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National Walkout Against Fees 24.11.10

DRINK? said:
"Oh fuck the lot of them ....whiney little cunts, all busy getting pissed on a regular basis then whingeing they've got no money. The camera's and clothing seen today indicate that these idiots aren't short of cash and probably need to rethink what they spend their money on, if education is so important then some lifestyle changes need to be made.

Apparently now everyone has to go to University (we've even renamed every shit Polytechnic a University to help this objective) so there's even more of the self-obsessed pricks getting in the way, thinking the world owes them a living because they've got a degree.

Cut all student funding NOW and put it into apprenticeships, subsidising kids who learn to make and repair things, get out of bed and graft every day and who don't think they're Gods Gift to business at the age of 21. Unitechnicolleges are just businesses and will take on any old dross as long as the money's right these days. I'm seeing the results with the quality of people coming in to my line of work now...thick as pigshit springs to mind. So does dumbed down sheep. Come the revolution they'll be completely fucked with zero common sense and no photocopier to hide behind.

I am of the opinion that what I witnessed today only consolidated my suspicions about what students are. Total cocks. At a time when the difficult choices about where the axe is going to fall need to be made, of course an oversubscribed lifestyle choice is going to get it in the neck.
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dont agree with the expression but there are certainly too many low grade polys masquerading as unis
 
DRINK? said:
"Oh fuck the lot of them ....whiney little cunts, all busy getting pissed on a regular basis then whingeing they've got no money. The camera's and clothing seen today indicate that these idiots aren't short of cash and probably need to rethink what they spend their money on, if education is so important then some lifestyle changes need to be made.

Apparently now everyone has to go to University (we've even renamed every shit Polytechnic a University to help this objective) so there's even more of the self-obsessed pricks getting in the way, thinking the world owes them a living because they've got a degree.

Cut all student funding NOW and put it into apprenticeships, subsidising kids who learn to make and repair things, get out of bed and graft every day and who don't think they're Gods Gift to business at the age of 21. Unitechnicolleges are just businesses and will take on any old dross as long as the money's right these days. I'm seeing the results with the quality of people coming in to my line of work now...thick as pigshit springs to mind. So does dumbed down sheep. Come the revolution they'll be completely fucked with zero common sense and no photocopier to hide behind.

I am of the opinion that what I witnessed today only consolidated my suspicions about what students are. Total cocks. At a time when the difficult choices about where the axe is going to fall need to be made, of course an oversubscribed lifestyle choice is going to get it in the neck.
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Where did you serve your apprenticeship and what trade was it in?
 
Walked out of the uni where i both work and study today - dissapointing. Only about 100 students did so... :(
 
DRINK? said:
"Oh fuck the lot of them ....whiney little cunts, all busy getting pissed on a regular basis then whingeing they've got no money. The camera's and clothing seen today indicate that these idiots aren't short of cash and probably need to rethink what they spend their money on, if education is so important then some lifestyle changes need to be made.

Apparently now everyone has to go to University (we've even renamed every shit Polytechnic a University to help this objective) so there's even more of the self-obsessed pricks getting in the way, thinking the world owes them a living because they've got a degree.

Cut all student funding NOW and put it into apprenticeships, subsidising kids who learn to make and repair things, get out of bed and graft every day and who don't think they're Gods Gift to business at the age of 21. Unitechnicolleges are just businesses and will take on any old dross as long as the money's right these days. I'm seeing the results with the quality of people coming in to my line of work now...thick as pigshit springs to mind. So does dumbed down sheep. Come the revolution they'll be completely fucked with zero common sense and no photocopier to hide behind.

I am of the opinion that what I witnessed today only consolidated my suspicions about what students are. Total cocks. At a time when the difficult choices about where the axe is going to fall need to be made, of course an oversubscribed lifestyle choice is going to get it in the neck.
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You're clearly uniquely qualified to recognise total cocks, wanker.
 
Brigade members joined forces with Underclass Rising to offer our support to students in Sheffield today. First to turn up were thousands of 6th formers who are protesting against the loss of EMA. These youngsters were in fine voice and the anti-Tory songs took us straight back to the 80s – though I’m sure we never swore as much back then, honest ;-) Sadly we only had a few of AMP’s ‘Best Cut’ posters left to give out, which is a shame because they were very warmly received.We needn’t have worried though, the kids were on form with some brilliant banners. There were obscure ones – “Dis shit wouldn’t go down at hogwarts”, personal ones – a picture of Sam Cam which read “Not the only one being screwed by David!” and ‘to-the-point’ ones – a piece of paper that simply read ‘CUNTS’.

