Dublin students stage 'surprise conference'

anathem wrote: »

I couldn't tell you how great they are, just that I admire their pro-active demonstration.

my yogurt does that. Y biffidus essensis. great stuff.

This isn't just another "student protest." The people involved in this apparently deliberately distanced themselves from the protest as usual crowd.

It is not just inarticulate sign waving. The objective, as I hear, is to open a national dialogue so as to engage a traditionally apathetic group with what is happening to the country they are going to be handed once they leave their studies. I believe there is a wider objective of provoking a genuine movement of politically engaged young people.

The operation demonstrates forward planning. There is an appropriate feel for the theatrical. The demonstration is manifestly peaceful, and is organized around a central idea of public speech. Civil servants and politicians were invited to address the students.

I suppose it's to be expected on AH, and likelihood is that many here aren't being entirely serious, but it should be seen as a positive thing that a group of young people whose lives are occupied with their studies consider themselves to have a prerogative for engaging in a constructive political action, so as to lay hold of their part of the discussion.

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

What have you changed by attending a protest? Or more importantly, what do you hope to change?

And this is why we have Fianna Fail in charge.

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

Was that an answer to my questions?

No.

But it is an example of the apathy that got us here.
Then when people do something the smart ass remarks and negativity start.
Loosing the will to live arguing with the "what has protesting ever achieved" brigade.