Occupy...Brown Thomas

Harry Palmr

What was the point of all that? Really what was the point?

Their fan club will be happy with 5 minutes of media the rest of us will either laugh or shrug

Heroditas

darkpagandeath wrote: »

I can imagine this lot complaining about renewable energy from wind-farms creating pylons. And then complaining about no jobs in the areas this renewable energy would deliver more power. And that there is no Broadband on Craggy island.

"Where's my international airport and world-leading hospital?"

darkpagandeath

Heroditas wrote: »

"Where's my international airport and world-leading hospital?"

Are they not putting them underground due to complaints about tourism ?

Heroditas

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Are they not putting them underground due to complaints about tourism ?

As it not the radiation from the x-ray machines causing them to do this?

NIMAN

I am totally baffled reading this news today, can't understand what they were doing in a department store.

In the bank I can understand, they hate all things banking. But a department store? A very Irish thing to do. It reeks of jealousy of people who are better off then them who can afford to shop in BT. Does that mean I should go and protest outside the Jaguar or Ferrari dealers and call names to those going in to buy cars I can't afford?

Muppets.

darkpagandeath

Heroditas wrote: »

As it not the radiation from the x-ray machines causing them to do this?

Could be, I can give you decades of reports saying they are safe but they get overruled by information from sites that say chemtrails kill angles and alike. :pac:

FalconGirl

I see Derek Byrne was in the mix again. He is such a f**king midget parasite. Always causing hassle.

C.K Dexter Haven

I think I'll go buy me a fur coat tomorrow just to pizz them off

jimboblep

end of the road wrote: »

they will later on, or tomorrow when their day off ends. but i suppose your another one of these "9 to 5 is the only exceptable working time" types


not everyone works 9 to 5. so your point means nothing, it just shows you have nothing constructive to say


did they? any evidence to back up and prove that
1. the protesters are all on benefits rather then simply having a day off or not working 9 to 5 and having a later shift?
2. that there were no non protesters who were on a day off or not working at the exact times of the protest?


shhhhh.
don't you know only those working 9 to 5 are legitimate workers. other shifts or days off don't exist, and anyone not working 9 to 5 is a dolehead. (not my words)

Any proof to back up any of that. No so as usual your post is meaningless

darkpagandeath

jimboblep wrote: »

Any proof to back up any of that. No so as usual your post is meaningless

Benefits are so last year it's all Disability payments now.

tabby aspreme

It's no coincidence that this protest took place today, it being the glorious 8th, the day that the rich redneck Catholic culchies invade Grafton street, and they being defenceless with the IFA in turmoil , with no one to defend them against the won't work, working people of the AA Alliance

ziedth

end of the road wrote: »

they will later on, or tomorrow when their day off ends. but i suppose your another one of these "9 to 5 is the only exceptable working time" types


not everyone works 9 to 5. so your point means nothing, it just shows you have nothing constructive to say


did they? any evidence to back up and prove that
1. the protesters are all on benefits rather then simply having a day off or not working 9 to 5 and having a later shift?
2. that there were no non protesters who were on a day off or not working at the exact times of the protest?


shhhhh.
don't you know only those working 9 to 5 are legitimate workers. other shifts or days off don't exist, and anyone not working 9 to 5 is a dolehead. (not my words)

You know who was working 9 to 5? The lads trying to support their families and maybe have a nice Christmas who work in Bank of Ireland and Brown Thomas and these assholes no doubt probably cost those companies money on the third busiest trading week of the year in retail. I support anyone's right to protest but for christ sake pick your battles and try not to harm the people you are apparently trying to help....

Gaygooner

I see the obligatory Celtic Trakkies wearers in tow...

anewme

This lot really prove that empty vessels make most noise.

It's said that there are two types of people, "the haves"and "the have nots", these idiots belong to a third group - "the never will haves" and their brain dead action is clearly motivated by begrudgery and jealousy.

Pack of dodos.

end of the road

ziedth wrote: »

You know who was working 9 to 5? The lads trying to support their families and maybe have a nice Christmas who work in Bank of Ireland and Brown Thomas and these assholes no doubt probably cost those companies money on the third busiest trading week of the year in retail. I support anyone's right to protest but for christ sake pick your battles and try not to harm the people you are apparently trying to help....

its doubtful bank of ireland were costed any money. bt might have been costed a few quid but even that is debatible considering the protesters would possibly have spent a few quid. my point still stands though, not everyone works 9 to 5. so the nonsense about benefits and jobs mean nothing

rubadub

end of the road wrote: »

shhhhh.
don't you know only those working 9 to 5 are legitimate workers. other shifts or days off don't exist, and anyone not working 9 to 5 is a dolehead. (not my words)

But they are your words, nobody else said them. If you think someone did say the exact equivalent of that nonsense then just ask them if that is what they meant.

