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Sunday May 02, 2004 22:07

by David C.

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Self-styled 'heroes' feel important for a day! Public disgusted.

The prospects of a significant turnout in opposition to George W. Bush's visit to Ireland in late June have been greatly diminished by the small, unfocused and antagonistic antics of several hundred self-styled activists. Indymedia has been inundated with gleeful postings by individuals who are excited and exhilarated by interaction with the guards over the weekend. Activists have been comparing themselves to dissidents in Stalin's Soviet Union, to the French resistance and to Che Guevera.

I was arrested!!! :-)
I was doused by a water cannon!!! :-)
A guard hit me with a truncheon!!! :-)
I sat in a private park!!!! :-)
I was a political prisoner!!!! (for 2 hours)!!!!!
I feel so important!! It was all so much FUN!!!!!

Meanwhile the sincerely anti-war public looks on with disgust and pity - certain in its desire to have absolutely nothing to do with these people and with their made-up causes.

This is a disaster for the anti-war majority in Ireland. It is a victory for the US administration, who need not fear broad opposition on June 25/26th.

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Comments (34 of 34)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	I agree	tom	Sun May 02, 2004 22:41
2	Keeping it Peaceful, Keeping it Real	Indy	Sun May 02, 2004 22:47
3	David C	David	Sun May 02, 2004 22:50
4	--	anyoneofyou	Sun May 02, 2004 23:01
5	I don't want to be associated with violence	Call me Al	Sun May 02, 2004 23:14
6	--	anyoneofus	Sun May 02, 2004 23:19
7	it was a disaster	joe	Sun May 02, 2004 23:36
8	question all hierachy	gareth	Sun May 02, 2004 23:55
9	"the urge to destroy is also a creative one."	The burning bush.......	Sun May 02, 2004 23:58
10	Ooh, such mindless violence -it's worse than the Holocost I tell you...	XZBarcalow	Mon May 03, 2004 00:13
11	cop out	a poor hijacked protestor	Mon May 03, 2004 00:46
12	Response to posting	Ciaron	Mon May 03, 2004 00:53
13	Bush's visit	David	Mon May 03, 2004 01:01
14	I hate all this 'we need to build the movement' shite	Ocean	Mon May 03, 2004 01:18
15	Ah this is funny, what a spoof thread!	.	Mon May 03, 2004 01:20
16	fair play to gardai??	garda are scum	Mon May 03, 2004 02:00
17	As Schmidt said...	NeoRepublican	Mon May 03, 2004 02:33
18	"and if you are filmed doing a peacefull protest then their is no need to fear"	Chekov	Mon May 03, 2004 02:44
19	neo-republican:	garda are scum	Mon May 03, 2004 03:06
20	???????????	roeroeroeyourbaton	Mon May 03, 2004 03:39
21	Never Again?	Disgusted	Mon May 03, 2004 10:08
22	Did you believe the newspapers?	Risky Toos	Mon May 03, 2004 12:07
23	?	G	Mon May 03, 2004 12:49
24	How sad	Kevin	Mon May 03, 2004 12:58
25	Serious nonviolent struggle has serious consequences	Ciaron	Mon May 03, 2004 14:01
26	Played	Drbinoche	Mon May 03, 2004 16:07
27	suggestion :-	iosaf	Mon May 03, 2004 16:39
28	"Dont Believe the Hype"	Exactly!	Mon May 03, 2004 18:42
29	Cop on	Adam	Tue May 04, 2004 14:35
30	Re: Played -violence?	T	Tue May 04, 2004 17:26
31	anti-war?	Crumbs	Tue May 04, 2004 17:36
32	Feel the fear and do it anyway	become an organizer	Tue May 04, 2004 18:20
33	Broken Window	Drbinoche	Tue May 04, 2004 20:42
34	power and violence	read further	Wed May 05, 2004 00:03

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