Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IX *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Coillte_Bhoy

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

Can you expand a little?

The sum of your articulation in discussion appears to be emojis or one word posts

Expand what? Its obvious to anyone that we have way more freedoms than someone in jail, i mean come on ffs. Right now im trying to decide if i will cook for myself or get a takeaway later on and what i will get from the off licence. Shall i go for walk outside now or later, ya know simple things

Lundstram

Probably sometime in 2022.

Bluwave

Interesting position the government is in.

Any easing of restrictions and they are giving in to yobs.

Don’t ease any restrictions and they risk bigger protests

RobitTV

Boggles wrote: »

Why do you have a problem with them being called violent scum?

Coming on Boards.ie and calling them "scum" isn't a solution to the real issues as to why they are angry and why they have engaged in violence today with the Gardai. Where is the solution to stop this from happening again? we need real solutions and not soundbites. Violence is not the answer as we have both now clarified.

I have said that these individuals need assistance, so we can keep them well away from online disinformation from the groups that want and encourage violence in Ireland.

Just because I don't use the word "scum" does not mean I somehow support what they did today. I have now repeated multiple times that violence is unacceptable.

Downlinz

Bluwave wrote: »

Interesting position the government is in.

Any easing of restrictions and they are giving in to yobs.

Don’t ease any restrictions and they risk bigger protests

It's become a much simpler one today. The violence, no mask wearing and thuggish behaviour from protestors today will force moderates away from them by association. Any future protests will be dismissed as from a deranged fringe section of society who doesn't represent the population at large.

It's like the kind of outcome the FG/LAB government tried to achieve by demonising water charge protestors only this time the protestors are dumb enough to do it without assistance.

Boggles

RobitTV wrote: »

Coming on Boards.ie and calling them "scum" isn't a solution to the real issues as to why they are angry and why they have engaged in violence today with the Gardai. Where is the solution to stop this from happening again? we need real solutions and not soundbites. Violence is not the answer as we have both now clarified.

I have said that these individuals need assistance, so we can keep them well away from online disinformation from the groups that want and encourage violence in Ireland.

Just because I don't use the word "scum" does not mean I somehow support what they did today. I have now repeated multiple times that violence is unacceptable.

The only assistance these violent scum needs is firstly by the baton and secondly by the prison service.

That is all.

jammiedodgers

GLaDOS wrote: »

Whatever about the violence, why are so few protesters wearing masks?

I can understand protesting lockdown, but there's no good reasons for not wearing a mask.

I'd imagine they're the type of people to call them "face nappies"

dublinbando

Ladies and gentlemen we are witnessing the gradual breakdown of civilized society, it was nice while it lasted

PatrickIde1187

Calling these people "scum" is being generous/flattering imo.

Mr.Crinklewood

Silentcorner wrote: »

One scumbag aiming a firework at a Garda is absolutely disgraceful, you won't find anyone on here defending an idiot like that!

But a Government using its power to prevent a protest against the actions of that Government is crossing a line that is far more serious...

Surely you can differentiate between the actions of one idiot and that of the State?

This idiot could have killed someone today.

Sorry, excuse my ignorance but a few questions..

Was this protest allowed?

If it was allowed,where were the stewards?

If not allowed,why?. Was there intelligence that people would bring fireworks to a peaceful protest?

Why Stephens Green?. Surely if there is so much public outrage, there'd be enough numbers to have localised protests?. This would show the real outage as opposed to an area where local scangers can join in.

Looking at the videos,it just wasn't one idiot. Others were also throwing bottles and fireworks,again...where were the stewards?

SnuggyBear

Any other protests planned?
It will be interesting to see how they go. Not sure how I feel about this one, obviously some scumbags at it but it shakes things up about it.

DerekC16

dublinbando wrote: »

Ladies and gentlemen we are witnessing the gradual breakdown of civilized society, it was nice while it lasted

Bring it on.

Strumms

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/

That's the page I took a screenshot of. The main page of the covid info site. No mention of exceptions unless you go digging.

The HSE page you linked has a big yellow/black banner across the top that says "Stay at home – level 5 restrictions are in place nationwide."

Further down it lists exercises like "join a walking group" (not allowed), "turn your commute into a workout" (what commute?) and "Joining a club or society is a good way to make new friends and get active." (?!?!). In fact the only mention of covid-19 on the HSE exercise page is the banner that tells you to stay home.

And sure, RTE can say "exercise within 5km" as much as they like, but when people are being told on the daily that staying home saves lives, and actually believing it's life or death, that is not what happens in practice.

You've healthy thirty-year-olds in this country who are afraid to leave their houses because they think they will die if they contract SARS-CoV-2. Because the media; journalists, whose job it is to make things clearer, are being derelict in their duty far too often. Most people don't know how exceedingly rare outdoor and asymptomatic spread is now thought to be. Don't know that a child has as much chance of dying from Covid-19 IF they get it as they do of being injured by a toilet on a given day. People are not well-informed in any meaningful way, and when you say things like "stay home, save lives, hold firm, also you can go for a stroll", I put it to you that a LOT of people will think "better not".

Don’t go digging, go reading...