They are your words, and you are making a pathetic attempt to shove them into other people's mouths, only fooling yourself though, and showing yourself up...

SpaceSasqwatch

end of the road wrote: »

even that is debatible considering the protesters would possibly have spent a few quid

ha ha fukking ha...I'd be more of the impression that they would be thieving kunts.

end of the road

SpaceSasqwatch wrote: »

ha ha fukking ha...I'd be more of the impression that they would be thieving kunts.

how and why. because they are protesting? may be of a lower class? they don't guarantee that one is a thief

c_man

They got it all messed up. You take the biscuit factory, the post office, the four courts...

c_man

end of the road wrote: »

bt might have been costed a few quid but even that is debatible considering the protesters would possibly have spent a few quid.

That's the most outrageous thing I've read all day.

mahoganygas

Brown Thomas and Penneys have the same owner.

Well done sticking it to the man!

jamesbere

mahoganygas wrote: »

Brown Thomas and Penneys have the same owner.

Well done sticking it to the man!

Really, never knew that.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

The problem with these goons is that they aren't used to having to pay for anything, and have nothing better to do with their time.
The majority have their rent heavily subsidised, free medical/dental, no property tax but they'll have their estates maintained while in surburban areas where people are paying property tax, have nothing done. No street lights, new footpaths or potholes fixed for them, when they can be putting a community resource centre in place for single mothers elsewhere.
Fis, subsidised crèche, help from community welfare to buy new furniture, or a pram for another child they've decided they're entitled to have at societies expense.

And now - here's a tax there's nobody else willing to pay, or no exclusions on. I'm willing to bet if the government caved and social welfare recipients were exempt from this tax then I'm certain you wouldnt have 3/4 of the "anti water charges" crowd knocking about.

About this time last year, when the first protest happened - I found myself agreeing with them, almost sympathising with them, but they do not do anything to help their cause/themselves.

They're just a bunch of troublemakers who expect everything they need in life to be handed to them.

Where were they when the USC came in? Where were they when people who go to work get taxed to the eyeballs? Don't like where they are in life? Upskill rather than assume everyone else owes them a living.

FalconGirl

This is likely the same pack of goons that gave the Anti-IW protests a bad name. They made it easy pickings for the media. The majority of IW protesters who are hard working decent people who want nothing to do with them.

conorhal

Kev W wrote: »

Not so much "standing up for what they believe in" as "meandering aimlessly for what they believe in".

The problem is they're utopian thinking. Utopias exist only in fiction for a reason. If there's no means to achieve what you believe (an end to capitalism) then you might as well be protesting that you want a unicorn.

I remember a cracking scene in The West Wing where President Bartlett invites a protest outside into a meeting hall and tells them, 'here I am, you have 15 minutes of the most powerful man in the world's time, now what do you want?'

They spend 15 minutes arguing about a procedure for choosing who will speak first, and he walks back out the door.
As a scene I though, that perfectly encapsulates the problem with a lot of modern protest, it's as focused as a fart.

PARlance

jamesbere wrote: »

Really, never knew that.

As well as owning brands such as Ryvita and Twinnings tea. Owned by a Canadian (Galen Weston) with an Irish Wife. A-wear used to be under the umbrella, nearly sure Selfridges is too.

mariaalice

What does protesting achieve.

As I was flicking through the TV stations last night I came across a short piece about the anti tridend peace camp or more correctly called Faslane Peace camp. It has been there since 1982 and was originality two camps one socialist and one
anarchist.:pac:

An SNP politician interviewer one of the residents and low and behold a Woman in a woolly jumper with one side of her head shaved, the other long and a massive hole in her earlobe. Trident is still around.

Ireland is not perfect by any means but it is a paradise in comparison to some places in the world. We are becoming a very middle class nation with a few outlines at each end the rich and the poor.

Protest all you want but pick you battles.

endacl

Ah, sure it keeps them occupied...

end of the road

LexieOnRale wrote: »

The problem with these goons is that they aren't used to having to pay for anything, and have nothing better to do with their time.

any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source? oh, simply making things up again because people managed to protest within the hours of 9 to 5? yeah, grand so

LexieOnRale wrote: »

The majority have their rent heavily subsidised, free medical/dental, no property tax but they'll have their estates maintained while in surburban areas where

any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source?

