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Ronaldo at water protest in Cavan!

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    #32
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    It's also ironic the abuse they give the workers at the end. "Shows you how much brains they have. none"


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    #33
    F34
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭F34


    Grayson wrote: »
    Obviously the the guy who bit the IW employee was a plant by Denis O'Brien. And even if it wasn't it's hardly newsworthy.
    :rolleyes: (I detest the rolleyes smiley but in this case it's warranted.

    How do we know this incident wasn't related to something else? I certainly would take anything I read in the Indo with a large pinch of salt.


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    #34
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    F34 wrote: »
    Do you seriously not think it's a rather odd coincidence that the Indo is the one breaking these stories on a daily basis to discredit the entire anti water movement given the papers and GMC Sierra ownership?

    Do you not think it's utter fcuking scumbaggery to bite someone? And it's certainly newsworthy.


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    #35
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    F34 wrote: »
    How do we know this incident wasn't related to something else? I certainly would take anything I read in the Indo with a large pinch of salt.

    http://explosm.net/comics/3668/


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    #36
    vicwatson
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    I broke me hole laughing at this, this country is so mad in so many ways :)


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    #37
    haveringchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭haveringchick


    mrmorgan wrote: »
    how come we didn't have protests like this when the USC came in, which you prob pay the yearly water charge in one week!!!

    Because 99% of these particular protesters don't actually pay USC.
    That would require having a job.


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    #38
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    F34 wrote: »
    Do you seriously not think it's a rather odd coincidence that the Indo is the one breaking these stories on a daily basis to discredit the entire anti water movement given the papers and GMC Sierra ownership?

    Fact


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    #39
    F34
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭F34


    Grayson wrote: »
    Do you not think it's utter fcuking scumbaggery to bite someone? And it's certainly newsworthy.

    Did I say anywhere it wasn't.


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    #40
    unjedilike
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    "That shows the mentality of the brains they have, none"
    I love this sentence


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    #41
    mrmorgan
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    haveringchick wrote: »
    Because 99% of these particular protesters don't actually pay USC.
    That would require having a job.

    good point :)


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    #42
    F34
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭F34


    bjork wrote: »
    The Indo are breaking the story are they?


    PUBLISHED 19/02/2015 | 02:30 in The Independent
    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/worker-is-bitten-outside-his-home-by-anticharges-protester-31004442.html

    Sat, Jan 31, 2015, 12:28 published in the Times http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/man-charged-after-dublin-anti-water-charges-protest-1.2086888

    The one that was linked to yes.

    I'm not for one minute here defending people being scummy and preventing people going about their jobs indeed I actually agree with metering people for water usage.

    What I don't agree with is anyone who objects to Irish water is now being labeled a looney leftie.


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    #43
    haveringchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭haveringchick


    F34 wrote: »
    Do you seriously not think it's a rather odd coincidence that the Indo is the one breaking these stories on a daily basis to discredit the entire anti water movement given the papers and GMC Sierra ownership?

    Are you seriously suggesting that the press only print positive stories about water protesters in case water protesters get a bad name or something!?


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    #44
    wretcheddomain
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    Paul Murphy is the leader of an army of these miscreants all over the country.

    The real face of the IW "movement".

    Pathetic lowlifes who suffer an allergic reaction from participating in an honest day's work.


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    #45
    F34
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭F34


    haveringchick wrote: »
    Are you seriously suggesting that the press only print positive stories about water protesters in case water protesters get a bad name or something!?

    Yeah that's exactly the point I'm trying to make.


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    #46
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    F34 wrote: »
    Did I say anywhere it wasn't.

    You're more worried about the fact that a newspaper is reporting news than the fact that someone bit an IW employee.

    I think the indo is a rag. I have bought/read it in over 10 years, probably longer. The story is however news worthy.


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    #47
    x43r0
    Registered Users Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭x43r0


    BrianJD wrote: »
    I have a simple philosophy: Never take advise from a man in a tracksuit unless it's on your fitness

    Brilliant!

