Do protestors have jobs?

MungBean · 06-10-2011 07:00PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

My 4 year old nephew does about 20-30 hours a week - education cant be that hard -

Anyway most college courses are a joke these days basically just glorified colouring in and doing jig saws.

I'm starting to wonder why I bother coming on here anymore. Theres just too many people intent on killing that tiny bit of faith I have left in humanity.

I'm forced to agree with you regards education though. Anything that taught you how to read and write cant be good.

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 07:04PM

The only thing worse then a protestor is a sheep. sheep who will happily be lead to the slaughter. With a baa baa here and a baa baa there.

Nodin · 06-10-2011 07:07PM

...this thread really is a good indication of why things have panned out in this country as they have over the last 90 years.

tbh · 06-10-2011 07:14PM

Nodin wrote: »

...this thread really is a good indication of why things have panned out in this country as they have over the last 90 years.

Bollocks in fairness. this is a great country to live in. You should see some of the ****holes I've been to.

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 07:31PM

tbh wrote: »

Bollocks in fairness. this is a great country to live in. You should see some of the ****holes I've been to.

I tend to agree with Nodin. We could always compare ourselves to places worse off then us, why not compare ourselves to places that are better off?

How we as a nation ever won our freedom is beyond me sometimes, we have no fight, we'll happily take whatever sh*t is put in front of us and beg for more.

People are dying in this country because we have a mismanaged health service. Over a person a day kills themselves because we can't or won't tackle mental health.

OAP frezze in the winter and are barely hanging on because we can't look after our elderly. Kids with special needs are doomed. Parents of disabled children getting there only rest bite removed becasue we can't afford even the most basic courtesy, the list goes on and on.

All the while the country gears up for a mutli million race to appoint a meaningless figure head.

Go figure.

Nodin · 06-10-2011 07:42PM

tbh wrote: »

Bollocks in fairness. this is a great country to live in. You should see some of the ****holes I've been to.

(I used watch the Sumo on Ch4. I don't use them lads as an excuse to say I'm not a fat cunt).

...when you can compare yourself to the arse end of rural india, Burma or wherever, its hard not to look good. However we still have problems of accountability, corruption, social equality and attitudes to address.

tbh · 06-10-2011 07:48PM

Nodin wrote: »

tbh wrote: »

Bollocks in fairness. this is a great country to live in. You should see some of the ****holes I've been to.

(I used watch the Sumo on Ch4. I don't use them lads as an excuse to say I'm not a fat c[SIZE="2"]un[/SIZE]t).

...when you can compare yourself to the arse end of rural india, Burma or wherever, its hard not to look good. However we still have problems of accountability, corruption, social equality and attitudes to address.

Point taken and respected. However, you have a computer, internet access, freedom of expression, access to welfare and public health and education, albeit imperfect. compared to 90% of the world dude, you're laughing.

Mike 1972 · 06-10-2011 07:51PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

They have part time jobs at Placards-R-Us. Protests are just a corporate ploy for the placard making industry.

I remember reading something about some country (Japan IIRC) where they have professional protesters as in actually making a living from it.

If youre really pi$$ed of about something but too many calls on your time/energy to do something about it you can just pay one of these guys to protest on your behalf.

Apparently a lot of trade unions use them to picket employers rather than having their own members risking losing more than they gain through going on strike and seemingly it works on a lot of Japanese companies as they consider such pickets bad for their public image.

Must being kinda wierd being a professional protester though out demonstrating for something or other one one day and agein' it the next ?

tbh · 06-10-2011 07:53PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Richard Hillman wrote: »

They have part time jobs at Placards-R-Us. Protests are just a corporate ploy for the placard making industry.

I remember reading something about some country (Japan IIRC) where they have professional protesters as in actually making a living from it.

If youre really pi$$ed of about something but too many calls on your time/energy to do something about it you can just pay one of these guys to protest on your behalf.

Apparently a lot of trade unions use them to picket employers rather than having their own members risking losing more than they gain through going on strike and seemingly it works on a lot of Japanese companies as they consider such pickets bad for their public image.

I've actually seen this. Four guys protesting against the emperor using a van that played crowd noises. Sounded like there were thousands of them!

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 08:00PM

tbh wrote: »

Point taken and respected. However, you have a computer, internet access, freedom of expression, access to welfare and public health and education, albeit imperfect. compared to 90% of the world dude, you're laughing.

So you should settle for what you have,never question anything or try to make things better?

Gee Bag · 06-10-2011 08:02PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The only thing worse then a protestor is a sheep. sheep who will happily be lead to the slaughter. With a baa baa here and a baa baa there.

Having seen the state of some of those crustie girls I think the sheep would make a sexier choice

joela · 06-10-2011 08:03PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The only thing worse then a protestor is a sheep. sheep who will happily be lead to the slaughter. With a baa baa here and a baa baa there.

