Some sanity on day of parasite worship
anon@indymedia.org (Sex Pistol) | 03.06.2012 12:55 | London
With 350 people gathered by 12 O'clock more are expected to swell the ranks of the republican protest. Private security stopping protesters from accessing #jubileeprotest site and the organisers are suggesting people assemble on Tooley St, opposite the Shipwrights Arms. Some are not been able to get their banners out, while others are being prevented from joining the main crowd of republicans.
The rain is on our side as Republicans from across Britain unite for the biggest anti-monarchy protest in modern times. A ray of sanity are meeting at City Hall, as the mass of people wander like zombies towards the river thames in the drizzle, not sure what there is to see or why exactly they are waving those flags. It has been hard to remember a more empty day of national hysteria and good to see at least some are prepared to show their contempt.. Republicans have a powerful and positive message about democratic values and a more imaginative and inspiring form of politics.
anon@indymedia.org (Sex Pistol)
Original article on IMC London:
http://london.indymedia.org/articles/12333
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when the bullshit runs out - we are just left with the cold hard facts
03.06.2012 13:23
You seem to deliberately missed the main point that there are a staggering amount of people supportin the queen across the country. Makes your group look like a bunch girl scouts on a picnic. Here in the rural countryside, I cannot even find one republican.
I'm guessing it is cool to be different/outcast/alternative/etc.... but put a sock in it.
Corgie
Queen of nothing
03.06.2012 15:03
To all you "patriots". have a miserable one.
GFTQ
Unhelpful remarks
03.06.2012 15:12
"A ray of sanity are meeting at City Hall, as the mass of people wander like zombies"
As a Repulican such sneering remarks make my skin crawl. It demonstrates how some within the movement think they are better than everyone else because of their views on the Monarchy.
If we need to win the arguments for Republicaism we need to win people over not insult them.
Dan Factor
anti-monarchist movement
03.06.2012 15:24
i've always seen it as an important issue.
lfgs sekled
How to lose friends and alienate people
03.06.2012 15:54
Good luck with that.
A zombie (therefore i am inferior to you)
naive
03.06.2012 16:06
lol actually thinks that the weather takes sides!
i thought it was to do with science myself.
but hey, you can't reason with these religion nutters
i guess you have that otherwise you would have nothing ;)
Now be a good little republican and go back to live in your little box.
shameful
For goodness sake.
03.06.2012 16:14
First with your wars, then with your 'secularism' and now this with the Jubilee. The weathers crap and its now pissing down all over the UK. Its been lovely up until now!
Stop annoying God.
The Matriarch.
What's not to love?
03.06.2012 16:24
The Sane Society (1955).
Eric Fromm
@shameful
03.06.2012 16:30
Now get yer soggy ass back to worshipping old scrote face with her crown of shame.
GFTQ
indymedia is doomed
03.06.2012 16:35
thereisnohope
Yar.
03.06.2012 16:50
Never a truer word spoken.
In amongst the pomp...there is now circumstance.
P.S Why does that other poster keep obsessing over Indymedia being doomed...by posting messages to Indymedia - about it being doomed!!!!
anonymous
@G
03.06.2012 17:03
No. The weather doesn't take sides. Your attempt at claiming a victory for your cause because it just happened to rain is feeble and desperate.
"Now get yer soggy ass back to worshipping old scrote face with her crown of shame."
Shouldn't you be busy writing up about how the next thing on the nation's calendar is going to make you miserable and downtrodden? Olympics by chance?
soggy backside
Don't forget to buy your Pimms
03.06.2012 17:16
Dunno - its as inexplicable as the queen loving entity that is enjoying the celebrations by sitting art a computer posting to Indymedia when they could be out there enjoying the bunting, flage and conversation about what a marvelous woman Liz is.
and lets not forget how lovely Diana was
G*d.
03.06.2012 17:34
Now we all know that if it had been hot, sunny and beautiful some jerk on TV would have hinted that God is well pleased and the weather had been especially laid on just for today's festivities.
But unfortunately it pissed down instead.
So..?
Damp Squib.
Indymedia troll spotted and identified.
03.06.2012 17:42
Indymedia troll spotted on Thames during Jubilee washout.
The Indymedia troll has been spotted on one of the barges in the sodden flotilla in the Thames during the Jubilee celebrations.
We know its him because he's still wearing his glasses under his superhero outfit!!!
Troll spotter.
Hmmmm.
03.06.2012 17:46
Providing it doesn't get bombed that is.
