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| long time no see |
Posted - 14/08/2007 : 10:56:28 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1279750,00.html
Live Link and Video.
People want to get away on Holiday not get a Militant in the way of it.
This bunch will not stop the Heathrow Expansion. if they were brave they would have gone to Parliament Sq getting better interviews.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,2148265,00.html

They have a mixture on that field but they may ,in effect, also let Terrorists in without knowing. That is what some Police claim.
Sign Of The Times. |
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| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 23:26:06 The swords are little too shiny but never mind that - what the hell is that woman in the foreground done up as?? With the modern blouse underneath her greenery...o dear, send for the Authenticity Police! |
| moon23 |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 14:26:48 quote: Originally posted by Borninhove

That brew of moon's is good!
Hey I may rant and talk a load of shit, but I know how to have a good time.
p.s.
how did you get that picture of me!  |
| Borninhove |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 13:53:58

That brew of moon's is good! |
| moon23 |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 13:39:01 quote: Originally posted by Daveb
Is an assumption made with magic mushrooms. Recipe please!
Take a pinch of pre-conception
Stir well with some dried liberty cap (whilst avoiding the authoritarian state that has now made this activity illegal)
Now add some hot water to create an existential broth, drink broth whilst dancing widdershins around Hollinbury Hillfort.
Leave to settle for half an hour with ale and wait for the giggles to rise.
Finally begin your assertions and the assumption, alternatively ask the elves and they will give you further directions.
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| Daveb |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 13:22:01 Is an assumption made with magic mushrooms. Recipe please! |
| moon23 |
Posted - 23/08/2007 : 12:40:43 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote: Originally posted by moon23
No , my favourite muddy field has magic mushrroms growing in it 
Oops sorry my mistake ... I thought what with your waxing lyrically ...
Yes your mistake becuase you made assumptions. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 13:44:34 quote: Originally posted by moon23
No , my favourite muddy field has magic mushrroms growing in it 
Oops sorry my mistake ... I thought what with your waxing lyrically ... |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 13:43:16 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote: Originally posted by moon23
What so now feminist protestors are to blam as well? - Sorry smelly, ill-educated, Hariy Feminist protestors (Thought if I joined in with the cliches I might win you over )
Anyone who goes of half cocked without thoroughly considering all the ramifications is at fault. Whether that is that mob in your favourite muddy field or over opinionated feminists of whatever gender.
Shouting the loudest is not always the best way of getting the most suitable results.
No , my favourite muddy field has magic mushrroms growing in it  |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 13:20:43 quote: Originally posted by moon23
What so now feminist protestors are to blam as well? - Sorry smelly, ill-educated, Hariy Feminist protestors (Thought if I joined in with the cliches I might win you over )
Anyone who goes of half cocked without thoroughly considering all the ramifications is at fault. Whether that is that mob in your favourite muddy field or over opinionated feminists of whatever gender.
Shouting the loudest is not always the best way of getting the most suitable results. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 13:18:20 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote: Originally posted by moon23
These protesters could put their chains to better use and keep women likeyourself chained to the Kitchen. This is true 
It is women that gt women unchained Moon and don't for one moment think that it is either you or your ilk of ill informed protesters that had anything to do with it. In fact it is thanks to the baying mobs of flipping protesters that we only got half way to full emancipation.
What so now feminist protestors are to blam as well? - Sorry smelly, ill-educated, Hariy Feminist protestors (Thought if I joined in with the cliches I might win you over ) |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 13:08:05 quote: Originally posted by moon23
These protesters could put their chains to better use and keep women likeyourself chained to the Kitchen. This is true 
It is women that gt women unchained Moon and don't for one moment think that it is either you or your ilk of ill informed protesters that had anything to do with it. In fact it is thanks to the baying mobs of flipping protesters that we only got half way to full emancipation. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 12:20:20 quote: Originally posted by Borninhove
Yes, but what is more likely to make a major corporation change its environmentally-damaging policies: financial expediency or dressing up in a clown suit and attacking a police officer?
Fiancial Expediency.
The people who dress up as clowns do so to make it light-hearted and try and ease the tensions caused by large amounts of riot police with their batons at the ready. Have you any evidence that they were 'attacing police officers?' or is this just more bollocks sterotyping?
The Rebel Clown Insurgance movement is totaly differnt group of people then the Black Bloc anarchist or the Wombles who do have a violent agenda. I didn't see any groups of masked up anarchist in the pictures I saw though.
Face it this wasn't a violent protest.
The Countryside alliance are more likely to have a scrap with the police then this bunch of fluff bunnies. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 12:04:01 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote: Originally posted by moon23
Hebbden Bridge in Yorkshire is now the second town to go plastic bag free. This was organized by some local women organizing themselves. This is the adaptive change and it's fantastic. Local people achieving what their government and powerful business failed to do.
