Weds 1st April: G20 protests - discussion, reaction and chat

[bestYrsOfMyLife]

Its an office. In the City of London. Doesn't make it that important.

Surely its just the fact that its the RBS that matters. Even if you took out there main office they'd still be open buisness as usual tomorrow somwhere else. All corporations have disaster recovery plans, fire etc.

 

[where to]

I don't understand the point of walking out with a computer. You'd never be able to get it home. If I were of a mind to loot the building I'd have thought setting fire to it would make more sense.

its making a statement really, propaganda. its ours and we're taking it back. something like that.

 

[DRINK?]

what are the main aims of these protests anyway..climate change, what else....


what is this climate change anyway....sounds interesting

 

[Herbert Read]

Some of the right wingers on the DM website are supporting the protests albeit for very different reasons. In fact, you could be forgiven for thinking that there is a large divide in differences of opinon. Although I only looked at the first 20 comments or so.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

Wow - so matter of fact. Are there people in that building?

are you goign toanswer my question then trolly don't think that not posting for 2 or so pages means it's conviently gone away...

 

[quimcunx]

TBF, any protestors outside the Bank of England who are penned in and complaining are fucking stupid. They know the OB's tactics of penning in protests yet they organise in the most easily hemmed area in the City. There are half a dozen roads coming in to the Bank circus area that can all be blocked with a handful of coppers.

Anyone that didn't expect this is a bit dim.

Expecting it is not the same as being cowed by something designed to dissuade people from protesting. And it's no reason not to complain.

I expect insurance companies to try not to pay out on claims. I'd still complain.

 

[Spymaster]

Don't think people didn't expect it, but it still ain't nice being penned in.

Which is why I'm sitting here with a beer watching it on TV.

 

[Kanda]

RBS is pretty much taxpayer owned... they're breaking their own windows. Fucking genius

 

[jæd]

Surely its just the fact that its the RBS that matters. Even if you took out there main office they'd still be open buisness as usual tomorrow somwhere else. All corporations have disaster recovery plans, fire etc.

Yes. The point is that the protesters don't seem to have much of a plan. If they don't, then how can someone tell if they've thought through what they're protesting about...?

 

[nick h.]

And kill the people inside? how sensible

They could go upstairs and be quite safe. But the Police would have to get fire engines through which might disrupt their lines and cause lots of chaos to be exploited. Well, that's what I would do if I was an anarchist. But I'm a bit more of a nihilist today, on the sofa in my dressing gown.

 

[Crispy]

ANGRY OPINION!

insult!!! :angry smilie:

CUNTS!

generalisation rolleyes witty remark

exaggeration

 

[_float_]

Its an office. In the City of London. Doesn't make it that important.

When it comes down to it, no one office building is that important. It's all symbolic.

 

[rutabowa]

RBS is pretty much taxpayer owned... they're breaking their own windows. Fucking genius

do I own the windows of everything that is paid for by taxes then?

 

[lizzieloo]

They could go upstairs and be quite safe. But the Police would have to get fire engines through which might disrupt their lines and cause lots of chaos to be exploited. Well, that's what I would do if I was an anarchist. But I'm a bit more of a nihilist today, on the sofa in my dressing gown.

WHAT? Go upstairs and be safe from a fire~?

I hope there is never a fire near you and some stairs

 

[DRINK?]

They could go upstairs and be quite safe.

Clearly...what is it they say, if building is on fire run up stairs to get away from it....

 

[tangentlama]

It is just a normal branch there are several of them in the City. Head office and trading is on Bishopsgate.

That's just where you'd go to bank or withdraw money, i.e. a retail branch

It's symbolic - RBS is the one of the main signifers of this financial crisis.

 

[electrogirl]

 

[Blagsta]

do I own the windows of everything that is paid for by taxes then?

I'm gonna take my work computer home!

 

[boohoo]

I don't see the point in breaking windows of a bank. It's not like the everyday staff there are going to effect the ways of the world now their windows have been broken and they have been intimidated. In fact I'd be right fucked off with the protestors (and also my manager for not seeing this coming).

 

[FridgeMagnet]

According to the BBC there was nobody there. As you'd expect.

 

[jæd]

They could go upstairs and be quite safe.

Do you know how fire spreads...? And in which general direction...?

 

[_float_]

That's just where you'd go to bank or withdraw money, i.e. a retail branch

The RBS website calls it "the RBS City Office". On what basis are you saying different?

 

[Spymaster]

It's symbolic - RBS is the one of the main signifers of this financial crisis.

So smash their windows.

Got it.

 

[rutabowa]

i'm getting the swing doors to the operating theatre from the hospital on my way home, they would make a dramatic entrance to my kitchen.

 

[DotCommunist]

Looks like the normal hem-them-in tactic is producing it's normal waves of anger and frustration from the crowds.

 

[Blagsta]

They could go upstairs and be quite safe. But the Police would have to get fire engines through which might disrupt their lines and cause lots of chaos to be exploited. Well, that's what I would do if I was an anarchist. But I'm a bit more of a nihilist today, on the sofa in my dressing gown.

silly

 

[Kanda]

According to the BBC there was nobody there. As you'd expect.

Well the Gaurdian twitter says there were people looking out from the windows above.

I also recieved this email:

we have staff in there, advice is to stay put and not to leave the office until coast is clear :S

 

[derf]

That's just a normal branch of RBS... there goes any fucking credibility to those protestors...

The bank staff are supporting a capitalist blah, blah, blah.
Especially the ladies that they are intimidating.

What a bunch of silly fuckers this small group are.

 

[rutabowa]

So smash their windows.

Got it.

well what would you suggest?

 

[gabi]

The RBS website calls it "the RBS City Office". On what basis are you saying different?

Its a retail branch. Ie, no institutional banking would take place there. That goes on around the corner.