When the uni students turned up the protesters marched through the streets of Sheffield, down to the Town Hall. It was hard to gage how many people were involved, but West St was full from one end to the other with students. It was pretty obvious that the Yorkshire Post‘s estimate of 1000 was complete bollocks (as usual) – and the Posts ‘coverage’ is predictably negative. The support for the student’s cause is damn near universal in Sheffield and everybody was clapping as they passed. We doubt Sheffield has seen many protests like this since the days of CND or the Poll Tax.

Once at the Town Hall we attempted to get an aerial-photo from the upper floors of Barclays Bank – we were stopped on the stairs and asked what we were doing. When we told them, they said “We wouldn’t want to be associated with THEM!”, pointing at the students. There you have it, as if you didn’t know already – an official spokesman for Barclays wants nothing to do with people fighting for fairness, democracy and justice! FUCKING BANKERS!

There wasn’t much of a police presence at the Hall, but when we walked round the corner, to the Peace Garden, we found that vans and horses were lined up in force. Sadly the boys with billy-clubs would have been more than happy to vent their spleen on Sheffield’s wonderful children :-( C’mon lads, you really should have joined them on their demo instead of skulking in a corner like the school bully – after all, you’re gonna be victims of the cuts too!

This was one of the most inspirational protests we’ve seen in years. These kids can certainly teach the grown-ups a thing or to. If the adults are afraid to take to the streets because they might lose their jobs then they need to wake up and smell the coffee – cuz you’re definitely gonna lose them – and a whole lot more – if you don’t!

We need to fight the cuts, and then we need to fight the government. If not, then we get the future we deserve!

Images http://www.flickr.com/photos/0742/sets/72157625334478839

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madzone said:
I swear to god if one more of my pathetic facebook 'friends' says 'Oh I had a tutorial so I couldn't go' 'Oh I had an assessment so i couldn't go' I will fucking lose it. Self-interested middle class cunts :mad:
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my son told me he didn't go along today cos he had maths and chemistry scheduled at the same time as the "truro riot", as i believe it's being called down that way. he's worried that if he doesn't make it into uni next year, then he doesn't want to do it at all cos he's worried about how much money he'd owe.

i don't know whether to laugh, cry or get pissed and angry tbh.....
 
Out with some of the Royal Holloway students (my local's very studenty), they're fucking angry and talking about what else they can do.

Considering it's traditionally a very middle class uni this is impressive to see :cool:
 
One of the best things about this is the apparent total absence of the usual suspects. I suspect that's what makes it work.

Edit: 'There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them.' :facepalm:
 
i dunno, we saw a lot of swappie placards today lol. to be honest though who wants to NOT go to a protest because the swp are involved? thats just daft ...
 
Yeah but they just hand them out and people take them, though. The fact that things are happening is surely good evidence of lack of Swappie strategic involvement? :D
 
madzone said:
I swear to god if one more of my pathetic facebook 'friends' says 'Oh I had a tutorial so I couldn't go' 'Oh I had an assessment so i couldn't go' I will fucking lose it. Self-interested middle class cunts :mad:
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I was intruiged by those kids who came into school with letters from their parents giving them permission to walk out of school to take part in the protests. How middle class is that?!? :D

"Dear Mrs Smith

Oliver won't be in school this afternoon as he is taking part in a nationwide demonstration on fees that seeks to overthrow the imperialist capitalist oppressive regime that currently holds this nation in chains.

He will be back in class tomorrow.

Yours sincerely

Oliver's Mummy"
 
Prince Rhyus said:
I was intruiged by those kids who came into school with letters from their parents giving them permission to walk out of school to take part in the protests. How middle class is that?!? :D

"Dear Mrs Smith

Oliver won't be in school this afternoon as he is taking part in a nationwide demonstration on fees that seeks to overthrow the imperialist capitalist oppressive regime that currently holds this nation in chains.

He will be back in class tomorrow.

Yours sincerely

Oliver's Mummy"
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:D
 
temper_tantrum said:
Yeah but they just hand them out and people take them, though. The fact that things are happening is surely good evidence of lack of Swappie strategic involvement? :D
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Towards the end of the M'cr march today around 200ish students were getting kettled by the police. I overheard quite a prominent local Swappie say, "this is what happens when we don't run things," fucking sectarian cunt.
 
I hope, and expect, next week to be even bigger. I also expect more splintered and imaginative protests. Even I have a few ideas and i am shit at that!
 
i love to see the left, all angles all internet variants, explain to the kids in whitehall today how they should be organising.

YOU'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT! etc etc
 
The kids are allright!:) I can't find it but i read a decent Guardian piece earlier about how today benefited without having certain group/s orchestrating things or having banners leading the protest from the front, i couldn't agree more. This was about feeling not group action.
 
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