What you are failing to acknowledge Moon is that those women acted without chaining themselves to railings or super-gluing themselves to revolving doors. They did not cause the involvement of the emergency services and did not waste precious man-hours that are all going to have to be funded by the taxpayer.
Changes like that are coming about and will continue to come about regardless of the crusty elements in their self absorbed righteous indignation. And precisely because of the adaptive and self preserving nature of mankind that BiH referred to.
Yes I always mentioned I think lobyying is better than direct action. However without all the press attention that was created by the protest movement in the past, would they have known about environmental issues?
These protesters could put their chains to better use and keep women likeyourself chained to the Kitchen. This is true  |
| Borninhove |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 12:03:17 Yes, but what is more likely to make a major corporation change its environmentally-damaging policies: financial expediency or dressing up in a clown suit and attacking a police officer? |
| thedelboy |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:48:32 that big boy made me write it "honest"   |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:46:20 quote: Originally posted by thedelboy
arf arf women "chained "Hopefully pregnant barefoot to the kitchen sink oh I do think the victorian blokes had some wonderfull Ideas!!(Del legs it before the furore)
Just wait till I get hold of them there crutches del ... you won't be legging it then   |
| thedelboy |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:44:19 arf arf women "chained "Hopefully pregnant barefoot to the kitchen sink oh I do think the victorian blokes had some wonderfull Ideas!!(Del legs it before the furore) |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:36:42 quote: Originally posted by moon23
Hebbden Bridge in Yorkshire is now the second town to go plastic bag free. This was organized by some local women organizing themselves. This is the adaptive change and it's fantastic. Local people achieving what their government and powerful business failed to do.
What you are failing to acknowledge Moon is that those women acted without chaining themselves to railings or super-gluing themselves to revolving doors. They did not cause the involvement of the emergency services and did not waste precious man-hours that are all going to have to be funded by the taxpayer.
Changes like that are coming about and will continue to come about regardless of the crusty elements in their self absorbed righteous indignation. And precisely because of the adaptive and self preserving nature of mankind that BiH referred to. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:32:24 quote: Originally posted by The Duke of Uranus
quote: The workshops could have taken place anywhere and anytime Moon ... they need not have occupied a muddy field with all that that entailed. Workshops are being held all over the place by people who believe in the causes they sign up to.
As stated before, I don't care what they get up to and how they chose to waste their time. But please do not think that by wrapping it up in clean linen that it is anything other then the sheer self indulgence that it is.
I agree totally. Every year we have a couple of festivals in town which both have a strong emphasis on promoting green lifestyles. One, the food festival, reaches a far larger audience than the Heathrow climate camp could ever hope to and achieves this without people chaining themselves to railings or preventing people from going about their daily business.
Yes I agree the type of local food festival you talk of probaly does more to presuade people of the benifets of a greener lifestyle. I bet the food was better too! |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:29:30 quote: Originally posted by Borninhove
quote: people who know the importance of tackling the large industries and companies that are promoting their lifestyles which the planet cannot sustain.
How do you know the planet can't sustain these lifestyles? I bet 100 years ago people would have sworn that the earth could NEVER support 7 billion people, and yet we do. Many environmentalists seem to have a blind spot when it comes to humanity's amazing ability to adapt, change and invent their way forward. They are always predicting doom and gloom while the changes that are needed are being made by researchers funded by the very large industries and corporations that the gloom-mongers have so much bile for. Ironic, really.
I know the planet can't sustain our current lifestles becuase there is a vast wealth of scientific evidence about the effect that climate change will have. Allready desertification and the need for Bio Fuels is putting pressure on the global production of food. Do you really think that if all 7 Billion people on the planet used as many resources as the average American the planet's resources could cope?
Face it we have to move towards a system in which materials are recycled, waste should turn into a new material and so on. Energy should be produced and renewed in harmony with natural systems.
The mistake you make Borninhove is to assume this warning about our current lifestlye is always equated with the pessimistic doom mongering which exists in some quarters. I have every faith that we will adapt and change to meet the challenges we face. This protest is part of the adaptive processes of change.
Large corporations are changing and investing more in sustainable business models and new green technologies. 'The economic argument for action against climate change has hit home' and many are now realizing that it's not in their best interests to carry on. There is also now a lot of consumer pressure and government legislation that is driving this change. I would say that industry is more adapting to the market, rather than taking the lead in change.
Hebbden Bridge in Yorkshire is now the second town to go plastic bag free. This was organized by some local women organizing themselves. This is the adaptive change and it's fantastic. Local people achieving what their government and powerful business failed to do.
