May day "workers" protests

Ipso

Why aren't they working?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/activists-workers-mark-may-day-slideshow-wp-173645080.html

Noveight

Anti-capitalist protesters torched a McDonald’s restaurant and clashed with police in Paris on the fringes of a May Day rally in Paris. Shouting slogans such as “Rise up, Paris” and “Everyone hates the police”, over 1,000 youths with black jackets and face masks joined the traditional union-led demonstration for worker’s rights.

Dickheads.

pickarooney

Ipso wrote: »

Why aren't they working?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/activists-workers-mark-may-day-slideshow-wp-173645080.html

Because it's a national holiday.

whisky_galore

Because they're 'activists'....

jester77

Most people are not working May 1st, international workers days, clue is in the name of the public holiday.

But I would imagine that most of those protesting are not working any other day.

Irish Guitarist

What a stroke of genius. This noble gesture will really help McDonalds workers.

BoJack Horseman

Commies gonna commie.

Been doing it for a century now.

Wanderer78

Best of luck to them, we have to stop things such as 'increasing workers insecurity'

Permabear

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EdEd

Permabear wrote: »

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I'm sure that was meant for the peaceful protesters but you knew that.

Wanderer78

Permabear wrote:

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Apologies, I find it difficult to read articles, I do not advocate for violent and destructive protests regarding these issues

topper75

pickarooney wrote: »

Because it's a national holiday.

I always that was a brilliant ironic joke.

Can we think of any other holidays where you mark something by not doing it at all?

Wanderer78

topper75 wrote: »

I always that was a brilliant ironic joke.

Can we think of any other holidays where you mark something by not doing it at all?

makes sense actually

Squatter

topper75 wrote: »

I always that was a brilliant ironic joke.
Can we think of any other holidays where you mark something by not doing it at all?

I always try to do something really bad on Good Friday.

taserfrank

topper75 wrote: »

Can we think of any other holidays where you mark something by not doing it at all?

Mondays.

Skylinehead

Permabear wrote: »

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Jesus, the disingenuity from this post. You knew well what he meant :rolleyes:

Wanderer78

Nixonbot wrote: »

Jesus, the disingenuity from this post. You knew well what he meant :rolleyes:

i wouldnt worry about it, it was expected, and you d be wondering why some political and social commentators use phrases such as 'class war';)

Sofiztikated

I've the same respect for those ****wits as I do for those that destroyed the Lidl in Jobstown.

None.

Don't get me wrong, workers should be protected from abuse from unscrupulous individuals and corporations, but if your argument means you resort to smashing **** up, its probably best to left people who can use their words.

Wanderer78

violence, yea right!:rolleyes:

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/991323888830369792

FTA69

I was at Mayday in London yesterday. It was full of lunatics. If we had a day off here for it (as we should have) then we could mobilise some of the average trade union membership so it would be normal people instead of mad old men with long hair shouting at me for refusing to buy "Workers Hammer".

I've been to May Day in Havana and Italy and it's normal workers and their families. In Ireland it would be handy if they organised an event or something as opposed to a march through town.

Tabnabs

Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your fast food chains...

neris

FTA69 wrote: »

I was at Mayday in London yesterday. It was full of lunatics. If we had a day off here for it (as we should have) then we could mobilise some of the average trade union membership so it would be normal people instead of mad old men with long hair shouting at me for refusing to buy "Workers Hammer".

I've been to May Day in Havana and Italy and it's normal workers and their families. In Ireland it would be handy if they organised an event or something as opposed to a march through town.

what do you think the day off on Monday is for

Badly Drunk Boy

neris wrote: »

what do you think the day off on Monday is for

INdeed. The main difference is that we have it on the first Monday of May, rather May the 1st itself.

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I've the same respect for those ****wits as I do for those that destroyed the Lidl in Jobstown.

None.

Don't get me wrong, workers should be protected from abuse from unscrupulous individuals and corporations, but if your argument means you resort to smashing **** up, its probably best to left people who can use their words.

What percentage of the protesters/marchers do you think were involved in the violence? I'm sure it was a small minority.

Sofiztikated

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

INdeed. The main difference is that we have it on the first Monday of May, rather May the 1st itself.


What percentage of the protesters/marchers do you think were involved in the violence? I'm sure it was a small minority.

I don't think I said they were all involved.

