly than a Surrey pensioner with a sign.
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What a waste of our taxes on 13:18 - Aug 10 with 194 viewsArmaghBlue

What a waste of our taxes on 12:51 - Aug 10 by Herbivore

Complete f**kwittery.


Ok, I respect your interesting opinion.
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What a waste of our taxes on 13:21 - Aug 10 with 185 viewslowhouseblue

What a waste of our taxes on 13:03 - Aug 10 by Whos_blue

So what would you have people do?
Stay silent and just continue to stand by as the horror unfolds?
I just don't get this.


well people generally seem ok about staying silent and standing by as horror unfolds in sudan, yeman, nigeria, ukraine, as well as the uyghurs in china. their horror isn't forcing them on to the streets in respect of those humanitarian disasters.

And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show

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What a waste of our taxes on 13:26 - Aug 10 with 178 viewsronnyd

What a waste of our taxes on 09:42 - Aug 10 by redrickstuhaart

Thats an equivocation.

The issue of absolutely deserved punishment for criminal damage on a military base is separate to people holding cards up ni exercise of free speech.


Genuine question here. How does throwing paint on a plane cost £7,000,000?
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What a waste of our taxes on 13:30 - Aug 10 with 174 viewsreusersfreekicks

What a waste of our taxes on 13:21 - Aug 10 by lowhouseblue

well people generally seem ok about staying silent and standing by as horror unfolds in sudan, yeman, nigeria, ukraine, as well as the uyghurs in china. their horror isn't forcing them on to the streets in respect of those humanitarian disasters.


The usual whataboutery
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