• Looking for a smarter way to manage your heating this winter? We’ve been testing the new Aqara Radiator Thermostat W600 to see how quiet, accurate and easy it is to use around the home. Click here read our review.

Flags soon escalated ... Rape attack on young Sikh womnan

Si_ said:
That doesn't explain why there are protests in the UK against the actions of a country a thousand miles away, when other countries do, and have done, far worse yet get no criticism at all.

(Israel isn't the world's most high tech military, BTW)
Click to expand...

It is also because Israel is an ally.

I believe the disgust in Britain is down to the confluence of circumstances I have mentioned. I can't think of a similar example in my life time. Maybe the siege of Sarajevo. Imagine if the USA blockaded Cuba to stop anybody escaping and then carpet bombed the island continuously for two years. I think that would garner a similar reaction. I have always been pro-Israel and was sympathetic at the start. But they have lost a lot of support, including from huge numbers of Jews worldwide.
 
MNW67 said:
It is also because Israel is an ally.

I believe the disgust in Britain is down to the confluence of circumstances I have mentioned. I can't think of a similar example in my life time. Imagine if the USA blockaded Cuba to stop anybody escaping and then carpet bombed the island continuously for two years. I think that would garner a similar reaction. I have always been pro-Israel and was sympathetic at the start. But they have lost a lot of support, including from huge numbers of Jews worldwide.
Click to expand...
But Saudi is arguably a closer partner than Israel, and they've been bombing Yemen for years with a civilian fatality total vastly greater than Gaza. And the UK and US have not just supplied a few aircraft parts, like they have for Israel, they are undertaking direct bombing raids and have been for some time. I'm not saying this war is unjustified, but if people really do want to protest about Western involvement in the killing of civilians, Gaza is not the best example.

In addition, protesters mostly claim they are 'just protesting genocide'. But they're not. They are protesting one specific example of genocide and ignoring the others. And that's a generous interpretation, because I don't believe that most of them care one jot about civilian deaths, whatever the country.
 
I think people probably overestimate crowds. Roughly how many would you guess are in this photo from yesterday which shows part of the crowd.

1757854481020.png
 
Highway Man said:
I wouldn't worry over it, he has a different opinion to yourself which we know you dislike. Your opinion is right and everyone else that disagrees with you is far right.
Click to expand...
Healthy discussion is great, no issues at all with that.

Lies and misinformation are a different matter.
 
Si_ said:
17,000 approx. That's the Imax.
Click to expand...

I had to Google that yesterday! I couldn't work out where the demo started.

I actually worked it out as about 6,000 based on the crowd density and the area they are covering
 
Last edited:
I think they had a (vicar?) saying the Lords Prayer, not sure if he was a real man of the cloth or not.

It's a funny old game when folk start using religion. If God does exist, how the feck do they know the entity would support what they stand for?

It would be funny if Jesus Christ returned and started preaching that all countries should be opening their doors to literally anyone.

That would stump Yaxley-Lennon, Hopkins et al. who are shouting for a more Christian country.

Christian? You havin' a laugh?

;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Z
  • Locked
"A Society that believes in nothing?"
12 13 14
Replies
195
Views
28K
carmanmemoranda
C
gasbanni
Social workers ..... they know best
Replies
0
Views
2K
gasbanni
gasbanni
N
Alternative punchlines for the literally-minded
Replies
1
Views
1K
TexMex
T
Back
Top