    I'm using that in future :)


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    #48
    F34
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    Grayson wrote: »
    You're more worried about the fact that a newspaper is reporting news than the fact that someone bit an IW employee.

    I think the indo is a rag. I have bought/read it in over 10 years, probably longer. The story is however news worthy.

    No I'm pointing out that the fact that the man is an IW employee could be coincidental.

    Plenty of scumbags about the place involved in random acts of violence.

    I'll presume you meant to say that you "haven't" bought/read that rag in over 10 years?


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    #49
    the kelt
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    unjedilike wrote: »
    "That shows the mentality of the brains they have, none"
    I love this sentence

    Ye want to talk about Brains, they actually put this video up as sort of promotional material for their campaign on their Baileborough against Irish water facebook page!

    They have taken it down since presumably when people pointed out how ridiculous it was.


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    #50
    Oranage2
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    Another brave soldier injured in the line of duty, hope he's back on his feet soon.


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    #51
    Grayson
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    F34 wrote: »
    No I'm pointing out that the fact that the man is an IW employee could be coincidental.

    Plenty of scumbags about the place involved in random acts of violence.

    I'll presume you meant to say that you "haven't" bought/read that rag in over 10 years?

    You presumed correctly. I was a regular on P45 when they trolled them. they're copy journalists who have more paid commentators and lifestyle journalists than actual journalists.

    But the news story in question is an actual news story. If there's evidence to suggest otherwise then stick it up here.
    These IW "protesters" travel around the country giving abuse to people. they bit someone. they stopped a woman from visiting her sick child in hospital. they've damaged state property. they called the president a midget parasite. This isn't as you said a "random act of violence". This is an organised group who are dedicated to causing trouble.


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    #52
    Axel Lamp
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    Tracksuit wearing knacker scumbag, get a job you unwashed cretin.

    Really showing the IW protestors up for what they really are: left wing loons or knackers.


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    #53
    Egginacup
    Site Banned Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭Egginacup


    BrianJD wrote: »
    I love watching these videos! It's like watching America's Dumbest criminals or some show like it. What ever it is about these video protesters, they immediately make me feel better about myself even though I'm currently in hospital with Kidney Stones.

    I would have been 50 50 as to whether we should pay the water charge but every one of these videos I watch make me happy that I did just so I can feel better for doing something these gob****es think we shouldn't. I have a simple philosophy: Never take advise from a man in a tracksuit unless it's on your fitness.

    If they could just start protesting against PAYE now so I could feel a little bit happier paying that...

    You're glad you agreed to being swindled just because you don't like the cut of people who urged you not to let yourself be swindled?
    :pac:


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    #54
    dirkmeister
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    Did anyone else notice how the video mysteriously stops when a voice says something which appeared to be "they have my permission to be here"


    Strange,that.



    Edit:Also, the f***ing arrogant brain dead tossers were going to call on ambulance?!


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    #55
    Egginacup
    Site Banned Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭Egginacup


    Axel Lamp wrote: »
    Tracksuit wearing knacker scumbag, get a job you unwashed cretin.

    Really showing the IW protestors up for what they really are: left wing loons or knackers.

    I'd imagine that if you were presented with a representative person from EVERY walk of life, urban poor, working class, middle class blue collar, middle class white collar, doctor/dentist/engineer types, pampered D4 lady of leisure, college professor, crusty, hippy, cage-fighter, rural peasant, mid-size farmer, etc., etc., protesting water charges you would label them all "left wing loons"

    That's the thing. People who don't have the courage to protest and prefer to keep the head down, don't draw attention to yourself, be submissive, run with the herd, resent those who do have the courage to protest so the best they can do is try to ridicule them.

    These water charges would be scrapped in the morning if nobody agreed to pay. But once you get a core of the more malleable people caving in and not putting up a fight then it's a lot easier to implement since the conflict has moved from people vs IW to suckers vs resistors. The resisters are trying to convince the suckers and the suckers don't want to be convinced because they are afraid. They also think they are in the right since it's generally the poorer who are fighting it and the suckers would rather not have anything in common with them.


