Anarchists sabotage railway signalling in Bristol

[stuff_it]

One wonders if these 'anarchists' are just arsonists in disguise?

One certainly does wonder if they are genuine.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

It's like watching a split personality in action. Many of the people on these boards take a dim view of capitalism, right-of-centre politics, Big Pharma, Big Industry, food additives, globalization, govt cutbacks, etc etc etc. ie, The System. Most people see a lot of fundamental flaws in how we're forced to live, and on the many inequities of our societies.

Then we get this thread, where the same people spend 480 posts scoffing at these direct action people, laughing at their names, etc.

I'll agree that messing with train switches, possibly putting lives in danger, is foolish. But, the System isn't going to fix itself. I'd say most of the armchair quarterbacks are the people constantly bitching here about how bad things are.


Actually, that's not totally fair. Some of our posters attend a march or two per year, followed by a few rounds down the pub.

 

[purenarcotic]

It's like watching a split personality in action. Many of the people on these boards take a dim view of capitalism, right-of-centre politics, Big Pharma, Big Industry, food additives, globalization, govt cutbacks, etc etc etc. ie, The System. Most people see a lot of fundamental flaws in how we're forced to live, and on the many inequities of our societies.

Then we get this thread, where the same people spend 480 posts scoffing at these direct action people, laughing at their names, etc.

I'll agree that messing with train switches, possibly putting lives in danger, is foolish. But, the System isn't going to fix itself. I'd say most of the armchair quarterbacks are the people constantly bitching here about how bad things are.

Does being against the current state of the system mean we have to automatically support every direct action?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Does being against the current state of the system mean we have to automatically support every direct action?

No. Like I said, messing with train switches is foolish.

But if you believe that the System won't be corrected from within, then you probably have to accept that dangerous, desperate action would be required against such a colossal and well-entrenched foe.

 

[purenarcotic]

No. Like I said, messing with train switches is foolish.

But if you believe that the System won't be corrected from within, then you probably have to accept that dangerous, desperate action would be required against such a colossal and well-entrenched foe.

But nobody has really denied your second point. People have said that they feel this specific direct action was crap, not that every direct action is rubbish.

 

[stuff_it]

It's like watching a split personality in action. Many of the people on these boards take a dim view of capitalism, right-of-centre politics, Big Pharma, Big Industry, food additives, globalization, govt cutbacks, etc etc etc. ie, The System. Most people see a lot of fundamental flaws in how we're forced to live, and on the many inequities of our societies.

Then we get this thread, where the same people spend 480 posts scoffing at these direct action people, laughing at their names, etc.

I'll agree that messing with train switches, possibly putting lives in danger, is foolish. But, the System isn't going to fix itself. I'd say most of the armchair quarterbacks are the people constantly bitching here about how bad things are.


Actually, that's not totally fair. Some of our posters attend a march or two per year, followed by a few rounds down the pub.

You what? You haven't got a scooby mate.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

You what? You haven't got a scooby mate.

Given that this is the internet, you might want to resist the impulse to brag.

 

[stuff_it]

Given that this is the internet, you might want to resist the impulse to brag.

Nobody said anything about bragging.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Nobody said anything about bragging.

You're saying you're better informed about what's going on; given what we're talking about, that could include knowledge of criminal activity.

 

[stuff_it]

You're saying you're better informed about what's going on; given what we're talking about, that could include knowledge of criminal activity.

You're just being paranoid. I don't know anyone daft enough to disrupt train signals.

I said I know that posters do more than go to the pub after a march and post online, not that they burned down sodding zoos.

IS the US paranoia spreading North?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

You're just being paranoid.

No; you said I 'don't have a scooby'. Which implies that you do; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to recognize my ignorance.

 

[stuff_it]

No; you said I 'don't have a scooby'. Which implies that you do; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to recognize my ignorance.

At which poit you jumped to conclusions that I was implicating myself and other posters in criminal activity.

There's a massive difference between 'doing more than turn up to one or two marches a year' and criminal damage.

