#Occupy Ireland

Ruire · 09-10-2011 12:27AM

From the pictures I've seen, it's the usual mix of people in it for genuine reasons, and the layabout wasters who like to cause a fuss and use words they don't actually understand.

One of the fine fellows I've seen pictured addressing the group has been repeatedly banned on Boards for using alts, trolling, spamming, and just generally being a cúnt. He used to hang around NUIG, despite not being more than a diploma student. He ran for Education Officer in the SU a few years ago, accused the SU of being a Fianna Fáil puppet government and blamed the rise in registration fees on "the macroeconomics of the capitalist state".

Oh, and he's also shown holding a rainbow flag, despite him generally labelling people he doesn't like as poofs and fags.

My name is URL · 09-10-2011 12:27AM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Unfortunately, the Socialist Workers Party have taken over what would have been a worth while protest, yet again.

Always the same crap.. nobody has "taken over" the protest. If members of the SWP weren't there then people would blame another group for doing the same. "Oh, I agree with the idea behind the protests, just not with the *insert pigeon-holed group* that happen to have showed up on the day."

It makes no sense.. if you agree with the sentiment of the protest, then there's no need to dismiss it just because some group you don't share ideals with are present.

Logical Fallacy · 09-10-2011 12:30AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

I wonder how many of them are on the dole? the department should get in there and photograph them all and cut off any that are claiming jobseekers allowance because obviously they are not jobbseeking.

Weird, when i was on the dole i could check jobs.ie handy on my phone. But i guess because i was on the dole i wasn't supposed to have a phone?

wonderfulname · 09-10-2011 12:45AM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Weird, when i was on the dole i could check jobs.ie handy on my phone. But i guess because i was on the dole i wasn't supposed to have a phone?

Not a normal phone anyway, you're supposed to have a smartphone so you can check the FAS jobseeker app on the go!

krudler · 09-10-2011 12:52AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

I wonder how many of them are on the dole? the department should get in there and photograph them all and cut off any that are claiming jobseekers allowance because obviously they are not jobbseeking.

Why are so many of these events organised by the same people with very english accents and a hippy commune look about them to go with their anarchist anti-establishment agenda? how many are actually Irish?

didnt realise getting jsa meant you spend every waking minute looking for jobs?

Logical Fallacy · 09-10-2011 12:53AM

krudler wrote: »

didnt realise getting jsa meant you spend every waking minute looking for jobs?

And when your are not looking for jobs you spend the rest of the time offering shoe shines to rich folk with jobs.

We all gotta do our bit.

Shoe shine sir?

foggy_lad · 09-10-2011 12:56AM

krudler wrote: »

didnt realise getting jsa meant you spend every waking minute looking for jobs?

You are supposed to be actively seeking and "available" for work and people taking part in a protest are not considered to be available for work.

Logical Fallacy · 09-10-2011 12:58AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

You are supposed to be actively seeking and "available" for work and people taking part in a protest are not considered to be available for work.

Why not? They can just leave...it's not like they are under any obligation to stay where they are.

They get offered an interview and off they go.

Please expand on any reason you feel they may not be able to do this.

partyatmygaff · 09-10-2011 12:59AM

Their intentions may be good but 100 or so people camping out on Dame street isn't going to do anything. Judging by the description of the people currently out there I don't see the general population joining them any time soon.

Logical Fallacy · 09-10-2011 01:04AM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Their intentions may be good but 100 or so people camping out on Dame street isn't going to do anything. Judging by the description of the people currently out there I don't see the general population joining them any time soon.

The same thing was said about Occupy Wall Street...and look what happened there.

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:07AM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Just had a look at the persons other videos and came across the one below:

http://www.vimeo.com/16859818

Instantly not interested. Gardai while not perfect hardly have a penchant for violence.

Really?What Ireland do you know?
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DVCznvywH9G4

mickydoomsux · 09-10-2011 01:07AM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

The same thing was said about Occupy Wall Street...and look what happened there.

Not much?

There's more of them there now but most normal people don't give a ****.

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:10AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Not much?

There's more of them there now but most normal people don't give a ****.

Most normal people are sheep in fairness.

partyatmygaff · 09-10-2011 01:11AM

That's the US, the situation is different over here in Ireland.