I was condemning ****wits.

lawred2

jester77 wrote: »

Most people are not working May 1st, international workers days, clue is in the name of the public holiday.

But I would imagine that most of those protesting are not working any other day.

sorry where's the clue in the name?

goose2005

If an ideology offers a rationalization for a type of unacceptable behavior, it will often (though not invariably) attract followers with that kind of moral weakness. Such formulas as “Selfinterest is the greatest virtue” or “Your anger is not a personal failing, but a healthy response to social injustice” or “All human relations are power relations” will exert a gravitational pull on selfish, hostile, or dictatorial personalities.

- Jonathan Rose "The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes"

unfortunately explains a lot of the people who agitate on behalf of de wuuuuuurkers

JohnnyFlash

FTA69 wrote: »

I was at Mayday in London yesterday. It was full of lunatics. If we had a day off here for it (as we should have) then we could mobilise some of the average trade union membership so it would be normal people instead of mad old men with long hair shouting at me for refusing to buy "Workers Hammer".

I've been to May Day in Havana and Italy and it's normal workers and their families. In Ireland it would be handy if they organised an event or something as opposed to a march through town.

An event would be good. Those nutters with long hair, beards and Che Guevara tshirts ruin those events though. There’ll invariably be a megaphone brought out, and some work-shy loser spouting on about Marx. People don’t like that sort of stuff.

Foxhound38

FTA69 wrote: »

... so it would be normal people instead of mad old men with long hair shouting at me for refusing to buy "Workers Hammer".

Gotta love the Sparts. You should have bought their paper - it always has some pure gold in there. They believe some mad, mad stuff.

FTA69

neris wrote: »

what do you think the day off on Monday is for

I live in England.

FTA69

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

An event would be good. Those nutters with long hair, beards and Che Guevara tshirts ruin those events though. There’ll invariably be a megaphone brought out, and some work-shy loser spouting on about Marx. People don’t like that sort of stuff.

I was at one in the north of Italy and after the march there was like a giant picnic with all the oil refinery workers and car plant workers and their family with a few local bands on a stage and generally a good day out. It was a political event but one that was owned by ordinary workers not a shower of mad balloons. There was a group called the Communist Party of Great Britain - Marxist Leninist there yesterday and they looked like Gareth from the Office and the lad you wouldn't sit next to in school cos there was a whiff off him.

CrankyHaus

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Gotta love the Sparts. You should have bought their paper - it always has some pure gold in there. They believe some mad, mad stuff.

Yeah I remember they were passionately advocating on behalf of Michael Jackson, when he was up on kiddy fiddling charges, as a victim of racist capitalism. The same article had a load of stuff praising North Korea. Such a weird mix.

neris

FTA69 wrote: »

There was a group called the Communist Party of Great Britain - Marxist Leninist there yesterday and they looked like Gareth from the Office and the lad you wouldn't sit next to in school cos there was a whiff off him.

its not just the Brits who have the loonies, we have our own stuck in 1917 party here

http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/

FTA69

Ha I know a few people in the CP in Ireland and they're actually normal enough people; lot of them involved in union branch stuff. If you saw the absolute flaming lunatics present in London yesterday you'd know all about what a real crazy left fringe looks like.

padd b1975

FTA69 wrote: »

I live in England.

Bank Holiday in the UK as well Chief.

EdEd

FTA69 wrote: »

I live in England.

You might want to check your calendar to see when the bank holidays are.

FTA69

Yeah there's a May bank holiday but it's not like we have the 1st of May off as they do in other countries.

Wanderer78

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Best of luck to them, we have to stop things such as 'increasing workers insecurity'

Yeah, because destroying businesses that employ people is the best way to increase worker security.

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JohnnyFlash

FTA69 wrote: »

Ha I know a few people in the CP in Ireland and they're actually normal enough people; lot of them involved in union branch stuff. If you saw the absolute flaming lunatics present in London yesterday you'd know all about what a real crazy left fringe looks like.

If you’re a member of the communist party then you ain’t normal enough. It’s an extreme political ideology which has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people. If you still have a gra for that sort of thing, then you ain’t looking through the same prism of humanity as about 99.99% of the population. I’d throw the exact same accusations at weirdos who idealise any sort of far-right ideology as well.

riffmongous

Well we did get that great video of the guy struggling and failing to tear up a sign, that made it all worth it