Yeah but that is assuming that there are no shades in between either end of the scale. How do you define a sheep, other than a woolly mammal, because you could argue that those who jump on the bandwagon to protest are just as sheeplike. I actually like the socialist ideal, it sounds pretty fair to me but humans just don't seem to have the capacity to not want power and more than others. Unfortunately I think socialism has been stolen as a label for those who seem to have an inexplicable desire to cause chaos, lie and not necessarily bother to learn the facts either.

I asked if protestors have jobs because I wonder how, if they have, they can take so much time off. I probably should have referred to them as activists but then that give activists a bad name. I find it extremely hypocritical that people describing the government and companies as fascist and dictatorial are willing to take money from the people they profess to hate.This money was generated as revenue for the people they hate from the people they profess to be protecting for the purposes of paying them to not work?

Again I am not discussing people who protest about causes they are informed about and truly believe in, I would hope that these would be the protestors who don't harangue people or send hate messages. I'd imagine from the response on here that these are the people who work, have opinions and while not "sheep" also understand that the system isn't going to change overnight and we can only keep chipping away at it.

Anyway I guess calling people leftie loons is not correct but assuming those of us who work for change through the system are sheep is just as bad. For what it is worth having an opinion that differs from yours doesn't mean the other person is automatically a sheep Mr Moderator.

TheyKnowMyIP · 06-10-2011 08:05PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

So you should settle for what you have,never question anything or try to make things better?

Not unless you are willing to move.

tbh · 06-10-2011 08:12PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

tbh wrote: »

Point taken and respected. However, you have a computer, internet access, freedom of expression, access to welfare and public health and education, albeit imperfect. compared to 90% of the world dude, you're laughing.

So you should settle for what you have,never question anything or try to make things better?

Yeah, that was clearly my point. and obviously the best way to make things better is to post about how **** the country is on boards.

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 08:13PM

joela wrote: »

For what it is worth having an opinion that differs from yours doesn't mean the other person is automatically a sheep Mr Moderator.

I didn't say it had. And Please call me Micky.

So you rate your protestors? How do you know if they are well informed or truely believe in the cause they protest against? Is their work status a reflection on their belief system?

Would you respect a protestor more if they had a job and protested in their spare time?

The Waltzing Consumer · 06-10-2011 08:13PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

So you should settle for what you have,never question anything or try to make things better?

Yeah definately true, but keeping with the theme of the thread, these guys who go from cause to cause, protesting the weather pretty much, are not aiming for what you aim.

Many of these were praising the actions of the Greeks when they were protesting and evading paying any bloody tax, there were many posters, socialists or not, who were so hopeful that crap would happen here, they were praying for it, thinking it would help and change things for the better.

Fast foward to the present, Greece is even more f**ked and striking is just part of the work day now, Ireland, kept it's head, and yeah still tons and tons of work to do but looks likely to be the country who have performed well above the expectations when compared to the other f**ed countries in Europe, we could have growth for two consecutive quarters, I am reading more job creations stories every week and we could be on our way to the final too!

:pac:

tbh · 06-10-2011 08:14PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The only thing worse then a protestor is a sheep. sheep who will happily be lead to the slaughter. With a baa baa here and a baa baa there.

And the only thing worse than a sheep is a sheep who thinks he's a wolf

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 08:16PM

tbh wrote: »

Yeah, that was clearly my point. and obviously the best way to make things better is to post about how **** the country is on boards.

What was your point exactly?

TheyKnowMyIP · 06-10-2011 08:17PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I didn't say it had. And Please call me Micky.

So you rate your protestors? How do you know if they are well informed or truely believe in the cause they protest against? Is their work status a reflection on their belief system?

Would you respect a protestor more if they had a job and protested in their spare time?

I would respect them more if they just stopped protesting. Banging on in public about stuff you don't really have any control over is just wasted oxygen and pisses off people trying to go about their daily lives.

To me, most of em are clowns.

Not to mention you just look like an idiot and once you make enough noise, end up on the INTERPOL list. Want to change something? Do something about it through the legal system. Protests are the lowest form of initiative.

tbh · 06-10-2011 08:21PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

tbh wrote: »

Yeah, that was clearly my point. and obviously the best way to make things better is to post about how **** the country is on boards.

What was your point exactly?

You're attributing to me an argument I never made. Why don't you just write whatever you want and assume my point is whatever it is you're arguing against.

SafeSurfer · 06-10-2011 08:26PM

TheyKnowMyIP wrote: »

I would respect them more if they just stopped protesting. Banging on in public about stuff you don't really have any control over is just wasted oxygen and pisses off people trying to go about their daily lives.

To me, most of em are clowns.

Not to mention you just look like an idiot and once you make enough noise, end up on the INTERPOL list. Want to change something? Do something about it through the legal system. Protests are the lowest form of initiative.

