Fuel Protest

Exactly. Some people are desperate for hysteria.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but;

• the hauliers and farmers all have representative bodies/ unions, and none of them have sanctioned this protest

• there is an unofficial spokesperson for one group of them in Dublin city centre who himself says he "can't speak for all of them but…" - who exactly are the Govt. meant to be talking to, what is their mandate and who appointed them?

• the world and Europe is in a s**t storm not of this Govt's making - go to any country in Europe and you'll find the exact same complaints from the exact same sectors and people - housing, fuel, energy, migration, cost of living, inflation, taxation etc. etc. etc. This is not a set of circumstances that any Govt. has a handle on or answer to, so why should the Govt. start bending the knee to one small set of protestors just because they drive trucks and big expensive tractors? Do we all get a go at shutting down the economy for our demands? Should Mehole be flying out to Tehran/ Washington/ Tel Aviv to demand the lads cop the f**k on because Paddy the Farmer (but not his representative body) is angry that he's having to forgo his pints?

• Nobody is owed a living/ livelihood - there are already plenty of supports out there. If you can afford one of those huge tractors out on the streets but complain that you're still not making enough money for your liking, maybe the problem is you?

• Everyone is affected by cost of living increases, inflation and fuel prices - maybe it manifests itself in different ways (will my employer go bust, will my commute become more expensive, can I afford to heat my home, how do I continue to run my fuel-dependent business - creches, nursing homes etc). Most of us are just sucking it up and trying to make it through this current squeeze before taking stock of the Govt's performance at the next elections.

There's protesting. And then there's holding the citizens of the country to ransom. Not the Govt., but the citizens.

My sympathy for these protesters is at close to zero. Maybe they should head over to the US and Israeli embassies and direct their anger at the people responsible for this mess and leave the rest of us try to keep our heads above water. Who knows, they may even garner public support.

Protester this morning:

"We're not asking for the world, we're not asking for handouts, we're not asking for anything, we're just asking for a little bit of help in the short term"

Schrodinger's demand?

The protest started as well intentioned but has been infiltrated by the asshole class who always seek to take advantage of these things. Was in traffic for 2 hours extra tuesday morning and while frustrated understood the why and didnt mind too much. Then while stuck on the dual carraige whilr the slow moving convoy was coming the other way, i was about to give them the thumbs up and indicate support, when an asshole sticks his head out the window of his van and starts shouting abuse directly at me and gave me the finger beofre proceeding to do the same to other cars in traffic. Have heard other stories of people being ridiculed and laughed as the move past the partial blocades. These people are no doubt a minority of the protesters but that is why the tide will turn agianst a legitimate protest, becuase of the asshole-ification of all protest in this country.

They have literally said that today.

Some people are just letting their imaginations run wild.

Just calm the **** down people, we've got plenty of donkeys and turf to keep the place going.

Not least certain members of the opposition.

Fuel protests: Gardaí advise protesters to ‘immediately cease’; latest on traffic disruption in Dublin and countrywide – The Irish Times

Wrong to ‘escalate and aggravate’ protests by sending in the Defence Force, says Sinn Féin

It’s ‘madness’ and ‘Trumpian’ for Government to call in Army - Tóibín

Though not all, in fairness….

A spokesperson for the Social Democrats said: “Everybody in this country has a right to protest but the escalation in the protests – and the blockading of fuel depots, motorways and large parts of central Dublin – is wrong.

“It targets commuters and businesses, who are struggling with the same cost-of-living pressures as the protesters. Critical infrastructure should not be blocked and the decision to call in the support of the Defence Forces may well be warranted.

Their 'news' comes from their Facebook feeds. They also appear to be under the impression that no one other than themselves pays any tax or makes any contribution towards society, whereas they are in fact the ones benefitting from lower cost diesel. Unlike you, I was around for both the 1979 and (though very young) 1973 crises, when at one stage people would be lucky to get a can of petrol at a filling station. Everyone understood that the situation was caused by events elsewhere, though of course the resultant recessions were ultimately blamed on incumbent govts anyway, as they always are.

The people behind these "protests" are the same crowd who organised the riots on o O'Connell st and burning down IPAs centers etc, they are pig ignorant racist biggotted sh1tstains and unfortunately there are people currently in dire enough straits to think they are looking out for them and joining in with them.

The army looks like they'll only be used to remove blockades on critical infrastructure. So the extent of what they'll be doing is moving vehicles to try to prevent them from causing fuel shortages. So the rest of your rant is more shoehorning in US issues for the sake of it.

It to be expected of the SDs,they are largely urban party with a deep hatred of rural people or others who don't adhere to their world view.

The SDs go wherever they think the most votes are,they will probably hsvd some other mealy mouthed statement out soon condemning army intervention,a crowd not to be trusted.

And the c*nts who are causing petrol forecourts to run out of fuel can go and f*ck themselves. I hope every last one of them blocking the depots is made an example.

You think you're going to get cheaper petrol after this? Forecourts are losing out. They'll want to make up for those lost days and who's going to suffer? The same people these selfish bastards are claiming to represent. Petrol and diesel prices are going to go up because of all of this.

These pricks have an attitude that if they have to suffer, then so do the rest of us. They don't care that people are going to suffer.