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Sanity -> Rioting In Paris, Rioting In Moscow (1/31/2009 6:32:38 PM)
Will the United States be next? quote: Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters call for Putin to resign over economy Russia was rocked today by some of its strongest protests yet as thousands rallied across the vast country to attack the Kremlin's response to the global economic crisis. The marches, complete with Soviet-style red flags and banners, pose a challenge to a government which has faced little threat from the fragmented opposition and politically apathetic population during the boom years fuelled by oil. Pro-government thugs beat up some of the protesters. (Full Article & Photos Here). quote: Violence has flared on the streets of Paris after hundreds of thousands of people marched across France demanding pay rises and job protection. Protesters in the French capital clashed with police, throwing bottles and overturning cars. Unions are upset at the government's handling of the global economic crisis - and claim President Nicolas Sarkozy needs to do more for ordinary workers. The strike action earlier saw bus, rail and air travel disrupted across the country. Unions said 2.5 million people took part in dozens of rallies across France, including 300,000 in Paris. Police put the figure at just over a million nationwide... ...They are angry unemployment has risen past the symbolic two million mark while banks and car makers have received government bail outs. (Full article here).

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:35:59 PM)
There are at least two or three revolutions each year in France. Where have you been the past two and a half centuries [:D] ? Demos can be a bit of a shag but at the same time it's admirable that in these countries, the people go down in the streets to protest, instead of whining within the confines of their moots-surrounded homes. Besides, nothing like a little popular uprising to justify the higher taxes to fund the police budget :-) .

Sanity -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:44:16 PM)
Do you consider that something to be proud of? I ask because I don't understand your attitude about it. That's not my idea of an ideal society. Not even close... quote: ORIGINAL: kittinSol There are at least two or three revolutions each year in France. Where have you been the past two and a half centuries [:D] ? Demos can be a bit of a shag but at the same time it's admirable that in these countries, the people go down in the streets to protest, instead of whining within the confines of their moots-surrounded homes. Besides, nothing like a little popular uprising to justify the higher taxes to fund the police budget :-) .

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:46:38 PM)
There is no such thing as an ideal society. Whilst violence is reprehensible, I admit to admiring a citizenry that has not bowed in front of the state and that takes to the streets when it feels the need to smack its government down. It works, in France: trust me, the amount of shit the U.S. Government and businesses have gotten away with, no way would it have passed over there.

LaTigresse -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:50:17 PM)
Kittin, wasn't it pretty crazy in Paris a year or two ago also?

Vendaval -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:56:02 PM)
I remember the riots in France in the past couple of years. We had a few discussions about them in this forum. (spelling edit)

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:56:24 PM)
C'est souvent la folie, à Paris.

DisappearU -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 6:57:08 PM)
There is no ideal Society, except when agreed Minds meet eye to eye. Revolution is an evocation of Chaos theory, because order is the the goal of a "State". Unfortunately even matter decays, molelules shed atoms, genes corrupt such that their interlocked helixes deign yet a new mutation... So then hunger brings the masses to seek bread, and the fishes of the sea come from a basket to feed a multitude. We are human, and we seek to become Gods. Such is the mortal coil.

TheHeretic -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:09:03 PM)
A little revolution now and then is a good thing, Sanity. If the economy bottoms and stagnates under Obama? Sure we'll get them here. We get riots over basketball games.

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:14:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic A little revolution now and then is a good thing, Sanity. Sure thing.

Sanity -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:15:09 PM)
That's why God invented the vote, so that we could have peaceful revolutions. Not that I don't believe that firearms are the gold backing the paper (or electronic) ballot - I do. One would hope though that no nation or state were in a state of constant revolution. quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic A little revolution now and then is a good thing, Sanity. If the economy bottoms and stagnates under Obama? Sure we'll get them here. We get riots over basketball games.

rexrgisformidoni -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:22:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity That's why God invented the vote, so that we could have peaceful revolutions. Not that I don't believe that firearms are the gold backing the paper (or electronic) ballot - I do. One would hope though that no nation or state were in a state of constant revolution. quote: ORIGINAL: TheHeretic A little revolution now and then is a good thing, Sanity. If the economy bottoms and stagnates under Obama? Sure we'll get them here. We get riots over basketball games. I think we need a good revolt every ten years or so. Followed by a nice bbq.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:25:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rexrgisformidoni I think we need a good revolt every ten years or so. Followed by a nice bbq. I'm down with it. We'll have the barbecue at my house, if for no other reason than that means we'd have to have the revolution at someone else's house.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:29:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity That's why God invented the vote, so that we could have peaceful revolutions. Not that I don't believe that firearms are the gold backing the paper (or electronic) ballot - I do. One would hope though that no nation or state were in a state of constant revolution. Sanity, unless I'm misreading you, you don't seem to be drawing a distinction between protest demonstrations and all-out revolution. I think, all kidding aside, those of us in this thread with whom you are disagreeing are (for the most part) drawing such a distinction. In which case, we're disagreeing about 2 different things.

rexrgisformidoni -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:29:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda quote: ORIGINAL: rexrgisformidoni I think we need a good revolt every ten years or so. Followed by a nice bbq. I'm down with it. We'll have the barbecue at my house, if for no other reason than that means we'd have to have the revolution at someone else's house. sounds good to me. is there room for a few million revolutionaries?

philosophy -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:31:39 PM)
FR .....sometimes, the only way to get the message through to a government is to take to the streets. No-one needs to get shot, but they do need to put the shoes to the pavement. Government can get too comfy sometimes.

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting In Moscow (1/31/2009 7:32:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity Will the United States be next? It should have been first. Hopefully, a new government here will make it unnecessary.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:35:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rexrgisformidoni quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda quote: ORIGINAL: rexrgisformidoni I think we need a good revolt every ten years or so. Followed by a nice bbq. I'm down with it. We'll have the barbecue at my house, if for no other reason than that means we'd have to have the revolution at someone else's house. sounds good to me. is there room for a few million revolutionaries? Hmmm... well, the patio's about 450 square feet... so that's, what, about a million right there if I'm doing the math right... couple million more down in the woods by the creek, and whatever's left over can spill out onto the front yard. If we don't invite the anarchists, it should work. All they'll do is complain anyway, so we can leave them out. Yeah, I think it's all good. Parking might be a problem, but if the Greens carpool, I think it should all work out just fine.

kittinSol -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:43:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda If we don't invite the anarchists, it should work. All they'll do is complain anyway, so we can leave them out. Man, don't not invite the anars, they're the most fun! Damnation.

Sanity -> RE: Rioting In Paris, Rioting On Moscow (1/31/2009 7:46:17 PM)
I think people have to be desperate in order to riot. That's where I'm coming from. Happy, prosperous people don't hit the streets and bust heads and destroy other people's property. I would hope there is never a need for it... Peaceful gatherings, yes. Those are called "parties" and they're great. But riots? Revolutions? I hope I have better things to be doing, now and for the rest of my days. quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda Sanity, unless I'm misreading you, you don't seem to be drawing a distinction between protest demonstrations and all-out revolution. I think, all kidding aside, those of us in this thread with whom you are disagreeing are (for the most part) drawing such a distinction. In which case, we're disagreeing about 2 different things.

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