Commuters Fight Back

Grandad1943. Abso-bloody-lately ??

The word ‘rentacrowd’ comes to mind. There are always those who are too lazy to work so just join any demonstration.

Wouldn't have thought that was enough to turn a human being into a near animal grandad1943.

The instinct to protect your young is strong in most species. One guy is heard to shout that he needs to get to work so he can feed his kids. But hey XR don't care, just more collateral damage. Maybe that protestor who was hauled down can comfort himself he is now collateral damage.

I think the commuters showed restraint, considering the amount of disruption they were subjected to.

I don't like crowd violence, under any circumstances.

They removed the obstruction.
Nothing violent that I saw.

I’ve watched the video several times. A commuter began to climb onto the train roof. As his head appears the XR protester kicks him. The commuter has not touched the protester in any way. He may have just been going to reason with him.

The violence and “animal behaviour” came first from XR.

To deny it is to deny the truth that they are so keen on.

They had to be hauled off him once he was on the ground. They were a mob.

I'm not defending the protestors here. As I said further up the thread, I think what they did was stupid.

But, if you identify with people like that, none of my business.

Well I guess you identify with the protester who kicked out.

Fight??

I have already said I think this particular demo was wrong.

No fight.

Do we know that the protestor was injured? Are there any authenticated reports? The dragging him down was perfectly justified, and he did kick out first before a finger was laid on him. If he was attacked while on the ground, then I don't agree with that, but I've not seen any footage that shows this. Angry people looking down and shouting but not physical stuff.

An xr photographer was set upon, but people stopped those who were doing it. (I think by lying on top of him)
He isn't injured.

The more these XR protesters disrupt the more they rile me. Some of their antics just have the effect of making me want to rush out and book flights and generally burn fossil fuels. Contrary, I know and quite irrational but their holier than thou attitude just pisses me off. Its the same with the extreme remainers. The more they go on and on the more I'd be at risk of voting brexit if given another chance.
Obviously, I'll be told this is 'beneath me' by the usual patronising bovine creatures who always know better than anyone else but these are my genuine reactions.

Yes, beneath you indeed - and certainly 'patronising bovine creatures' insults are even further down.

How infantile and daft. Spoilt silly toddler comes to mind. Dish it out ...

What the heck is that about?!

Umm... Am I one of those - well, cows, Jane 10?

Jane10 posts - "The more these XR protesters disrupt the more they rile me. Some of their antics just have the effect of making me want to rush out and book flights and generally burn fossil fuels. Contrary, I know and quite irrational but their holier than thou attitude just pisses me off. Its the same with the extreme remainers. "

To some extent I agree about the XR protestors. It seems just wrong for them to be disrupting public transport so that ordinary working people cannot get to work. Mass transport is necessary and much more sustainable than car driving or holiday flights.

But I do take issue with the ridiculous term "extreme remainers".

For the last two and a half years the overwhelming majority of opinion polls have found that the majority of people living the the UK want to remain in the EU. There is nothing extreme about that.

It is just a recognition of the truth that there could never be any form of brexit which would not damage our country and the best possible deal is the one we already have as full members of the European community.

You couldn't make it up.

Can we PLEASE have a news & politics thread without bringing BREXIT into it??????

How did that happen?!!! Are there remain supporters lurking on every thread?

Of course there are Remainers everywhere- we are more than half of the population and we cannot ignore such absurdities as the nonsensical term "extreme Remainers"