tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post7652786078938193331..comments2024-03-29T11:22:18.208+00:00Comments on Mabinogogiblog: Greens must uphold the principle of non-violence.DocRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-49753182627769580752010-11-17T10:05:39.643+00:002010-11-17T10:05:39.643+00:00Thanks, Darren that means a lot to me.
BTW, Bris...Thanks, Darren that means a lot to me. <br /><br />BTW, Bristol Temple Meads has Keep Left signs on the stairs now, and the same applies in Paddington. Streaming of pedestrian flow makes sens, easing <a href="http://http://greenerblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/boris-johnson-could-he-let-us-walk-more.html/" rel="nofollow">peoples' movements about the Great Wen. </a>DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-14498304414572414542010-11-16T22:23:07.374+00:002010-11-16T22:23:07.374+00:00Agree with you totally Richard. Thanks for posting...Agree with you totally Richard. Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />Darren Johnson AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-76011309258727512002010-11-13T13:04:48.556+00:002010-11-13T13:04:48.556+00:00The trouble with peaceful protest is that we all g...The trouble with peaceful protest is that we all go home for tea at 5pm. <br />If we come prepared for ketting, with thermos, sandwiches, sleeping bags, tents and compost toilets, we can do a Tiananmen Square. The Berlin Wall fell when people did not go home at 5pm. You may not think this was a Good Thing, but I do.<br /><br />The other non-violent possibility is the <a href="http://http://greenerblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/stop-cuts-with-general-tea-break.html/" rel="nofollow">General Tea Break.</a>DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-26068930981661988482010-11-13T01:09:15.580+00:002010-11-13T01:09:15.580+00:00Poll Tax - got rid of
Miners' strike - almost...Poll Tax - got rid of<br /><br />Miners' strike - almost won<br /><br />If the miners had grovelled and the we all paid our poll tax and didn't riot, do you seriously think it would have made a difference? If the Iraq war marches had been a bit more passionate then things there might have been different...<br /><br />Anon 37.1<br /><br />When has peacful protest had an impact?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-77588463600873256812010-11-12T19:53:00.489+00:002010-11-12T19:53:00.489+00:00Anon1, Glenn, and Jim - thanks. Jim - I did try a...Anon1, Glenn, and Jim - thanks. Jim - I did try again to navigate from the website, and it is indeed possible, but it is not well signposted.<br /><br />Anon2: I spare you my arguments, patronising or otherwise. Hang on...no, I won't. This is a big issue. Peaceful demonstrations, agreed, can be ignored. Direct action does get media coverage, though it is generally used to diss the issue.<br /><br /><br />So sometimes we do non-violent direct action, civil disobedience, breaking the law, and taking the consequence. I am proud to have been arrested at Faslane.<br /><br />Sometimes NVDA involves violence against property, as when Ploughshares <a href="http://http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news62.htm/" rel="nofollow">smashed up a Hawk jet,</a> and were found not guilty, on the grounds that they were preventing a greater crime. <br /><br />However, NVDA and civil disobedience needs to be well thought through. This Millbank action looks far more like a crowd impulse. I can vouch for this - it is very strong. <br /><br />In the end, if it really comes to a contest of violence, the State is much stronger than us. They have arms, and armour. <br /><br />The Green commitment to non-violence must be reaffirmed by the Party's statements.DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-60771524224042187852010-11-12T19:26:31.107+00:002010-11-12T19:26:31.107+00:00March all day if you like.
Sing songs all day
Ho...March all day if you like.<br /><br />Sing songs all day<br /><br />Hold up your banners<br /><br />It won't change anything.<br /><br />Sometimes, you just have to DO something. <br /><br />And please spare me your patronising arguments - I understand them. I just happen to disagree.<br /><br />Anon. PhD, BSc, PGCE if it bothers anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-65879033860703336522010-11-12T18:11:52.910+00:002010-11-12T18:11:52.910+00:00Policy can be found here http://policy.greenparty....Policy can be found here http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/<br /><br />The policy document is called the PSS.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-28963476406831542742010-11-12T17:51:29.605+00:002010-11-12T17:51:29.605+00:00Great post Richard - I wholeheartedly agree.Great post Richard - I wholeheartedly agree.Glenn Vowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392000659876958930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-43907336841115398232010-11-12T16:59:32.470+00:002010-11-12T16:59:32.470+00:00Thank God! The voice of reason. I’ve been horrifi...Thank God! The voice of reason. I’ve been horrified by the number of Greens, who are disingenuously paying with words to justify violence. The robust and unequivocal press release from Jenny Jones seems to have been withdrawn and replaced with one condemning the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com