Jason Bourne.
joining the dots for the hard of thinking
03.06.2012 17:48
GFTQ's comment is full of shit. The weather has no correlation with the Jubilee.
a brain dead zombie
hoho
03.06.2012 17:57
george w bush
hurrrumph
03.06.2012 17:57
it does now.
non attendee
Jubilee
03.06.2012 18:10
Big ship, little willy's.
You're better off doing a quick search of that big aircraft carrier parked in the Thames. They like bombing things!
Jason Bourne.
reasonable
03.06.2012 19:31
From what I ascertain, it didn't swell but remained flaccid.
> A ray of sanity are meeting at City Hall, as the mass of people wander like zombies towards the river thames in the drizzle, not sure what there is to see or why exactly they are waving those flags.
My guess is they waved the flags and were supporting the Queen. Just a guess mind.
Surprised you couldn't work this out for yourself.
> It has been hard to remember a more empty day of national hysteria and good to see at least some are prepared to show their contempt.
99.99% of Indymedia is moaning about something or other.
> Republicans have a powerful and positive message about democratic values and a more imaginative and inspiring form of politics.
Hardly. About as much power as yapping dog.
troll
Mugs
03.06.2012 19:52
GodSaveTheQueef
Ah the weather element
03.06.2012 21:30
Another 40 people were treated by medics on the banks of the Thames after the parade was beset by heavy downpours
By the time boats reached Tower Bridge, many of their occupants were shivering. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said.
There were reports of people coming in, being very cold and very wet.
We treated 46 people and six of them were taken to hospital. They were all very cold.
Their conditions are not said to be serious. Temperatures remained around 12C during the parade which was hit by drizzle from 3.30pm."
itv news
Drizzle on your parades
Elitism
03.06.2012 23:14
One of the things that bothers me about the current Republican movement is that it appears very white and middle class. More needs to be done to reach out to working class people and those from ethnic minorities. Pro Monarchy sentiment seems to be very strong amongst the poor, maybe because they see it as a form of escapism. So insulting them as "zombies" isn't going to win them over.
Dan Factor
Militarism.
03.06.2012 23:39
Can you imagine President Cameron or God forbid, President Blair!!!
But I don't have anytime for this militarism in the Royal family either. Not that long ago, Prince Harry, complete ignoramus he is, was sitting in a shed in Afghanistan blatting off a machine gun. I then recall him being involved in drone strikes!
If you take the 1.2 million that are reported to have turned out in London today and put that in context with the 1 Million that turned out to oppose the war in Iraq, you can see that today's event was a washout in more than one sense.
The war in Iraq was overwhelmingly wrong, and the royals are an institutional part of that wrong. No amount of stage managed pomp will now undo that damage. To see the royal family decked out like a military mafia is very unpleasant in this day and age.
Attitudes in the UK have changed toward the military and that must be understood across the board.
The royals really do look outdated now.
Wedlock
Sunny again.
04.06.2012 07:39
God is pleased again.
The Matriarch.
Options are our own
04.06.2012 09:02
People are adults and have their own opinions. Your opinions are no better or important than theirs. If you don't like that fact that most people yesterday supported the Monarchy then boo-hoo.
Wedock. The military is a vital element of this country's defence. It always has been. From defending the country against Hitler's army, to defending the residents on the Falkland's Islands, or defending us from terrorism, the military has played a vital role. The day we get rid of our military is the day we are screwed and go down the tiolet like so many other countries have. No thanks
Mars
Elitist across the board
04.06.2012 09:50
The republican's are elitist too. Check out the article these comments apply to.
Anyone who has a slightly interest in politics is elitist because politics = tell other people how to run their lives.
anon
Nationalism & arrogance.
04.06.2012 09:55
Let me tell you something about the military sonny.
The vast majority of those serving do so because they have no qualification to do anything else. The rest are out on an adventure because they've been brought of on the spartan-like adoge model, killing foreigners appeals to their sense of nationalist pride.
Without the military, those people are out of a job and on the streets..
To a man, to a woman, they have nothing but contempt for the people of the UK. I know this, because I have listened to them.
But the feral British military is not what's being discussed here.
The Royal families obsessive representation of themselves in military uniform at official events is the problem. Prince Harry shooting off rounds in Afghanistan is the problem, Jingoist displays of mindless kow-towing to the military is the problem.
The Queen is head of state, and that state is mightily fed up with its self-important and visibly tainted military.
Wedlock
Misguided understanding
04.06.2012 10:07
Time to face facts and discuss how we can change people's minds.
