Lord Fairlord wrote: » Right. Well my point is, whether people like someone or not, said person, should be free to go about their business. Of course people should also be able to peacefully protest what others say/do, if they wish.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » Barrett didnt make it into the meeting.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » He turned and ran when he seen the counter-protestors.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » No that's not what happened actually. And there was no counter protests, there was no protest to counter in the first place.
super_furry wrote: » In fairness to him, it's more likely that he turned and ran from the Gardai. With no NCT or tax on his car, I reckon he didn't want to run the risk of having it impounded.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » Meh. he turned and ran. you cant really dispute that.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » I'd say he was told it would be better if he headed on by the garda.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » he didnt get out of the car. no garda spoke to him in the video of the event. so i think you just made that up.
The Satanist wrote: » I couldn't give a fiddlers if Gemma and Justin were eaten by rabid slugs, however I have a problem with their right to free assembly/speech being shut down by a small minority who in turn, receive way more coverage and media access than their mandate should allow.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » I didn't make anything up, if you read what I said instead of getting excited.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » so you admit you just pulled it out of thin air? very honest of you.
super_furry wrote: » But that didn't happen. Their meeting went ahead, they were free to assemble.
The Satanist wrote: » It looked to me like Justin was prevented from accessing the car park, I could be wrong though.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » Like your "counter protest" comment you pulled out of thin air. What protest was being countered oh wise one?
ohnonotgmail wrote: » you are. nobody stopped him from driving forward. nobody blocked his path.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » No I've better things to be doing on a Thursday evening than to be going to a meeting of a party I dont support.
DubInMeath wrote: » Of course you don't.
TwoMonthsOff wrote: » Of course I dont what?
TheRepentent wrote: » Anyone else find that the muppets complaining about antifa are the ones most likely to get a few slaps off them?
Eric Cartman wrote: » well they'll slap anyone who disagrees with their far left standards of what fascism is so in general yeah, people complaining about antifa are target no.1 for thuggery.
SaintLeibowitz wrote: » Sure you condone violence against Muslim woman.
Eric Cartman wrote: » where have I done that....
SaintLeibowitz wrote: » On this thread.
seamus wrote: » No, I don't believe he was. There was a considerable contingent of people, but my understanding is that rather than get out of the car to make his way to the meeting, he chose to leave instead.