Their demands are unlikely to ever be met anyway. I'm not too into American politics but i'm fairly sure things like:

"Institute a universal single payer healthcare system. To do this all private insurers must be banned from the healthcare market as their only effect on the health of patients is to take money away from doctors, nurses and hospitals preventing them from doing their jobs and hand that money to wall st. investors."
Guaranteed living wage income regardless of employment.
Free college education.
Open borders migration. anyone can travel anywhere to work and live.
Immediate across the board debt forgiveness for all. Debt forgiveness of sovereign debt, commercial loans, home mortgages, home equity loans, credit card debt, student loans and personal loans now! All debt must be stricken from the "Books." World Bank Loans to all Nations, Bank to Bank Debt and all Bonds and Margin Call Debt in the stock market including all Derivatives or Credit Default Swaps, all 65 trillion dollars of them must also be stricken from the "Books." And I don't mean debt that is in default, I mean all debt on the entire planet period.

are demands that are unlikely to ever be met in a country like the US.

mickydoomsux · 09-10-2011 01:12AM

baaaa wrote: »

Most normal people are sheep in fairness.

Most people have better things to do with their lives than being "professional protestors".

krudler · 09-10-2011 01:13AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

You are supposed to be actively seeking and "available" for work and people taking part in a protest are not considered to be available for work.

because people get offered to start a new job at the drop of a hat on saturday afternoon with no prior notice? should someone be on Defcon 1 at all times in case they're called up for a job?

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:14AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Most people have better things to do with their lives than being "professional protestors".

Tell that to the half a million unemployed.

ascanbe · 09-10-2011 01:15AM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Their intentions may be good but 100 or so people camping out on Dame street isn't going to do anything. Judging by the description of the people currently out there I don't see the general population joining them any time soon.

Give it a while, my friend.
There's a lot of anger and disillusionment in this country at the moment and there's a number of twists of the screw yet to come.

Logical Fallacy · 09-10-2011 01:16AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Not much?

There's more of them there now but most normal people don't give a ****.

Micky, your definition of "normal people" is basically anyone who doesn't go to a protest, as the second you do you are a waster, loser, wanker, unemployed pathetic student etc etc etc.

Stop me if i'm wrong there.

The simple fact is what started as a single location protest has now cropped up in hundreds of sites all over the US and is spreading to other countries.

Whether it has any impact remains to be seen...but it seems to have mobilised people for whatever reason.

mickydoomsux · 09-10-2011 01:17AM

baaaa wrote: »

Tell that to the half a million unemployed.

You're about 10% too high there champ.

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:19AM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

The simple fact is what started as a single location protest has now cropped up in hundreds of sites all over the US and is spreading to other countries.

The only problem is that most "normal" people aren't aware of this:D

partyatmygaff · 09-10-2011 01:20AM

I just had a look at the rest of Occupy Wall Street's list of demands. It looks as if it was written by a college student who had a glance at a Wikipedia article on economics who then decided on a whim to write out a list of poorly thought-out and poorly expressed list of unreasonable demands. I don't see a protest of that standard to have much chance of success.

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:20AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

You're about 10% too high there champ.

Actually the last figure I seen for unemployed was over 600k (if you count those on fas courses etc),champ

mickydoomsux · 09-10-2011 01:21AM

baaaa wrote: »

The only problem is that most "normal" people aren't aware of this:D

They are plenty aware. They just don't care because they realise that we live in an imperfect world where it is simply impossible for everyone to be equal, no matter how much you protest.

woodoo · 09-10-2011 01:21AM

Smelly looking bunch there.

krudler · 09-10-2011 01:21AM

baaaa wrote: »

Most normal people are sheep in fairness.

ironic coming from you :pac:

mickydoomsux · 09-10-2011 01:22AM

baaaa wrote: »

Actually the last figure I seen for unemployed was over 600k (if you count those on fas courses etc),champ

The Live Register, you know the thing that actually counts, says different.

ascanbe · 09-10-2011 01:22AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Most people have better things to do with their lives than being "professional protestors".

You've been around here for quite a while pontificating on economic matters, mickydoomsux, as far as i remember.
And all you ever seem to say is that those who point out we're on the wrong track and need to change are 'doom-mongers', 'rabble-rousers' etc..
You were wrong when you wrote in support of the blanket bank-guarantee and tried to dismiss those who thought it was wrong, you were wrong when you wrote in support of Nama, and tried to dismiss those who pointed out that it was wrong, and you were wrong when you tried to dismiss those who opined that these decisions would ultimately lead to this country's bankruptcy and the arrival of the IMF.
Don't you ever tire of being wrong?

Full.Duck · 09-10-2011 01:23AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Most people have better things to do with their lives than being "professional protestors".

Like what? Complain that the country is gone down the drain and the richest people control 99% of the wealth and do nothing about it?

I would love to see people occupying the park every sunday. Start with a 100, next week 300, next 500, next 1000. Spread the word, soon enough people will start to take notice. It will happen, the only problem is soon enough anarchists will start making a balls of it and the media will spin it that everyone is just trouble makers and it will go nowhere. It can be done, it just has to be done right.

baaaa · 09-10-2011 01:24AM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

The Live Register, you know the thing that actually counts, says different.

Live register is not a measure of unemployment numbers,that's why it says different.

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