LexieOnRale wrote: »

people are paying property tax, have nothing done. No street lights, new footpaths or potholes fixed for them, when they can be putting a community resource centre in place for single mothers elsewhere.

ireland in not funding certain infrastructure shocker. been the way for as long as i can remember. means nothing in terms of this discussion.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Fis, subsidised crèche, help from community welfare to buy new furniture, or a pram for another child they've decided they're entitled to have at societies expense.

whats that got to do with the protest yesterday? a number of people working can claim these things you mention if they qualify.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

And now - here's a tax there's nobody else willing to pay, or no exclusions on. I'm willing to bet if the government caved and social welfare recipients were exempt from this tax then I'm certain you wouldnt have 3/4 of the "anti water charges" crowd knocking about.

you would as that amount work. people have had enough of been taxed to the hilt so are right to protest. the fact there may be some on wellfare at the protest means nothing. the protest is still legitimate. the fact some decided to "occupy" somewhere and were moved on by the gards changes nothing in terms of the message.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

About this time last year, when the first protest happened - I found myself agreeing with them, almost sympathising with them, but they do not do anything to help their cause/themselves.

oh? they got the bills reduced. against the odds. thats an achievement. but your obviously happy being taxed to the hilt for nothing in return, which is fine. i however, am not

LexieOnRale wrote: »

They're just a bunch of troublemakers who expect everything they need in life to be handed to them.

any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source? stereotyping and insulting a whole group of people for the actions of a few based on nothing as usual.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Where were they when the USC came in? Where were they when people who go to work get taxed to the eyeballs?

plenty of working people protested being taxed to the eyeballs, but because they don't work 9 to 5 they aren't working apparently

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Don't like where they are in life? Upskill rather than assume everyone else owes them a living.

more self righteous tripe. made up nonsense, insulting, generalising, stereotyping. you have included all your usual in one post, thats an achievement. fair play. let me give you some advice. grow up

smash

These anti-austerity idiots get dumber and dumber every week.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

end of the road wrote: »

any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source? oh, simply making things up again because people managed to protest within the hours of 9 to 5? yeah, grand so



any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source?



ireland in not funding certain infrastructure shocker. been the way for as long as i can remember. means nothing in terms of this discussion.



whats that got to do with the protest yesterday? a number of people working can claim these things you mention if they qualify.



you would as that amount work. people have had enough of been taxed to the hilt so are right to protest. the fact there may be some on wellfare at the protest means nothing. the protest is still legitimate. the fact some decided to "occupy" somewhere and were moved on by the gards changes nothing in terms of the message.



oh? they got the bills reduced. against the odds. thats an achievement. but your obviously happy being taxed to the hilt for nothing in return, which is fine. i however, am not

LexieOnRale wrote: »

They're just a bunch of troublemakers who expect everything they need in life to be handed to them.

any evidence for that claim? can you provide a source? stereotyping and insulting a whole group of people for the actions of a few based on nothing as usual.



plenty of working people protested being taxed to the eyeballs, but because they don't work 9 to 5 they aren't working apparently



more self righteous tripe. made up nonsense, insulting, generalising, stereotyping. you have included all your usual in one post, thats an achievement. fair play. let me give you some advice. grow up

Look at the end of the day if they had anything better to do, ie - funding their own lifestyle, they wouldn't have time to "protest" in the middle of the day, interfering with those trying to actually get on with their work. They've nothing else to with their time

LexieOnRale

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Look at the end of the day if they had anything better to do, ie - funding their own lifestyle, they wouldn't have time to "protest" in the middle of the day, interfering with those trying to actually get on with their work. They've nothing else to with their time

To be fair, some of them do have jobs. It's not right to tar them all with the same brush. One is a loud mouthed, opinionated Taxi driver. That doesn't mean they are all loud mouthed, opinionated Taxi drivers.

mariaalice

I never understood how people here do not get the concept of shift work, compressed hours ( which is what I do) and other non standard working arrangements, not every one works 9 to 5.30

hardCopy

mariaalice wrote: »

I never understood how people here do not get the concept of shift work, compressed hours ( which is what I do) and other non standard working arrangements, not every one works 9 to 5.30

I think everybody understands what shift work is.

Evidently many people don't believe that the majority of anti-austerity protesters are shift workers.

mariaalice

hardCopy wrote: »

I think everybody understands what shift work is.

Evidently many people don't believe that the majority of anti-austerity protesters are shift workers.

