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The Farming Protest @ Dublin City Centre

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    #32
    PopePalpatine
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    I haven't encountered any delays myself (coming in on the North Circular Rd), either they're approaching from the south or they're getting a taste of Dublin traffic.


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    #33
    suicide_circus
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    can you drive a tractor on the m50? :D


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    #34
    is_that_so
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    suicide_circus wrote: »
    German and Dutch farmers have been doing similar protest recently
    Have they been successful? As stated earlier this one seems to be a hodge podge of unconnected demands. The M50 threat is beyond stupid and won't win any friends nor support.


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    #35
    is_that_so
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    No harm

    Softly softly has got the farmers and rural Ireland fcuk all

    Sorry but there’s unreal anger out there.

    It needs to be adequately addressed.

    Acting angrily just means postponing the adult part of the conversation and everyone else sits on the moral high ground until people stop venting like intemperate children.


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    #36
    [Deleted User]
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    suicide_circus wrote: »
    can you drive a tractor on the m50? :D

    Hopefully, I could do with a day off.


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    Omackeral
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    doubt it, protests nowadays seem to entrench people

    They're also a dime a dozen. Hard to give a fiddlers when it's something else every other week.


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    #38
    Wanderer78
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    Omackeral wrote: »
    They're also a dime a dozen. Hard to give a fiddlers when it's something else every other week.

    you d have to ask, why is there so many protests!


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    #39
    Collie D
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    People in dublin are living in a bubble. Maybe they will wake up if they are disrupted a bit.

    Again as you seemed to have missed it earlier...what should we do?


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    mariaalice
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    Although I support them, social media does seem to be making protesting worst all sort of demands get tacked on to the main issue cranks with minor or obscure demands get tagged on the issue, those who want to vent at the government get tagged on to the protest.

    Its happening everywhere and may be linked to ideas about the supposed end of democracy


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    #41
    Nermal
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    Too late to cancel the broadband?


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    #42
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    People in dublin are living in a bubble. Maybe they will wake up if they are disrupted a bit.

    People in Dublin are keeping most of the country afloat.


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    #43
    Beechwoodspark
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    Collie D wrote: »
    Again as you seemed to have missed it earlier...what should we do?

    Come out and support the protest is what ppl should do


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    is_that_so
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    you d have to ask, why is there so many protests!
    There's generally one of some form outside the Dail almost every day. It's called democracy and freedom of speech Anyone with an axe to grind can protest and usually does.


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    mariaalice
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Come out and support the protest is what ppl should do

    What would that do, does the government really have the power to force the main meat company to pay more or operate in a different way.

    Remember we live in a free capitalist( sort of ) of society any interference fro the government and the produces would be straight to the courts.


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    Wanderer78
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    There's generally one of some form outside the Dail almost every day. It's called democracy and freedom of speech Anyone with an axe to grind can protest and usually does.

    something is going wrong though, there does seem to be a growing number of protests now


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    Omackeral
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    you d have to ask, why is there so many protests!

    Not including this one as such but there's definitely a few constants in various protests in Dublin City in recent times.

    -Same people involved no matter what.

    -Hijacking for their own means.

    -Professional protesters who'd rather cause disturbances than actually work.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    mariaalice wrote: »
    What would that do, does the government really have the power to force the main meat company to pay more or operate in a different way.

    Remember we live in a free capitalist( sort of ) of society any interference fro the government and the produces would be straight to the courts.

    They should look for us to leave the EU if they want that level of market control.


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    #49
    Wanderer78
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    mariaalice wrote: »
    What would that do, does the government really have the power to force the main meat company to pay more or operate in a different way.

    Remember we live in a free capitalist( sort of ) of society any interference fro the government and the produces would be straight to the courts.

    free market! i think not!


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    Omackeral
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Come out and support the protest is what ppl should do

    People need to work and go to school


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    #51
    is_that_so
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    something is going wrong though, there does seem to be a growing number of protests now
    I really don't think so. The big ones just get highlighted more. Social media does magnify things especially the "anger".


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    #52
    D3V!L
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    they're going to make loads of friends by making people an hour late home in the evenings :mad:


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    Collie D
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Come out and support the protest is what ppl should do

    Have more important **** to do. Also I don’t have a tractor. Also I don’t see the point. What would the end result be? Are you there?


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    mariaalice
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    something is going wrong though, there does seem to be a growing number of protests now

    It a form of entertainment watching the various protesters outside the Dail.

    Get worried if we see any sort of daft left joining the Farmers the water protester did not lead the revolution maybe the farmers will.


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    Wanderer78
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    I really don't think so. The big ones just get highlighted more. Social media does magnify things especially the "anger".

    oh i think so, what we re witnessing is monopolization of our economies, and this is one of its outcomes


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    #56
    Thinkingaboutit
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    I cannot be sure I'd agree with all their positions (if they have an agreed platform), but in this country if you don't protest, you're stepped on / ignored, like PAYE workers. There were PAYE protests in the past. Maybe it could be done again? Protests don't always achieve things immediately, but it can make politicians far more cautious.


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    #57
    is_that_so
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    mariaalice wrote: »
    It a form of entertainment watching the various protesters outside the Dail.

    Get worried if we see any sort of daft left joining the Farmers the water protester did not lead the revolution maybe the farmers will.
    Nah, they'd just split instantly over what the revolution was!


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    #58
    king size mars bar
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    Nice to see Irish people every now and then make a stand for what they believe in. This country is ran so poorly for long and what do we do about ....nothing just get up go to work pay taxes on everything and then go home to watch the news and how our taxes are been wasted.
    It's not the government that's to blame it's us as a people because we take all this **** and say or do nothing. I mean what kind of people are we that looks at loved ones lying on a trolley in a corridor , lets people die over religious beliefs, has a generation now that will not be able to buy a home, have families living in hotel rooms or worse on the streets, I could go on and all this will go until we all get up like these farmers and say enough is enough we want change.
    Sorry for my rant but it seems our country is broken.


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    #59
    is_that_so
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    oh i think so, what we re witnessing is monopolization of our economies, and this is one of its outcomes
    It really isn't. Most protests are around abortion and suchlike thing with a peppering of unknown local issues and then the usual suspects do get a run out about once a month over something.


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    #60
    Beechwoodspark
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    To ppl saying they have work/lives so can’t go and join the protest

    What the hell do you think the farmers are doing-do you think this is all for the craic and a lark trip to dublin ?

    Ppl are so so so so frustrated

    Mixed with sheer anger

    This protest is a result of that.

    I wish it had been addressed by the minister and his govt but no.

    Rural Ireland has had to take its grievances to central dublin and they should be addressed.


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    #61
    Plumbthedepths
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    Collie D wrote: »
    Have more important **** to do. Also I don’t have a tractor. Also I don’t see the point. What would the end result be? Are you there?

    Ah stop this was the lad that was an ardent supporter of the recent Extinction Rebellion protests in Dublin but wouldn't take a day off to show his support. He's a wind up merchant in my opinion.


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