Anarchist
"overwhelming support for the Monarchy"
04.06.2012 10:31
I think not, more like the sheep doing as they are told by the Zionist Press as usual.
"Watch this singing contest"
"Support that football team"
"Cheer the soldiers"
"Wave flag at old German woman floating past"
The majority of people do not even understand how or why they are manipulated by the Zionist media that runs their lives.
Sees the bigger picture
Seeing things
04.06.2012 10:36
Tripe! I don't think so. More like people not thinking the same way you do, and you getting your knickers in a twist about it because you can't accept that.
Walking dead
@ Walking dead
04.06.2012 10:39
Sees the bigger picture
sheep?
04.06.2012 10:41
the shepherd?!!
or God?!!!!!
inferior little lamb with no brain
Predictions
04.06.2012 10:54
I got a feeling someone is going to call someone else a troll very soon
Follow that up with blaming the Masons
Then we might get a troll hunter
After that will be a recognition of state paid agents
Possibly followed by someone accusing someone else Hitler
Then it will finally culminate in someone saying this is the end of indymedia
Then someone will post a comment calming things down and bringing sense back to things
Then it will repeat all again ad-infinitum
Nostradamus
Post of the month by "Nostradamus"
04.06.2012 11:08
No Longer A Regular
trolls
04.06.2012 11:17
Most seem to be on this comment thread
anarchist
Sheep here on Indy as well
04.06.2012 11:19
TV and advertising combined with a dishonest political process that ensures only the Elite's favoured candidates are in a position to win guarantees that people focus on items like
1 fashion, I must wear what that thin woman is wearing so men will like me
2 education, if I get this piece of paper I will get a better job and be able to buy things that will make people like me
3 nationalism, I am part of a large number of people who agree with me so I must be right. Let's all go buy the same things to show our individuality.
4 democracy, I have voted for the person that the media told me to so I must have 'elected' them.
5 dissent, I can wave a banner and go on a march so I must be in a 'free' country. The power elite are listening to me because I am shouting.
Sees the bigger picture
Laughing
04.06.2012 11:20
Amused
update
04.06.2012 11:43
casualties united
@The zionist hater
04.06.2012 11:51
1 fashion, I must wear what that thin woman is wearing so men will like me
Wrong. You can wear what you want. Interestingly, more people are going for the 'fat-look' every single day. And their are plenty of marketing campaigns targetting it. So you're argument is flawed.
2 education, if I get this piece of paper I will get a better job and be able to buy things that will make people like me
People get a good education because it is useful to them. Some people don't want to settle with being poor, so decide to get a good level of skills and do something about it. Others get the skills because they want to do a particular job that is of interest to them, and need those skills to do it. Eg. someone who likes working with animals and wants to become a zoologist needs to get an education to do so. Fat lot of use a zoologist would be if they didn't know what they were doing.
3 nationalism, I am part of a large number of people who agree with me so I must be right. Let's all go buy the same things to show our individuality.
Or, you can be an outcast and be smug about how superior you are to the sheep.
4 democracy, I have voted for the person that the media told me to so I must have 'elected' them.
Lies......... You can vote for who you want to. You go in the ballet room and put a X across the name you want. Or none at all. Nobody is forcing you to do anything - this isn't some banana republic. You are a liar.
5 dissent, I can wave a banner and go on a march so I must be in a 'free' country. The power elite are listening to me because I am shouting.
You are of course free to leave at anytime if you are that unhappy to be here.
single cell lifeform with no consciousness
Good to know
04.06.2012 11:53
So that's 0.0004% of those attending. The other 99.9996% of the population can clearly be trusted to exercise some level of judgement when presented with rain and cold weather.
Owns pocket calculator
haha
04.06.2012 11:57
Excellent. I was in a nice warm raincoat and was gloating about how the imperialist royal lovers were getting cold
Republican Protestor who was there
obvious troll
04.06.2012 12:29
fuck off from indymedia
troll hunter
State agents
04.06.2012 12:42
regular
@Obvious Trolling
04.06.2012 12:50
Anarchist
End of a reign.
04.06.2012 13:18
The Jubilee is theatre. Theatre is a requirement of entertaining the masses in order to keep control over the agenda of dependence. This is how you do it, this is how we want you to live. These are the values we want you to have. If you play the game, according to our rules, we will give you access to the range of dependencies we have on offer.
The royals call themselves 'the firm' for a reason. Its a business. They control the agenda and the money, you control your loyalty to it.
