I'm being facetious like they are at times.
If I was being truly cheeky, I'd ask for proof that each academic had appropriate qualifications and who financed/finances their work. But I'm not going to do that
Who are "they"?
I'm being facetious like they are at times.
If I was being truly cheeky, I'd ask for proof that each academic had appropriate qualifications and who financed/finances their work. But I'm not going to do that
How was the glider launched?I'm good with that as I've never flown (unless you count a Glider) anyway.
How was the glider launched?
Oh Lordy. Is that one of these theories that academics can’t possibly be objective because they rely on funding to support their work, while the whole weight of capitalism is based on an intrinsic conflict of interest around money!I'm being facetious like they are at times.
If I was being truly cheeky, I'd ask for proof that each academic had appropriate qualifications and who financed/finances their work. But I'm not going to do that
NoOh Lordy. Is that one of these theories that academics can’t possibly be objective because they rely on funding to support their work, while the whole weight of capitalism is based on an intrinsic conflict of interest around money!
I hope the protests work and they get results. Not sure there will be significant results until capitalism is overthrown.
And somebody on here suggested that there us too much black and white in discussions these days....I hope the protests work and they get results. Not sure there will be significant results until capitalism is overthrown.
I agree with a lot of the protestors aims but wonder where the protestors are in China and Brazil and Russia.The Panorama programme last night was good - backed up everything that XR and the experts have been saying. Clearly we can all make changes like revert to electric cars but the government needs to do more to increase charging points ten fold. We can also use cleaner energy in homes, but as it said the government needs to step in to stimulate this around pricing, and defo cut VAT on solar panels etc. We can all cut our footprint drastically and owe it to our kids and grandkids to do so, but the mass changes needed require us to adopt some social responsibility and need government support/incentives. The technology the government are relying on to "wind back the clock" hasn't yet been invented. Calling socially responsible people crusties doesn't help. Anyone in denial is as much a bonehead as our useless politicians who clearly dont want anything to change on their watch - commitments are not enough when you don't back them up with actions. The metropolitan police, banning XR protests is a gross infringement of our rights to free speech and to demonstrate and will surely be thrown out at court. Their brutality against peaceful protesters, I hope also gets punished through the courts. We need to be careful about allowing the UK to become a police state. It isn't what our grandfathers fought for
See if you can go a post on this thread without using the word 'bourgeoisie' ? ?Oh my word...
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They deleted this but still. How arrogant and bourgeoisie does this sound?
...and if this behavior took place anywhere near a football match, or after a football match, I wonder how differently the situation would be dealt with? .... including the rather large chappy in the foreground at the end of the footage, who appears to kick and/or stamp on the protester laid on the platform ?A better video...
It's my personal challenge to get bourgeoisie into every single post.See if you can go a post on this thread without using the word 'bourgeoisie' ? ?
My feeling is that some in ER are quite frustrated with the order in place and wanted to still make their point. They didn't think about the reception they'd receive in Canning Town, or were perhaps assuming that the bubble they exist in is a London wide one. Even the protestors at Shadwell were met with a little force from people who want to get on with their lives.I agree with a lot of the protestors aims but wonder where the protestors are in China and Brazil and Russia.
Trying to stop the London Tube though in my view is pure stupidity. A BA jet? I can just about get that but trains?