Pierre Von Mondragon Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 This was in the Guardian today, I can't remember the last time I was so outraged by anything I have read. Torturers are scum, but I would make an exception for every culpable officer in this case, as they deserve it.Nick Davies on the bloody battle of Genoa | World news | The GuardianThis is the EU, Berlusconi is nothing but a contmporary Sforza, treating Italy as his private fiefdom, altering the law to protect his and his backers, interests. He was in charge at this point in 2001, and is obviously implicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 I completely agree with you, I'd never even heard that this had happened and it's disgusting. How on earth did it take so long for that article to be written.Admittedly I'm not as up on current affairs as I should be and never have been, but even so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 The picture that shames Italy - Europe, World - The Independentthis story from a couple of days ago went largely unreported here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 wierdly, i just re-watched this film last night Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975) and finally realised what it means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Italian police ruleFucking protestors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Gypsy girls' corpses on beach in Italy fail to put off sunbathers | World news | The GuardianYes, this was the next most shocking Italian story of the week. Their regression towards 30's 'certainties' shames our continent. Although it is worth mentioning that also they have a proud tradition of anti-fascism.[ignores above]The duality of humanity, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Gypsy girls' corpses on beach in Italy fail to put off sunbathers | World news | The GuardianYes, this was the next most shocking Italian story of the week. Their regression towards 30's 'certainties' shames our continent. Although it is worth mentioning that also they have a proud tradition of anti-fascism.[ignores above]The duality of humanity, eh?Stupid peasants, people probably got fed up of the gypsy's thieving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Stupid peasants, people probably got fed up of the gypsy's thievingYou're not funny. You're never funny. Please realise that comedy is not. Your. Thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 You're not funny. You're never funny. Please realise that comedy is not. Your. Thing.Just calling it as I see itI seriously dislike protestors, Italy has its own rules just because they wouldn't be legal here doesn't mean they are unacceptable there. Protestors should stop protesting it does nothing but annoy people, return to normality folks the government doesn't care one way or the other they are there for the money.AndIt wouldn't be the first time someone has disposed of Gypsy's or not noticed whether someone was dead or alive. Last time I was in Italy one of the Gypsy peasant children attempted to pickpocket me, later on my trip another succeeded. I dislike gypsy's. Not all, I have met some rather fine ones.Infractions haha, perhaphs now I have 'explained' my choice of words it's not so much"All the best,aberdeen-music"I lolled:popcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 What a load of shit. I suppose you think Rosa Parks should have just gone to the back of the bus and that MLK should have kept his mouth?And workers unions are pointless too? Lumping all protesters in as stereotypical hippies is plain ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 And workers unions are pointless too? Lumping all protesters in as stereotypical hippies is plain ignorant.Workers unions? What, those unions like the RMT, ran by a certain Bob Crow, that under his stewardship has managed to reduce to practically zero any sympathy for railwaymen?Or let's not forget Scargill, that great working class hero, who through sheer stupidity managed to inflict a huge defeat upon unionism as a whole. He didn't even bother to ballot the members of the NUM - and he's spoken in defence of Stalin before. Is that a hero? Is it fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Im sure his point was its easy to isolate certain people, not to tar everyone with the same brush etc...etc...etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Workers unions? What, those unions like the RMT, ran by a certain Bob Crow, that under his stewardship has managed to reduce to practically zero any sympathy for railwaymen?Or let's not forget Scargill, that great working class hero, who through sheer stupidity managed to inflict a huge defeat upon unionism as a whole. He didn't even bother to ballot the members of the NUM - and he's spoken in defence of Stalin before. Is that a hero? Is it fuck.I fail to see your point. Why do a couple of bad examples make all protesters bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timson Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I seriously dislike protestorsSo you have never stood up and said "no i'm not doing that" or "I don't agree with that"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I fail to see your point. Why do a couple of bad examples make all protesters bad?I could go on, if you'd like. History is littered, and still being littered, with examples where trade unions have persued their own self interested path, to the detriment of the ordinary man and woman.As for protesting - sure, there's good and bad protestors. But generally, when you get protestors interested in their own agenda rather than being genuinely passionate about their cause, then all you get is trouble.For example - the protests over the M3 motorway past the Hill of Tara in Ireland. It was/is a pretty widely held view that these protestors were actually coming in from Britain to cause trouble, as opposed to being Irish. Is that good? Of course it's not.Good protests in history can arguably include the Northern Ireland Civil Rights marches and the Monday night protests in Leipzig - but is there really any need to smash up McDonalds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 As for protesting - sure, there's good and bad protestors. But generally, when you get protestors interested in their own agenda rather than being genuinely passionate about their cause, then all you get is trouble.We're in agreement then. Of course there are hooligans using 'protest' as an excuse to have fights, but then there are teachers and firemen on strike for better pay and better working conditions. You can't generalise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 there are teachers and firemen on striketo be honest, who wants fat firemen anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 What a load of shit. I suppose you think Rosa Parks should have just gone to the back of the bus and that MLK should have kept his mouth?And workers unions are pointless too? Lumping all protesters in as stereotypical hippies is plain ignorant.So you have never stood up and said "no i'm not doing that" or "I don't agree with that"?Unlike the planes on 9/11 you completely missed the target, well done I salute you Mr and Mrs completely clueless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 What was it Zap Brannigan said? "I hate these filthy neutrals, Kif! With enemies, you know where they stand, but with neutrals—who knows. It sickens me."Put the moderators on Beige Alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 This is a really good, relevant book, by the writer of that article:Amazon.co.uk: Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media: Nick Davies: BooksIt's basically an analysis of all the ways by which modern media methods of production and consumption have gradually destroyed any notion of truth in news; how a balanced conception of the world is simply not possibly when the bulk of news comes from one or two broad sources.Highly recommended to anyone who casts a suspicious eye over what's going on around them; an absolute necessity for those who don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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