Riot in O'Connell st. (1 Viewer)

[oh shit]

Why the fuck not? They weren't the ones wrecking the place and attacking people.


The exact same argument was used against Martin Luther Kings marches.

jesus christ, are you implying the orange order have something in common with martin luther king?

yeah they have a right to march and yeah the violent protests are fucking outrageous,
but as you've already pointed out these are political actions,
and the politics involved include a hell of a lot of bullshit from the loyal orange order;
whose acolytes promote and instigate serious rioting against police and catholic communities to an extent far worse than todays, in a systematic, deliberate and continous basis EVERY FUCKING YEAR in this city,

so please stop being so sanctimoniously black and white about the issue, as the orange order does not represent or even advocate democracy, except on its own specified and blinkered terms.

 

[oh shit]

saying that i am in broad agreement that they should have been able to have their march in principle, i just think it was a really bad idea and this reaction is hardly surprising, though i guess the garda didn't see it that way

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

RTEs TV and radio coverage or lack of which is laughable.

newstalks coverage has been excellent. some compelling interviews from the streets on there a few mins ago.

 

[Sweetie]

Why the fuck not? They weren't the ones wrecking the place and attacking people.


The exact same argument was used against Martin Luther Kings marches.

I'm just trying to work it out in my head. I think the idiots that rioted are just bored, frustrated, and ignorant and you're probably right these guys would have looked for any reason to wreck the place. These guys might think they are making a political statement but do they even understand the politics of it all. Maybe they just want something to believe in...

 

[ICUH8N]

I'm amazed that the gardai weren't more on top of this.

 

[talkingllama]

Surely Dublin GAA jersies would have been more appropriate.

ah now, everyone knows meath are the dirtiest players!

 

[classic seanc]

The newstalk coverage is great. I wish I had a tv though. this is way better than listenin to the rugby.

 

[classic seanc]

btw. Thanks spiritualtramp. As per your derepping, I will dually "get fucked"


I'm right though

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

"blagardism will not be tolerated" - bertie ahern.

 

[Sweetie]

RTE online are updating the news coverage every few minutes.

After my dealings with the Gardai today I have nothing but praise for them. One of them even helped beat my door back into place so that I can drive it again. They are only people after all, and it's a pretty tough job. I don't know any personally but I reckon it's too easy to start slagging off the Guards. And a little juvenile (except when they stop you from cycling in Temple Bar and give you a 'warning')

Plus the yobs rioting just want to riot, they don't listen to reason, they don't care who elses property, or person they destroy. How do you deal with that?!

 

[shitepipe]

"blagardism will not be tolerated" - bertie ahern.

fucking genius

 

[spiritualtramp]

btw. Thanks spiritualtramp. As per your derepping, I will dually "get fucked"


I'm right though

You're very welcome. You derepped me first - live by the sword, die by the sword etc.

You deprepped me for saying it wasn't political - how on earth is something like this not political?

 

[dudley]

hmmm
while the orange order choosing to march in dublin was obviously a political move, i think the majority of the response today had very little to do with politics.

i live on westland row, and was walking up to meet with pantone at 3pm. all the shops were boarded off and trinity was padlocked town. i turned onto nassau st and was greeted with two cars burning themselves out, one smashed to smithereens and an ambulance for john of gods or something totally busted up.
how is smashing up a private ambulance a political move? how is smashing in the windows of that metro supermarket on whatever that street between grafton st and dame st a political move?

maybe a couple of hundred people up at parnell sq were genuinely protesting, but 95% of this was scumbags looking to act like shitheads

 

[shitepipe]

this is politically motivated in the same way the northern irish conflict is religiously motivated.

 

[broken arm]

what a crap riot. why were they not pelting oranges at them?

seriously though. that's not a riot.

 

[Sweetie]

hmmm
while the orange order choosing to march in dublin was obviously a political move, i think the majority of the response today had very little to do with politics.

i how is smashing up a private ambulance a political move? how is smashing in the windows of that metro supermarket on whatever that street between grafton st and dame st a political move?

maybe a couple of hundred people up at parnell sq were genuinely protesting, but 95% of this was scumbags looking to act like shitheads

Here, here Dudley.

I totally agree - what have a loads of yobs with covered faces and bricks and pipes got to do with politics - if someone wants to make a statement there are ways to say it without smashing up some guys shop, setting fire to random cars and injuring people. Blagards was probably a good description.

 

[classic seanc]

You're very welcome. You derepped me first - live by the sword, die by the sword etc.

You deprepped me for saying it wasn't political - how on earth is something like this not political?

I don't like being told to get fucked. I don't have time for internet thuggery. cop on.


Anyway........
What Dudley said is pretty much exactly what I think:

hmmm
while the orange order choosing to march in dublin was obviously a political move, i think the majority of the response today had very little to do with politics.

i how is smashing up a private ambulance a political move? how is smashing in the windows of that metro supermarket on whatever that street between grafton st and dame st a political move?

maybe a couple of hundred people up at parnell sq were genuinely protesting, but 95% of this was scumbags looking to act like shitheads

 

[tripoli]

looking to act like shitheads

they did a good job of that anyway. disgraceful carry on.

 

[spiritualtramp]

I don't like being told to get fucked. I don't have time for internet thuggery.

And I don't like being derepped for pointing out that politics has something to do with this.

Ok, I'm sorry for telling you to get fucked.

I'm pretty irked at the moment.

Word on the street is that there is a police officer very seriously injured.

 

[Vinnie]

I've heard about 50 people stormed Pearse St Garda station.

They are trying to get to Leinster House now. Therefore anyone who says this ISN'T political is a fucking muppet.

Is this a serious post?