There's no choice here, Just the illusion of choice. All you have to do, is accept that you are a subject of the business. That's how it works.
The people posting a defence of this here, are people who have already made a choice to be dependent. Obviously, meeting others who refuse or decline to go along with it is irritating for them. It highlights their own dependency and makes them uncomfortable.
As another poster above brilliantly points out, they have a strategy when faced with what makes them uncomfortable.
Its the Zionists, its the trolls, its conspiracy theory, its state agents, You're all mad/jealous/stupid. We represent the people in their entirety. Indymedia is doomed.
Don't take is personally...its just business. We are not in this to waste our time. We are here for a reason, and a very good reason.
Wedlock.
take a walk welock
04.06.2012 13:37
Thats all great. You are probably right about the Monarchy having a lot of offer the people (if they abide to the games rules). I suppose that is why people prefer the monarchy - because they have a lot to offer. If you had all the answers, people would side with you instead.
Your thought process seems to revolve around the idea that other people that havn't different views to yours are not in control of their own thought processes. Ie. if their view is different, then they are clearly brain-washed / insane / or incapable of thinking.
You almost seem like you want to take the decision out of the people's hands because they are incapable of making decisions, and make it for them. Accept that people have and are making their choices. Maybe in 100 years things will change, but they will change for valid reasons, not simply because you want them to. All this nonsense about how people are incapable of thinking and how you could think for them and they need showing the way whether they like it or not, just makes you sound like a fascist.
believe in the right to think for self
How to think.
04.06.2012 13:52
You're getting ahead of yourself. What I am doing is postulating a view.
I am not, and have not, told you how to think.
Are you trying to call me a fascist because you think I'm a fascist, or because I missed that out of my list of things loyalists like to do when confronted with things they find uncomfortable?
Wedlock.
Funny how most anti-monarchists are all unemployed losers
05.06.2012 10:55
Realist
Irony
05.06.2012 12:41
The reason I am fat is the food companies fault.
The reason I am poor is the governments fault.
The reason I spend all my money on consumerism and betting is capitalism's fault.
The reason I end up in prison is clearly not my fault.
NO LEADERS! NO MASTERS! NO GODS!
Anarchist
This is a green violet.
05.06.2012 14:19
And:
"Blah blah blah blah NO LEADERS! NO MASTERS! NO GODS!"
For the fool who does not want leaders or master or Gods let me say this.
A Leader represents the direction you yearn to take. That is sent by God. That which demands you follow you must follow. If it is an imposter, your journey is none the less an important one. You will learn, and so will they. A leader is not your Master.
A Master is that which you will become through your dedication and perseverence. Live long, and you will collect all the knowledge there is to collect. Those who make you their Master, and who are as capable as you, will not become your servant. A Master is not your leader.
A God is a kingdom. Without a God, there are no leaders, there are no Masters, there are no kingdoms. Just a world of birds, insects and fish.
God is not your leader, is not your master, is not YOUR God.
If you say "NO LEADERS! NO MASTERS! NO GODS!", then you say you want no human on earth. Those you are prepared to tolerate, you want to have nothing but everlasting hunger.
You are Evil incarnate, but you are not who you say you are.
Say it again so we can be sure.
Squaw.
definitions according to an English dictionary not a Voodoo one
05.06.2012 15:04
leader (noun)
a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
master (noun)
an owner of a slave, animal, etc.
an employer of workers or servants.
God (noun)
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute: the God of Islam.
(lowercase) one of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.
Anarchist
Yes, well!
05.06.2012 17:05
Howl like a monkey, bark like a dog.
P.S What dictionary did you use? Nuttall's, Cambridge, Oxford, The Daily Mirror's Compendium of Populist Stupidity?
Squaw.
Will The Last One To Leave Please Turn Out The Lights
05.06.2012 21:13
But, we can safely assume that this is now officially the end of Indymedia.
Walter
save it for the revolution
05.06.2012 21:14
that will be a good day.
killemall
Keep on, keeping on.
05.06.2012 23:01
Would that be the 118th or 119th time you have said that!
I lost count.
Squaw
Loyalism is stoooopid.
05.06.2012 23:08
The reason I am fat is the food companies fault.
The reason I am poor is the governments fault.
The reason I spend all my money on consumerism and betting is capitalism's fault.
The reason I end up in prison is clearly not my fault. ---
I don't smoke, I am not fat, I am not poor, I have money, I have never been in prison.
I am an anti-Capitalist.
Next.
Anarchist