RapierFugue -> RE: London Protests Turn Violent With Parliament Under Siege Protesters are now fighting with polic (12/17/2010 7:15:37 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Aneirin I am at college, and I am a student, albeit a mature one, I have had my college email box bombarded with calls to join the protests and have recently been asked personally, to which I refused. When asked why I was unwilling to fight, I replied, because it serves no purpose except for the media to use it to do the government's will, there is not enough interest and support from other similarly affected sectors of society, which is alienating the students who will be seen to be the usual suspects of various political entities that will be ridiculed by the press. Besides, I hate the police and that is a good enough reason to keep clear of them, ( unless I can stand away with my sling and a goodly supply of rotten eggs), as thugs exist everywhere, inciters and all sorts. Further to that, there is no fucking point, the government as always will do as it pleases, the bill has gone through end of story. The reply to that was myself being a mature student am effectively brainwashed into accepting the status quo. Which is very true, the older we get, and in some cases, the more successful in business we get, the less inclined we become towards taking action for the things that affect our lives. But since coming out of the armed forces with an education, which was actually instrumental in myself quitting, I have vowed never to fight for a country again, only myself and mine, the people that matter to me if threatened. The help on the transition to civvy street was non existant and it caused me problems for a good few years, it is like being tipped out of a box where one had lived most of their lives, I guess similar to those who have spent long tiomes in prison. I haven't got anything to add, other than to say I quite enjoyed reading that post, so thanks. (genuinely, not sarcastically, BTW - it's an interesting post).
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