Next there will be people out on the streets protesting about the protesters.

Do those protesting about the protesters have jobs?

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 08:28PM

tbh wrote: »

You're attributing to me an argument I never made. Why don't you just write whatever you want and assume my point is whatever it is you're arguing against.

That's the best you can come up with. Strong reasoning there.

4leto · 06-10-2011 08:29PM

Union protesters have jobs,

Nurses have jobs.

parker kent · 06-10-2011 08:31PM

My old boss was a protester and she had a fairly well paid position.

Protesters can get holidays from their day jobs too you know!

tbh · 06-10-2011 08:36PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

tbh wrote: »

You're attributing to me an argument I never made. Why don't you just write whatever you want and assume my point is whatever it is you're arguing against.

That's the best you can come up with. Strong reasoning there.

Its not the best I can come up with. Its me telling you I couldn't be arsed clarifying an already simple point. And once again what I write and what you read seem to be poles apart. So probably best if we leave it there - by all means tho feel free to get the last word with a pithy reply.

TheyKnowMyIP · 06-10-2011 08:37PM

I have two jobs, actually:)

Anyway, Unions are another problem entirely. I hate Unions. Look at Jack O Connor for example, that guy is on quite alot of money for someone who claims to be "for the people". Clowns the lot of em. Hard work will get you anywhere. Don't like working for others? Self employment is the rage these days.

Noisemakers, the lot of em. Your employment rights are explicit usually through state membership, not union membership.

Micky Dolenz · 06-10-2011 08:40PM

parker kent wrote: »

My old boss was a protester and she had a fairly well paid position.

Protesters can get holidays from their day jobs too you know!

A mate of mine who lives in the UK has a good profession and I saw him on RTE news protesting at Dale farm :P

Dudess · 06-10-2011 08:48PM

I can't take a simplistic view on this: I don't have a problem with protests, have taken part in them, and have huge respect for many, many people who are standing up for something - and have researched the facts, take a balanced view, and don't resort to bully tactics.
However, I cannot ****ing stand the way some groups with a particular vested interest hijack something irrelevant to them. It does happen. One that springs to mind is a bunch of auld fellas in Cork marching against the closure of an orthopaedic hospital. Then, along comes SF, then the Palestine solidarity heads, then the Socialist Workers Party - if they just wanted to join the protest, fair enough, but they were obviously using this particular demo to push their own agendas... seeing as they didn't get rid of their banners and whatnot.
Then, there ARE the protestors who are just bandwagon-jumping **** - I despise those who go on about "looney lefties" but I have just as little time for those people who jump on any Indymedia type bandwagon, don't bother researching the facts, spew fallacies, and bitch about capitalism and big corporations... while benefitting from these things (whether it be the dole or a job or consumerism) - the Teresa Treacy case obviously being a prime example. Doubt those tools would give up their electricity. And a lot of them seem well-heeled and not really familiar with hardship.
I'm quite passionate about the Palestine cause, but I actually can't stand the self-righteousness of some of those people who go on marches for it.

I also do find it ridiculous the way people regularly bitch and moan about how we Irish are complacent and never get out and do anything... on the internet. I know it's been said before - over and over - but the irony still seems to be lost on some.

I see where both Micky/Nodin and tbh are coming from - there are a lot of improvements needed in this country, but some peeps (mostly just teenage kids to be fair) compare it to some ****ing third world nightmare zone... which is idiotic.

Nodin · 06-10-2011 08:50PM

tbh wrote: »

Point taken and respected. However, you have a computer, internet access, freedom of expression, access to welfare and public health and education, albeit imperfect. compared to 90% of the world dude, you're laughing.

My personal circumstances are such that these days not only am I laughing, I'm on the pigs back. I fail to see how that means I should then say 'Fuck the Hindmost' and let on everybody and everything is fine and dandy.

tbh wrote: »

Yeah, that was clearly my point. and obviously the best way to make things better is to post about how **** the country is on boards. .

Unless you know posters here personally, you've no idea what they do, why they do it or why they don't before they arrive here and make some remark or other.

mikemac · 06-10-2011 08:50PM

TheyKnowMyIP wrote: »

Anyway, Unions are another problem entirely. I hate Unions.

Hard work will get you anywhere.

Your employment rights are explicit usually through state membership, not union membership.

If only it was that simple

Not everyone can fight their corner, the young lad on the factory floor may struggle in a meeting with management in a multi-national. It's intimidating for some
A teenager in a hotel can't always deal with bullying managers. And bullying is rife in the hotel industry

Yes legislation is there but hotels don't fire you, they just cut your hours and give them to a new hire. You get no hours so you leave, you were not fired

So you are able and self confident and assertive and good for you.
Unions are there to help all members.

And yes work hard. But if you do unpaid overtime constantly and there is zero opportunity of a promotion or a bonus out of it, you are a sucker.

Do protestors have jobs?

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