Why do Irish people not protest?

duffflash · 10-05-2010 1:48pm #1

Why are we so afraid of showing the government and the EU how we feel?

enda1 · 10-05-2010 1:50pm

duffflash wrote: »

Why are we so afraid of showing the government and the EU how we feel?

What do you want ot protest against?

muboop1 · 10-05-2010 1:51pm

Simple... look at what the responses have been at the last few protests...

PS protect, media spin turns them into the devil and everyone hates them...

Lucky to have their jobs blah blah.

Taxi's protested, ppl got pissed at them to...

reprazant · 10-05-2010 1:56pm

It kind of annoys me when I see people complaining about nobody protesting.

If you want to protest, organise a protest and do it.

Don't sit on ass complaining about how there is nobody protesting, waiting for somebody else to do it all for them.

duffflash · 10-05-2010 1:58pm

reprazant wrote: »

It kind of annoys me when I see people complaining about nobody protesting.

If you want to protest, organise a protest and do it.

Don't sit on ass complaining about how there is nobody protesting, waiting for somebody else to do it all for them.

It’s a sad thing to think but the only time in reason years that people in our nation’s capital got passionate about something was when a few poor Orangemen tried to walk down O’Connell Street.
What a country of amadans we are!

prinz · 10-05-2010 1:58pm

duffflash wrote: »

Why are we so afraid of showing the government and the EU how we feel?

How do I feel? maybe I could send them some flowers :rolleyes:

meditraitor · 10-05-2010 1:59pm

Whats to complain about? really!

thirtythirty · 10-05-2010 1:59pm

Because peaceful protests achieve nothing, and violent protests make you and your country look uneducated and not worth listening to.

prinz · 10-05-2010 2:00pm

duffflash wrote: »

It’s a sad thing to think but the only time in reason years that people in our nation’s capital got passionate about something was when a few poor Orangemen tried to walk down O’Connell Street.

People in our nation's capital? If by people you mean a motley crew of good for nothing looters, vandals and general opportunistic scumbags then yes, I am glad we're not that 'passionate'.

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:01pm

prinz wrote: »

People in our nation's capital? If by people you mean a motley crew of good for nothing looters, vandals and general opportunistic scumbags then yes, I am glad we're not that 'passionate'.

So let’s do it!! I’ll bring the sandwiches and you can bring the Tea!
Down with that sort of thing. :rolleyes:

Fighting Irish · 10-05-2010 2:03pm

muboop1 wrote: »

Simple... look at what the responses have been at the last few protests...

PS protect, media spin turns them into the devil and everyone hates them...

Lucky to have their jobs blah blah.

Taxi's protested, ppl got pissed at them to...

.

It's always the same

meditraitor · 10-05-2010 2:04pm

duffflash wrote: »

So let’s do it!! I’ll bring the sandwiches and you can bring the Tea!
Down with that sort of thing. :rolleyes:

The thing is- Ireland is a great country so there is no need to protest, sh1t government or not.

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:04pm

spottyelephant wrote: »

Because peaceful protests achieve nothing, and violent protests make you and your country look uneducated and not worth listening to.

Ah yes, so lets vote yes to Lisbon and our Politisons know what their doing.
It will be all ok in the end.

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:05pm

meditraitor wrote: »

The thing is- Ireland is a great country so there is no need to protest, sh1t government or not.

Got a job?

prinz · 10-05-2010 2:05pm

duffflash wrote: »

Ah yes, so lets vote yes to Lisbon and our Politisons know what their doing.
It will be all ok in the end.

Would you care to explain where exactly the Lisbon Treaty fits into your picture of things we should be protesting about?

meditraitor · 10-05-2010 2:05pm

duffflash wrote: »

Ah yes, so lets vote yes to Lisbon and our Politisons know what their doing.
It will be all ok in the end.

That boat has passed young man, find something else to moan about

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:08pm

prinz wrote: »

Would you care to explain where exactly the Lisbon Treaty fits into your picture of things we should be protesting about?

Do you rember the line we were feed when they wanted us to revote?

Yes to Lisbon is Yes to jobs!

Where's the jobs?

prinz · 10-05-2010 2:09pm

duffflash wrote: »

Yes to Lisbon is Yes to jobs!
Where's the jobs?

I voted yes and I've got a job :eek:

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:10pm

meditraitor wrote: »

That boat has passed young man, find something else to moan about

Like so many other missed opportunities!

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:11pm

prinz wrote: »

I voted yes and I've got a job :eek:

Location: Dublin

thirtythirty · 10-05-2010 2:11pm

duffflash wrote: »

Ah yes, so lets vote yes to Lisbon and our Politisons know what their doing.
It will be all ok in the end.

You weren't the person who crudely painted the funny message "screw the bankers, vote no to lisbon" in bachelors walk by any chance!?
Because you seem to have about the same understanding about how little correlation between the two topics there is....

enda1 · 10-05-2010 2:11pm

duffflash wrote: »

So let’s do it!! I’ll bring the sandwiches and you can bring the Tea!
Down with that sort of thing. :rolleyes:

Again, what you wanna protest against OP?

prinz · 10-05-2010 2:12pm

duffflash wrote: »

Location: Dublin

And? What's your point? Should I apologise because I didn't sit on my backside in some backwater waiting for the jobs to come to me?

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:14pm

spottyelephant wrote: »

You weren't the person who crudely painted the funny message "screw the bankers, vote no to lisbon" in bachelors walk by any chance!?
Because you seem to have about the same understanding about how little correlation between the two topics there is....

It all comes down to the line our Politicians are feeding us!

Are we going to follow them to the end like the good sheep we are?

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:17pm

prinz wrote: »

And? What's your point? Should I apologise because I didn't sit on my backside in some backwater waiting for the jobs to come to me?

Oh god, here we go again!

Ok let's all go to Dublin to find work!

Then you will be the same fella on about the bogger invasion taking all our jobs!!

prinz · 10-05-2010 2:17pm

duffflash wrote: »

It all comes down to the line our Politicians are feeding us!

What line would that be?

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:19pm

prinz wrote: »

What line would that be?

The line of trust us and it will all be ok

macgrub · 10-05-2010 2:19pm

OP, What would be your agenda in the protest?

To deliver a valid protest against one form of system, you should be able to back it up with an alternate.
Otherwise, the protest is just plain smashy smashy!

meditraitor · 10-05-2010 2:19pm

I don't go to Dublin just for the jabs.
The wimminz in dublin are easier,

thirtythirty · 10-05-2010 2:20pm

duffflash wrote: »

It all comes down to the line our Politicians are feeding us!

Are we going to follow them to the end like the good sheep we are?

No, i understand what you're trying to say. But you're giving it about as much thought as someone you would stereotypically imagine to be marching down the street shouting "NO!" to a topic they don't quite understand, but they know they don't like...

if you felt that strongly about a government decision that you would protest about it, would you not be better off starting a think-tank, or at least come up with alternative proposals that can be considered??

If your friend says that you and he are going to the cinema, and you don't want to, do you stand in front of him shouting "NO TO THE CINEMA!". Or do you propose an alternative..like the pub!?

duffflash · 10-05-2010 2:21pm

meditraitor wrote: »

I don't go to Dublin just for the jabs.
The wimminz in dublin are easier,

aye in their easy access pajamas

Why do Irish people not protest?

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