There are 30 year olds who will die if they contract it... I was talking to one yesterday on FaceTime, a CF sufferer... he and his family are fed up to the back teeth of having to manage his 19 year old kid brother. His parents are at risk too. I have friends and family who are asthmatic too.

Everyone I know is exercising... it’s the one positive from this shîtshow... people have been given a wake up call... not only getting out for walks but ordering equipment online, joining online gym classes... being fit, healthy, well, improving their quality of life and putting this ahead of greedy employers, needy dweeby fûcktards who can’t spend time away from others... and couldn’t care less about harm or potential harm they could do.

Health and wellbeing first... fûck anybody who wants to risk your health or that of your loved ones..

Tipsy McSwagger

Absolutely delighted to see protests happening. People are completely fed up with this government who’s only solution is lockdown lockdown lockdown.

pjohnson

Boggles wrote: »

So it's the gubbermints fault these people are racist violent mentally unwell scum?

:rolleyes:

Its ALWAYS someone else to blame for their own actions.

GLaDOS wrote: »

Whatever about the violence, why are so few protesters wearing masks?

I can understand protesting lockdown, but there's no good reasons for not wearing a mask.

There was an anti-vaxxer scheduled to give a talk. This was an anti-everything protest.

Strumms

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Absolutely delighted to see protests happening. People are completely fed up with this government who’s only solution is lockdown lockdown lockdown.

Their solution is to get a vaccine program up and running, but let’s ignore that eh !

MrMusician18

MrMusician18 wrote: »

And a huge proportion of the anti restrictions accounts are post Oct 2020. All with a similar posting style too, funny that..

Russian troll farm employees moved off trump and on to Covid?

Silentcorner

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

This idiot could have killed someone today.

Sorry, excuse my ignorance but a few questions..

Was this protest allowed?

If it was allowed,where were the stewards?

If not allowed,why?. Was there intelligence that people would bring fireworks to a peaceful protest?

Why Stephens Green?. Surely if there is so much public outrage, there'd be enough numbers to have localised protests?. This would show the real outage as opposed to an area where local scangers can join in.

Looking at the videos,it just wasn't one idiot. Others were also throwing bottles and fireworks,again...where were the stewards?

You have as much information as I have.

Protests have to begin somewhere...who knows, we could have localised protests in the coming weeks.

SAMTALK

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Absolutely delighted to see protests happening. People are completely fed up with this government who’s only solution is lockdown lockdown lockdown.

Yes everyone is fed up but what went on today was ridiculous.

Again I'll say a lot of those would go to any protest..

All this does is puts us in danger of longer lockdown.

I'd like to know how many there were protesting because they,rd out of work or their business is closed

The Nal

dublinbando wrote: »

Ladies and gentlemen we are witnessing the gradual breakdown of civilized society, it was nice while it lasted

Nah just a few bored thickos projecting their own failures of lives onto others. Angry losers.

FintanMcluskey

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Expand what? Its obvious to anyone that we have way more freedoms than someone in jail, i mean come on ffs. Right now im trying to decide if i will cook for myself or get a takeaway later on and what i will get from the off licence. Shall i go for walk outside now or later, ya know simple things

It turns out you can’t refute the points I made because they are factual.

I want you to think about what you typed here.

You are content that the sum total of your freedom right now is choosing what you have for dinner or what time you go for a walk.

That’s bizarre

Scuid Mhór

dublinbando wrote: »

Ladies and gentlemen we are witnessing the gradual breakdown of civilized society, it was nice while it lasted

One person setting off a firework doesn't equate to societal breakdown.

PatrickIde1187

Should have handed job applications out to the crowd of scummers , would have dispersed fairly quickly .

FintanMcluskey

SAMTALK wrote: »

All this does is puts us in danger of longer lockdown.

No.

NPHETs advice around Covid puts us in danger of longer lockdown

Scuid Mhór

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Absolutely delighted to see protests happening. People are completely fed up with this government who’s only solution is lockdown lockdown lockdown.

What happened today was not acceptable in a civilised democracy. How you can endorse it is beyond me and frankly illustrates a very poor understanding of politics and public health.

SAMTALK

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

It turns out you can’t refute the points I made because they are factual.

I want you to think about what you typed here.

You are content that the sum total of your freedom right now is choosing what you have for dinner or what time you go for a walk.

That’s bizarre

It,s not about being content . It,s showing the difference between being in jail and not being in jail

Come on admit it , it was a silly comparison

Strumms

The fact that Gardai were attacked with fireworks shows the caliber of person you are dealing with... that isn’t a situation getting heated...

That is premeditated, organized violence...

Violence was planned...

don’t like restrictions ? I know, attack Gardai with fireworks, .. bunch of absolute ****, hope the courts throw the book at them.. custodial sentences would be nice..

Del Griffith

Why did they close the park in the first place?

Dempo1

Watched the gathering at the GPO via webcam, thankfully a damp squib, I'd say not more than 100 attended. Muppets & Morons essentially with clearly nothing more to do on a lovely Saturday afternoon.

SAMTALK

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

No.

NPHETs advice around Covid puts us in danger of longer lockdown

Really no talking to fintan if you can't see how wrong this was on every level

We're you at protest?