sydney
tinky ****in winky
have we gone soft...? we went soft years ago ffs...
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London City Airport Runway Shut By Black Lives Matter....
- Thread starter Psychobilly freakout
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have we gone soft...? we went soft years ago ffs...
Not that it matters one jot but there doesn't appear to be anyone of an ethnic origin in that picture of the jerk circle on the runway!
agreed, also it's a bit of a stretch to put the environment under the BLM banner.
This is from the BLM website , anyone here able to translate ?
The Appropriation of Black Struggle
When you adopt Black Lives Matter and transform it into something else (if you feel you really need to do that–see above for the arguments not to), it’s appropriate politically to credit the lineage from which your adapted work derived. It’s important that we work together to build and acknowledge the legacy of Black contributions to the struggle for human rights. If you adapt Black Lives Matter, use the opportunity to talk about its inception and political framing. Lift up Black lives as an opportunity to connect struggles across race, class, gender, nationality, sexuality and disability.
And, perhaps more importantly, when Black people cry out in defense of our lives, which are uniquely, systematically, and savagely targeted by the state, we are asking you, our family, to stand with us in affirming Black lives. Not just all lives. Black lives. Please do not change the conversation by talking about how your life matters, too. It does, but we need less watered down unity and a more active solidarities with us, Black people, unwaveringly, in defense of our humanity. Our collective futures depend on it.
The Appropriation of Black Struggle
When you adopt Black Lives Matter and transform it into something else (if you feel you really need to do that–see above for the arguments not to), it’s appropriate politically to credit the lineage from which your adapted work derived. It’s important that we work together to build and acknowledge the legacy of Black contributions to the struggle for human rights. If you adapt Black Lives Matter, use the opportunity to talk about its inception and political framing. Lift up Black lives as an opportunity to connect struggles across race, class, gender, nationality, sexuality and disability.
And, perhaps more importantly, when Black people cry out in defense of our lives, which are uniquely, systematically, and savagely targeted by the state, we are asking you, our family, to stand with us in affirming Black lives. Not just all lives. Black lives. Please do not change the conversation by talking about how your life matters, too. It does, but we need less watered down unity and a more active solidarities with us, Black people, unwaveringly, in defense of our humanity. Our collective futures depend on it.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
wtf...?? let's face it ....it's white people that are diminishing as a % of the worlds population........these people have had too much cocaine at structure group meetings...
GT49er
Well-known member
Are they claiming credit for the abolition of slavery?
Is it me or are a lot of these direct action protests seem populated by white middle class types, I was watching a documentary the other day about CND and the continuing battle @ HMNB Clyde showing the vast majority of protesters are from England who bus in from all parts of the U.K. Under the banner NIMBY when in fact the base provides considerable work to local people who don't give one jot about sharing this establishment!
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
This point may have already been made before, but what has black people being persecuted got to do with smelly (I assume) white students? Perhaps the water cannon could be deployed, killing two birds with one stone.
KingstonSeagull
New member
Just blast them in back in to the Rowing lake and hope that there is a coaches launch going past at the same time...
Yoda
English & European
Land a plane, they'll either move pretty sharpish or will not be doing it again after hosing the runway clean.
KingstonSeagull
New member
no, it might damage the plane in some way... that would be a real shame...
mona
The Glory Game
No doubt some of them will have rich and influential parents, high court judges etc, so the police have to adopt the ridiculous softly softly approach to the charlatans.
As well as endangering the lives of those on board .
Paul Reids Sock
Well-known member
I see this as a much wider problem - Is raicsm a roblem? Yes, of course it bloody is. But this is going to do nothing to help the campaign other than some internal back slapping. The backlash will cause even more 'us and them'.
The problem I see is that with the political uncertainty, the Brexit, the fall of the pound, unemployment etc. people go to these groups as some form of comfort and getting back at 'the man'. I think that we are going to see more and larger protests not just for BLM but for a number of things. I wouldn't be surprised to see riots again.
The problem I see is that with the political uncertainty, the Brexit, the fall of the pound, unemployment etc. people go to these groups as some form of comfort and getting back at 'the man'. I think that we are going to see more and larger protests not just for BLM but for a number of things. I wouldn't be surprised to see riots again.
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
Is this not a bit of a worry that they were able to get onto a runway so easily, still I suppose it better for them than a terrorist with a gun shooting at a plane taking off or landing.
Living on £20,000 a year they say - that's £10.26 a hour, bit higher than the living wage, although if that £20,000 a year to live on then that must be take home pay so quite a lot more than £10.26
Living on £20,000 a year they say - that's £10.26 a hour, bit higher than the living wage, although if that £20,000 a year to live on then that must be take home pay so quite a lot more than £10.26
Gabbafella
Well-known member
- Aug 22, 2012
- 4,718
They'd start protesting about how the water should have been sent to Africa.
KingstonSeagull
New member
I used to row alongside this runway and it constantly baffled me how easy it was to just get out of a boat and on to the runway...
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
Well-known member
Is Chris Morris filming a new series of Brass Eye?
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Has anybody worked out exactly what the pasty white folk in picture are protesting about yet? Because as far as I can tell relating people flying from City Airport to migrants drowning in the Med is at the very best tenuous.
studio150
Well-known member
The use of such inappropriate language in this of all threads, disgraceful. Do the decent thing and give yourself a 30 day ban.