The changes needed to cope global warming should be pulling all of us together. It's something that needs cooperative teamwork.
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| The Duke of Uranus |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:21:08 quote: The workshops could have taken place anywhere and anytime Moon ... they need not have occupied a muddy field with all that that entailed. Workshops are being held all over the place by people who believe in the causes they sign up to.
As stated before, I don't care what they get up to and how they chose to waste their time. But please do not think that by wrapping it up in clean linen that it is anything other then the sheer self indulgence that it is.
I agree totally. Every year we have a couple of festivals in town which both have a strong emphasis on promoting green lifestyles. One, the food festival, reaches a far larger audience than the Heathrow climate camp could ever hope to and achieves this without people chaining themselves to railings or preventing people from going about their daily business. |
| Borninhove |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:11:59 quote: people who know the importance of tackling the large industries and companies that are promoting their lifestyles which the planet cannot sustain.
How do you know the planet can't sustain these lifestyles? I bet 100 years ago people would have sworn that the earth could NEVER support 7 billion people, and yet we do. Many environmentalists seem to have a blind spot when it comes to humanity's amazing ability to adapt, change and invent their way forward. They are always predicting doom and gloom while the changes that are needed are being made by researchers funded by the very large industries and corporations that the gloom-mongers have so much bile for. Ironic, really. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:08:51 The workshops could have taken place anywhere and anytime Moon ... they need not have occupied a muddy field with all that that entailed. Workshops are being held all over the place by people who believe in the causes they sign up to.
As stated before, I don't care what they get up to and how they chose to waste their time. But please do not think that by wrapping it up in clean linen that it is anything other then the sheer self indulgence that it is.
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| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 11:01:29 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
My mind was quite acepting of what they were doing ... I just don't see the need of calling a spade anything but a spade.
No you fell into the trap of portraying these people in simplistic sterotypes.
Here is a list of all the postive workshops. This was not just a waste of time and money
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/wshops.pdf |
| long time no see |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:59:25 
For Moon. Cheer up. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:52:11 My mind was quite acepting of what they were doing ... I just don't see the need of calling a spade anything but a spade. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:44:14 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
Yeah yeah ... more excuses.
Your mind was made up before this thread was started, so there isn't much point in carry on...
Would now be a good time for me to mention the forthcomming EDO protest camp in wild park?? |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:20:39 Yeah yeah ... more excuses. |
| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:17:47 quote: Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote: Originally posted by moon23
Then you should blame the press hype that lead the police who over police these events.
There are many things on which taxes are spent and like policing football matches policing protests should be accepted as part and parcel of the cost of democracy.
Jesus wept Moon ... is one of the first things to being environmentally gung ho the tendency to blame everyone but yourself for things? Face it boyo, the protests were a useless and costly exercise and partaken in purely for the self righteous egotism of the protesters.
Mim without protests such then Environmental issues would have taken a lot longer to get onto the political agenda. For years politicians ignored the advice of Scientists and Experts because they didn't want to upset business interests.
Now maybe this protest isn't as necessary as it was, because politicians are now starting to appreciate the importance of the issue. Global warming has trickled into the public consciousness and this is in part due to a dedicate bunch of activists and scientist who dared to challenge the status quo. Still they are moving too slowly so this keeps the environmental issues high on the agendas.
There probably are some with annoyingly self righteous egos, but the majority are simply people who know the importance of tackling the large industries and companies that are promoting their lifestyles which the planet cannot sustain.
The potential damage to human life and the natural environment is too high Mim. Wake up to how serious this problem really is and stop whining about those who are trying to make a differeance.
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| moon23 |
Posted - 22/08/2007 : 10:08:05 quote: Originally posted by long time no see
quote: Originally posted by moon23
quote: Originally posted by long time no see
Neo Conservative New Labour will not change the Tax on flights. Vote them out.
Moon, again, the World is changing "anyway" FACT.
No unelected Brown's stinking Neo Conservative New Labour will not change taxes whilst people like you thinkg climate change will happen "anyway"
FACT
Moon you do Not have a Open mind that is why you are Out of Order with many of your posts.
China is the Problem send them out there, lay under a Tank Live on CNN Worldwide. That will hit the News big time.
You think, I’m closed minded well that's fine.
I think you incapable of thinking about things in depth or ever justifying your assertions, which are constantly made in your formulaic style. Although you are ocassionaly funny, more often you are dull. FACT
People in China use less carbon per head then people in UK, Europe or USA. We lead the way in creating a high carbon industrialized society and now they are following.
You can't just blame them and expect them to adopt a green lifestyle whilst stubbornly defending people's rights to fly all the time.
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