Extinction Rebellion

[Magnus McGinty]

I always remember the free the weed protest circa 2003 and the gobshite there with the megaphone announcing that he was going to be arrested, then duly did, and nothing much has changed since.

 

[redcogs]

The hippy says what he means and means what he says. Not an armchair keyboard he, but an admirable warrior. Solidarity Roger!

 

[redcogs]

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Old bill on the wrong side of history as always.

 

[TopCat]

He's gone limp. They dragged him, knees first across the flinty ground. Bastards.

 

[TopCat]

Not that I wish this but would be some dark humour if he fell down some stairs while in custody

What?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

What?

I think he means the promoting of being arrested vs the reality for some people.

 

[TopCat]

The hippy says what he means and means what he says. Not an armchair keyboard he, but an admirable warrior. Solidarity Roger!

The jigsaw misses something.

 

[friedaweed]

Not that I wish this but would be some dark humour if he fell down some stairs while in custody

Rubber gloves at the least.

 

[TopCat]

I think he means the promoting of being arrested vs the reality for some people.

What?

The police will attack the ER lot when they are told to do so.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

What?

The police will attack the ER lot when they are told to do so.

It’s that the ER lot have been saying stuff like being arrested and imprisoned is life affirming stuff. Anyway, jokes aren’t funny once they’re explained.

 

[redcogs]

The jigsaw misses something.

Sorry TopCat, im not following this?

 

[TopCat]

Sorry TopCat, im not following this?

It's me.

 

[Proper Tidy]

What?

The police will attack the ER lot when they are told to do so.

It’s that the ER lot have been saying stuff like being arrested and imprisoned is life affirming stuff. Anyway, jokes aren’t funny once they’re explained.

Yeah was a silly comment, don't wish or relish any harm to him or anybody. Just referring to promotion of idea police are reasonable and should be cooperated with, their neutrality

 

[redcogs]

my guess is that it will not be long before a few 'public worthies' begin to show up at the various XR initiatives. Just to wear my own cynics hat for a moment, wouldn't it be excellent if Emma Thompson jetted into Heathrow again to place herself in the saving the world spotlight?

She might have to share a cell with naive Roger. i can think of worse fates (for him)

 

[SpookyFrank]

Just spotted XR's boat set up as an exhibit outside the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. That must be a world record for the co-opting of a protest movement by the establishment.

 

[TopCat]

Just spotted XR's boat set up as an exhibit outside the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. That must be a world record for the co-opting of a protest movement by the establishment.

The demo was part of the exhibit.

 

[Libertad]

The demo was part of the exhibit.

Fucking Situationists.

 

[Red Sky]

Roger Hallam remanded until 14th October.

 

[nyxx]

They can fucking keep him

 

[redcogs]

They can fucking keep him

Reactionaries of every political and economic stripe will echo this nonsense. Hallam the hippie isn't the enemy.

 

[nyxx]

You know the phrase “the enemy of my enemy is not my friend”?
That.
Or something like it.

He can fuck off and die slowly as far as I’m concerned.

 

[redcogs]

He can fuck off and die slowly as far as I’m concerned.

The guy is currently incarcerated not for monstrous criminality like rape or child abuse or causing the death of innocents through economic neglect. He's there because he wants to end capitalism's fatal attachment to carbon production which will kill us all if not resisted. There are plenty of people who should be advised to "fuck off and die slowly", but Hallam ain't on that list. A sense of justice and proportion tells everybody that surely? Of course it might be that during his life naive Roger has caused personal pain or injury to others (who amongst us hasnt?) so perhaps he is culpable in some unknown way. But this anti capitalist ecostruggle at Heathrow deserves solidarity. So maybe try reconsidering your view?

 

[nyxx]

We each have our own lists. You don’t get to tell me who’s on mine, thanks.

 

[nyxx]

And you’re doing his cause no favours at all by being such an irritating twonk on this thread ;-)

 

[Pickman's model]

The guy is currently incarcerated not for monstrous criminality like rape or child abuse or causing the death of innocents through economic neglect. He's there because he wants to end capitalism's fatal attachment to carbon production which will kill us all if not resisted. There are plenty of people who should be advised to "fuck off and die slowly", but Hallam ain't on that list. A sense of justice and proportion tells everybody that surely? Of course it might be that during his life naive Roger has caused personal pain or injury to others (who amongst us hasnt?) so perhaps he is culpable in some unknown way. But this anti capitalist ecostruggle at Heathrow deserves solidarity. So maybe try reconsidering your view?

Wanting to end capitalism's fatal attachment to carbon production doesn't make him anti-capitalist.

 

[redcogs]

And you’re doing his cause no favours at all by being such an irritating twonk on this thread ;-)

Ta

 

[redcogs]

Wanting to end capitalism's fatal attachment to carbon production doesn't make him anti-capitalist.

not another 'he can fuck off and die' merchant surely?

 

[redcogs]

We each have our own lists. You don’t get to tell me who’s on mine, thanks.

Asking that you reconsider aint the same as "telling you" whose on your list. Its asking you to reconsider?

 

[redcogs]

Its good to reconsider some things, especially things that involve a naive hippie being incarcerated for acting against social injustice and telling a few truths.