IanMoore3000I'm curious as to how many people are taking part in the fuel protests. There are some big vehicles parked on O'Connell Street but the crowd of protesters by the bridge earlier was pretty titchy.
Calamity Joan š·@IanMoore3000 There were quite a lot this afternoon and evening, but I think numbers were swelled by a mix of groups coming up in solidarity (motorbike clubs), hijackers (petit-fash racists), and day-trippers (jackeens taking tractor selfies).
HarriettMB@clickhere @IanMoore3000 Iām hoping that the exposing of many of these leaders being right wing fash with criminal convictions of one type or another, and that their accounts on social media are shown as deceptive [under false flag information] will make a lot of people think again. Also, as people see less fuel available, less goods in shops etc, they might realise this is not the way to make their concerns known.
@HarriettMB @IanMoore3000 Fingers crossed, but I'm not sure. I heard about something around (I think) the Tyrone/Donegal border. I hope that's not the start of something more..
Raul Portales@HarriettMB @clickhere @IanMoore3000 often times, making other people uncomfortable is the only way to move things forward. We've seen it often with worthy causes and minorities that were ignored for a long time.
That being said, you can also be wrong on your claims and be a racist bigot and have even less sympathy when you create such disruption.
That being said, you can also be wrong on your claims and be a racist bigot and have even less sympathy when you create such disruption.
@Sh41 Hello šš¼ worthy cause and minority here, with years of experience making other people uncomfortable and moving things forward.
These (mostly) men weren't seeking to improve society: they were looking for public money handouts to bail out their businesses; and the blockades were actively threatening the whole of Irish society. That's before we get to the racism, threats and violence, criminal convictions, far-right hijackers, and much more.
So no.
@clickhere @HarriettMB @IanMoore3000 I might not have explained myself properly, because I agree with you š¤