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Thursday July 28, 2005 01:10

by No logo just priciples

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What are your real reasons to turn up at a protest march?

The line between advertising and just plain protesting and lending support? Have we lost the plot

Im getting really sick of people turning up to protests with political banners promoting the fact that they belong to a certain political party.

There is a childish tendancy, much like sheep, to march in a group of people from the same political party.

Baaahahahahahahhaaaa!

In some cases the political party banners are bigger than those which are specific to the protest!

Would it be possible to have marches which maintain the core message by not having any mention of political parties?

I find the gratuitous self promotion of political parties distasteful and distracting - "here take this banner, sponsored by Sinn Fein or the SWP"

"NO piss off, I'd prefer to march with no banner rather than promote your party"

"I am attending a public protest not a party political publicity stunt"

Leave your political party at home when you go out to a public march in future please, keep it neutral and mainstream - just march for the cause in question and dont try to get free advertising

How impossible is that? Would noone turn up?

The floor is open......

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Comments (31 of 31)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	agreed	redcow	Thu Jul 28, 2005 02:44
2	why dont we all just get along?	count me in (im a utopian)	Thu Jul 28, 2005 09:17
3	Why Not ?	By Any Means Necessary	Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:56
4	Hats Flags or headbands get your headbands	Bonzo	Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:00
5	Take politics out of politics	Joe	Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:02
6	Objections understandable - But the whole left movement in Ireland HAS to grow	Michael	Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:11
7	Visual conscription	Ciaron	Thu Jul 28, 2005 15:37
8	Branding	mayoman	Thu Jul 28, 2005 15:49
9	reaction to comments	No logo just priciples	Thu Jul 28, 2005 16:36
10	On the other hand.....always better to be the guard van than the vanguard!	Ciaron	Thu Jul 28, 2005 17:36
11	What I am talking about is attracting	No logo just principles	Thu Jul 28, 2005 17:59
12	Censorship	By Any Means Necessary	Thu Jul 28, 2005 18:07
13	I wonder do you have any evidence for that idea?	R. Isible	Thu Jul 28, 2005 18:10
14	parties showing solidarity and support	hs	Thu Jul 28, 2005 18:16
15	Difference of Opinion	On the One Road	Thu Jul 28, 2005 18:59
16	a suggestion	LOL	Thu Jul 28, 2005 21:19
17	Dares	Mark P	Thu Jul 28, 2005 21:37
18	Well done socialist party	No Logo just principles	Fri Jul 29, 2005 01:43
19	hs - I can think of another. I was there.	Republican	Fri Jul 29, 2005 01:59
20	Don't Argue About Tactics.	By Any Means Necessary	Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:57
21	Rossport 5 Support	m.m.mccarron	Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:44
22	Mondays Irish Times	No Logo just principles	Fri Jul 29, 2005 15:51
23	Madam Wrote an Editorial with Wrong Facts: Repeated Sindo Smears about Intimidation	eeekkkk	Fri Jul 29, 2005 16:02
24	interesting thought no logo	hs	Fri Jul 29, 2005 17:22
25	that is to say...	hs	Fri Jul 29, 2005 17:24
26	Re: hp-sp	By Any Means Necessary	Fri Jul 29, 2005 17:31
27	Im not politically affiliated	No Logo just principles	Fri Jul 29, 2005 18:37
28	Parties and Organisations	Rob Speare	Sat Jul 30, 2005 14:17
29	I've another suggestion, which shows I'm moving forward the agenda in search of concensus,	LOL	Sat Jul 30, 2005 23:32
30	Suggestion	Masters Voice	Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:33
31	Rallies and marches are over rated!	Ciaron	Mon Aug 01, 2005 14:35

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