Current Affairs London Protests

[Prevenger17]

We will still be here in 20 years time and beyond mate

Maybe they're protesting out of hope that this won't be the case? You know, like every protest that has ever happened/

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Do you think there will be a positive end result from all this??

I have no idea. Nor has anyone in the history of protests known whether their protest would be successful until it was.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Protesting will achieve nothing! Educating people will. You can’t bring a law in to tackle racism, it’s in people’s mindset on how they’ve been brought up, no law or protesting will change that once it’s already there.

You could probably get around to prosecuting cops who kill people, though.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

You could probably get around to prosecuting cops who kill people, though.

Or taking steps that have been statistically proven to reduce the number of deaths at the hands of police.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

REALLY? You genuinely don't believe there's a cause that could warrant mass protests irrespective of the pandemic?

If Boris declares a military junta then yeah mass protests might be acceptable.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

If Boris declares a military junta then yeah mass protests might be acceptable.

So it's a matter of degrees then

 

[ToffeeTim]

Yeah. Protesting (often while wearing face coverings and socially distancing) against systemic racism and the murder of black people by police, by people desperate to see change in the world is just as bad as a top govt aide/co-PM going on a jolly to a beauty spot a few hundred miles away then lying to the nation about it.

It's not the same of course.

Although I did see people on news in London, and on the local news in Belfast, and lots weren't wearing masks. The crowds were possibly too big in London to be able to distance. It looked that way on TV, although I wasn't there so can't say for sure.

People will have had to make up there own mind whether they wanted to go, versus the potential risk of the virus. I don't know how big the risk was in the crowds but I'm sure there was some degree of risk. I'm all for personal responsibility but you have to accept the risk when you go into a large crowd.

 

[Sadken]

That's a decision for the people attending, isn't it?

Yes, and considering black people are more likely to die from it, it's a very big decision.

 

[Moomin]

Can't wait for @Zatara to do a thread about dating women and use quotes from Fred West and Ted Bundy.

 

[Prevenger17]

REALLY? You genuinely don't believe there's a cause that could warrant mass protests irrespective of the pandemic?

Like, I am fully supportive of the cause, and I get the timing of it in the context of what is happening in the US. But a disaster is happening in London and hundreds of people continue to die each day from it. Can you not see why some would think putting mass gatherings on hold until we're through the worst would be a good idea? It's hard to phrase that in a way which doesn't undermine people's grievances

 

[Sadken]

In my opinion I don't think it's right to call them idiots. They're protesting for a just cause.

And risking their lives .

 

[Papa Shango]

You could probably get around to prosecuting cops who kill people, though.

Ugh, take your lefty rhetoric elsewhere!

 

[Charro]

Can't wait for @Zatara to do a thread about dating women and use quotes from Fred West and Ted Bundy.

Both a pair of shaggers to be fair.

 

[Tubey]

Like, I am fully supportive of the cause, and I get the timing of it in the context of what is happening in the US. But a disaster is happening in London and hundreds of people continue to die each day from it. Can you not see why some would think putting mass gatherings on hold until we're through the worst would be a good idea? It's hard to phrase that in a way which doesn't undermine people's grievances

I must admit that is my thinking too.

Protesting about black lives mattering whilst simultaneously help the spread of a disease that disproportionately kills BAME groups is... odd to say the least.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Like, I am fully supportive of the cause, and I get the timing of it in the context of what is happening in the US. But a disaster is happening in London and hundreds of people continue to die each day from it. Can you not see why some would think putting mass gatherings on hold until we're through the worst would be a good idea? It's hard to phrase that in a way which doesn't undermine people's grievances

I can absolutely see that in an ideal world that would be the way to go.

I can also absolutely see how people have reached the end of their rope with the situation they are protesting, and feel compelled to act now. And I find it absurd to see people comparing it to Cummings going off on his jollies.