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    #56
    Dyr
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    Who do these shams always have that charlie chaplin feet thing going on? They walk like penguins


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    #57
    The_Kew_Tour
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    Its ****ing idiots like him that are the problem with this country. What's as bad as the guy in the extended video asking did they "catch it on camera".

    I say they have not worked a day between them expect benefits and claim anything they can.

    We should open Spike Island again and throw them there and leave them there


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    #58
    AndonHandon
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    Egginacup wrote: »
    I'd imagine that if you were presented with a representative person from EVERY walk of life, urban poor, working class, middle class blue collar, middle class white collar, doctor/dentist/engineer types, pampered D4 lady of leisure, college professor, crusty, hippy, cage-fighter, rural peasant, mid-size farmer, etc., etc., protesting water charges you would label them all "left wing loons"

    That's the thing. People who don't have the courage to protest and prefer to keep the head down, don't draw attention to yourself, be submissive, run with the herd, resent those who do have the courage to protest so the best they can do is try to ridicule them.

    These water charges would be scrapped in the morning if nobody agreed to pay. But once you get a core of the more malleable people caving in and not putting up a fight then it's a lot easier to implement since the conflict has moved from people vs IW to suckers vs resistors. The resisters are trying to convince the suckers and the suckers don't want to be convinced because they are afraid. They also think they are in the right since it's generally the poorer who are fighting it and the suckers would rather not have anything in common with them.

    The water charges will allow IW to have dedicated revenue to upgrade our water supply to prevent leaks and wastage over the coming years. This will lead to less water being required from reservoirs to meet the demand which will naturally lead to cheaper water.


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    #59
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,136 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Egginacup wrote: »
    I'd imagine that if you were presented with a representative person from EVERY walk of life, urban poor, working class, middle class blue collar, middle class white collar, doctor/dentist/engineer types, pampered D4 lady of leisure, college professor, crusty, hippy, cage-fighter, rural peasant, mid-size farmer, etc., etc., protesting water charges you would label them all "left wing loons"

    That's the thing. People who don't have the courage to protest and prefer to keep the head down, don't draw attention to yourself, be submissive, run with the herd, resent those who do have the courage to protest so the best they can do is try to ridicule them.

    These water charges would be scrapped in the morning if nobody agreed to pay. But once you get a core of the more malleable people caving in and not putting up a fight then it's a lot easier to implement since the conflict has moved from people vs IW to suckers vs resistors. The resisters are trying to convince the suckers and the suckers don't want to be convinced because they are afraid. They also think they are in the right since it's generally the poorer who are fighting it and the suckers would rather not have anything in common with them.

    Most people actually have no trouble paying for water. They do object to the clusterfcuk that is IW. And the large scale protests did have a large number of people who turned out. Most of whom are absolutely disgusted at the antics of a smaller number of protesters who harass people.

    Egginacup wrote: »
    That's the thing. People who don't have the courage to protest and prefer to keep the head down, don't draw attention to yourself, be submissive, run with the herd, resent those who do have the courage to protest so the best they can do is try to ridicule them.

    Are you trying to portray the idiots in that videos as courageous people? Or is it the guys who bite innocent people? They're fcuking hero's alright. :rolleyes:


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    #60
    Irelandcool
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭Irelandcool


    bjork wrote: »
    Wat'er spanner



    I'll just leave this here

    Worker is bitten outside his home by anti-charges protester
    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/worker-is-bitten-outside-his-home-by-anticharges-protester-31004442.html
    First Ronaldo and now Luis Suarez what's next. We'll have Diego Costa soon going around stamping on Gardai.


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    #61
    Irelandcool
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    btw I love how people are like describing this as a conflict. This is by no means of a conflict after all how many Irish Water protesters did the government kill and vice versa. I mean if you want to look at a genuine conflict just look at ukraine or the middle east.


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