I would not support the AAA, however I dislike the stereotyping that everyone involved is some sort of dole lifer as that is not true as a few posters have pointed out.

end of the road

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Look at the end of the day if they had anything better to do, ie - funding their own lifestyle, they wouldn't have time to "protest" in the middle of the day, interfering with those trying to actually get on with their work. They've nothing else to with their time

just admit your talking nonsense, posting claims with nothing to back them up, generalising and stereotyping based on nothing, and we can move on. not everyone works 9 to 5, so it is the case that many working people will have been able to make yesterdays protest dispite it being in the middle of the day. that is a fact. you have no evidence that all at that protest don't fund their own lifestyles. your self righteous stereotypical bintery is frankly just that.

endacl

'Bintery'. Good word. I'm keeping that.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

end of the road wrote: »

just admit your talking nonsense, posting claims with nothing to back them up, generalising and stereotyping based on nothing, and we can move on. not everyone works 9 to 5, so it is the case that many working people will have been able to make yesterdays protest dispite it being in the middle of the day. that is a fact. you have no evidence that all at that protest don't fund their own lifestyles. your self righteous stereotypical bintery is frankly just that.

They were escorted out of numerous establishments during working hours of the busiest day of the year. Don't need much more proof than that that they're wasters.

end of the road

LexieOnRale wrote: »

They were escorted out of numerous establishments during working hours of the busiest day of the year. Don't need much more proof than that that they're wasters.

actually, you need a hell of a lot of proof if you want to call a whole group of people wasters for attending a protest because of the actions of a small minority who caused trouble. so your claims are still stereotyping generalising made up baseless self righteous nonsense.

mariaalice

LexieOnRale wrote: »

They were escorted out of numerous establishments during working hours of the busiest day of the year. Don't need much more proof than that that they're wasters.

yeah but what has that got to do with your ramblings about family income supplement, resorts centres and so on?

SEPT 23 1989

I presume the troublemakers were rounded up and marched to their local barracks this morning

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

end of the road wrote: »

actually, you need a hell of a lot of proof if you want to call a whole group of people wasters for attending a protest because of the actions of a small minority who caused trouble. so your claims are still stereotyping generalising made up baseless self righteous nonsense.

Tell me again, what does brown Thomas have to do with how the country is being run?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

mariaalice wrote: »

yeah but what has that got to do with your ramblings about family income supplement, resorts centres and so on?

Water tax is the only tax the majority of the unemployed are being asked to contribute towards. Our property tax that people who own their homes have to pay is supposed to go towards the upkeep of your area. But the money seems to be pumped into council estates and resources for those areas that contribute very little

endacl

LexieOnRale wrote: »

They were escorted out of numerous establishments during working hours of the busiest day of the year. Don't need much more proof than that that they're wasters.

The series of pics was funny. Is that the new thing? The 12 occupations of Xmas? Were they wearing silly jumpers?

end of the road

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Tell me again, what does brown Thomas have to do with how the country is being run?

tell me, who ever stated it had anything to do with running the country? also tell me, can you provide a source for your made up ramblings?

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Water tax is the only tax the majority of the unemployed are being asked to contribute towards. Our property tax that people who own their homes have to pay is supposed to go towards the upkeep of your area. But the money seems to be pumped into council estates and resources for those areas that contribute very little

no the property tax was always going into the general pot. thats the reality. all the spin and lies about how it would be spent on your area were just that. lies and spin

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

The general pot being the social abyss that is council estates.
So why were they protesting in a private business?

end of the road

LexieOnRale wrote: »

The general pot being the social abyss that is council estates.
So why were they protesting in a private business?

the general pot being the general pot. why were a few protesting in a private business? don't know, why don't you ask them? either way it doesn't change the fact that you spouted generalising stereotyping nonsense that you can't back up and you were caught out.

haveringchick

FalconGirl wrote: »

I see Derek Byrne was in the mix again. He is such a f**king midget parasite. Always causing hassle.

Derek hates to be left out of things
He's such a working class hero dontchaknow

maudgonner

I don't have any moral outrage to contribute, but just wanted to point out that this bit is hilarious:

"As they returned down Grafton Street, a small group of protesters attempted to occupy another bank branch – the AIB, at the bottom of the street.
However, the main bank was closed and only the ATM lobby open to the public – so the protest moved away within a few minutes."


And the accompanying tweet: "Some exasperated 'Ah heres' from supporters at back of crowd when bunch went in to AIB that time."

haveringchick

This bunch of clowns are getting desperate that their amateurish shenanigans are no longer getting them on the Gogglebox in the evenings
Jesuis Derek is one of the most pathetic, neediest, narcissistic creatures on the planet
He quite seriously compares himself with 1916 heroes and dead Maze hunger strikers,whereas he really only another sad Walter Mitty figure, a little nobody going nowhere fast
He currently can't handle the fact that he had his 5 minutes of fame in the few hours he was in prison, that most of the intellectually challenged followers gave up on him when they realised he'd lied to them about being on hunger strike, and the bunch with him today are the scrapings of the bottom of the battle
"0ccupying" (don't make me laugh) was Derek's last ditch at getting his fat gnome face back on the telly. That's all
It's sad really