Have you been drinking?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

At which poit you jumped to conclusions that I was implicating myself and other posters in criminal activity.

There's a massive difference between 'doing more than turn up to one or two marches a year' and criminal damage.

Have you been drinking?

Well, there's legal protest marches, and then there are other things. You're saying you have knowledge of these 'other things'. Or are you backtracking now?

No, no alcohol tonight.

 

[RaverDrew]

I said I know that posters do more than go to the pub after a march and post online, not that they burned down sodding zoos.

Tbf I still have a few hours unaccounted for on New Years Day

 

[stuff_it]

Well, there's legal protest marches, and then there are other things. You're saying you have knowledge of these 'other things'. Or are you backtracking now?

No, no alcohol tonight.

And of course there is a huge range of activities inbetween.

 

[danny la rouge]

At which poit you jumped to conclusions that I was implicating myself and other posters in criminal activity.

Come on now, you know very well that there's only two choices - a) attending 2 marches per year, or b) burning down Vodaphone masts. That's it. You said you did more than a), so you must have done b).

 

[stuff_it]

Tbf I still have a few hours unaccounted for on New Years Day

I have film of what you were up to, you're safe.

 

[Voley]

The bragging about terrorist activities by stuff_it on this thread is atrocious. No-one's impressed that you did 9/11 you know.

 

[stuff_it]

The bragging about terrorist activities by stuff_it on this thread is atrocious. No-one's impressed that you did 9/11 you know.

TBH I do have a video of Drew deploying his sonic weapon, but I promised not to post up the video of him snoring like a trooper.

 

[kittyP]

No; you said I 'don't have a scooby'. Which implies that you do; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to recognize my ignorance.

I think she meant you didn't know what you were talking about. In terms of judging other posters intentions. Not that she knew all the ins and outs of direct action groups.
She hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.

 

[stuff_it]

I think she meant you didn't know what you were talking about. In terms of judging other posters intentions. Not that she knew all the ins and outs of direct action groups.
She hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.

I'm Spartacus, and so is my dog.

 

[kittyP]

I'm Spartacus, and so is my dog.

I want a dog

 

[stuff_it]

I want a dog

Faces have been concealed to protect the guilty.

 

[frogwoman]

 

[kittyP]

Faces have been concealed to protect the guilty.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think she meant you didn't know what you were talking about. In terms of judging other posters intentions. Not that she knew all the ins and outs of direct action groups.
She hopefully will correct me if I am wrong.

She might sadly correct you.

 

[danny la rouge]

She might sadly correct you.

"Wistfully" would be good.

 

[Pickman's model]

"Wistfully" would be good.

'violently' ftw

or savagely

 

[ViolentPanda]

Happy new year comrade Panda

And to you, comrade!

Sounds like 21st century Leonard Cohen

If they sounded like Leonard Cohen, I wouldn't mind so much!

 

[ViolentPanda]

It's like watching a split personality in action. Many of the people on these boards take a dim view of capitalism, right-of-centre politics, Big Pharma, Big Industry, food additives, globalization, govt cutbacks, etc etc etc. ie, The System. Most people see a lot of fundamental flaws in how we're forced to live, and on the many inequities of our societies.

Then we get this thread, where the same people spend 480 posts scoffing at these direct action people, laughing at their names, etc.

And why? Because they do this in our names, whether or not we support their particular strategy or not. I'm not a pacifist, but I've never taken action on the (frankly patronising) basis that "I'm doing it for everyone", I've only ever taken direct action in my own name, or with (as was the case when we had neo-Nazis causing trouble in the late '70s/early '80s) community consent. These fuckers? The only consent they have is their own.

I'll agree that messing with train switches, possibly putting lives in danger, is foolish. But, the System isn't going to fix itself. I'd say most of the armchair quarterbacks are the people constantly bitching here about how bad things are.


Actually, that's not totally fair. Some of our posters attend a march or two per year, followed by a few rounds down the pub.

I love the assumption that because we post on here, we can't be doing more than going on marches or to the pub.