Green demo cyclists block bridge

[Tharg2007]

who says they were out to be "protesting cyclists" anyway?
seems to me like they are protesters that hapen to be on bikes. being on bikes was probably the best choice to get there and not have your car towed away whyle you blocked the bridge

 

[very-near]

who says they were out to be "protesting cyclists" anyway?
seems to me like they are protesters that hapen to be on bikes. being on bikes was probably the best choice to get there and not have your car towed away whyle you blocked the bridge

Take a look at their website, they are definitely using pedal power as a way of promoting their agenda.

http://www.climaterush.co.uk/whatnext.html

 

[Landslide]

who says they were out to be "protesting cyclists" anyway?

The media for one. Look at the headline/thread title.

 

[Tharg2007]

Take a look at their website, they are definitely using pedal power as a way of promoting their agenda.

http://www.climaterush.co.uk/whatnext.html

yes but they are not "protesting cyclists" they are offering an alternative to engines, whats wrong with that? Just because they use bikes to promote their agenda and some people might see all people on bikes as protesters/hippies then thats the problem of the narrow minded onlooker. If we all decided not to do things because of how others might perceive it we would be in a pickle.
Also if they were "protesting cyclist" so what, thats more people on bikes as far as im concerned, if that causes people to see all other cyclist as protesters and hippies then they are the fools. Its a free country and you can protest how you like imo.

 

[Jake]

perhaps we could start a fight betweeen them and the tamil tigers down the road at parliment square. Start rumours off, agent provocateur.

 

[Tharg2007]

perhaps we could start a fight betweeen them and the tamil tigers down the road at parliment square. Start rumours off, agent provocateur.

as long as they fought on bikes I wouldnt have a problem with that B)
although some people might think that "figting cyclists" dont give a good impression to motorist who obviously we need to impress.

 

[very-near]

yes but they are not "protesting cyclists" they are offering an alternative to engines, whats wrong with that? Just because they use bikes to promote their agenda and some people might see all people on bikes as protesters/hippies then thats the problem of the narrow minded onlooker. If we all decided not to do things because of how others might perceive it we would be in a pickle.
Also if they were "protesting cyclist" so what, thats more people on bikes as far as im concerned, if that causes people to see all other cyclist as protesters and hippies then they are the fools. Its a free country and you can protest how you like imo.

What this sanctimonious bunch are doing is using a cycle to turn up to these 'events' so they can use the moral high ground when the protest at coal powered stations. What is the chance that they use a cycle entirely to get around with ?

Seeing as we don't have a home made cycle industry any more to speak of, as pointed out previously, their rides are obviously being imported from the far east.

 

[thomas]

you might have been convinced, did you probe her for more information?

Well, I didn't quite have the heart to tell her I would be getting a plane allllll the way to Vietnam and Thailand in summer B) (on the upside, I will be travelling down Vietnam on a train !!).

She was telling me about something, can't quite remember what now, but it sounded quite fun if you're some sort of green fuel hippy

 

[Jake]

ooooooooo that does sound good, did thailand in Feb/March, would love to do the other countries like Laos, 'nam etc. def let us know how it went, with pics too

 

[iacula]

Yikes! we have some "interesting" views here! My reaction to the link and then on to the Climaterush website was "how exiting" these people are right and they are doing something for what they believe in. Even idealists have to live in the "real" world and have to use use whatever comes to hand to make their point. This may not "stack up" with the rest of their lives, but if we had to be consistant in everything we do we'd never achieve anything. The average age of these people is revealing, these are the people that will have to face the consequences of this generations inaction.

 

[very-near]

Yikes! we have some "interesting" views here! My reaction to the link and then on to the Climaterush website was "how exiting" these people are right and they are doing something for what they believe in. Even idealists have to live in the "real" world and have to use use whatever comes to hand to make their point. This may not "stack up" with the rest of their lives, but if we had to be consistant in everything we do we'd never achieve anything. The average age of these people is revealing, these are the people that will have to face the consequences of this generations inaction.

The damage to the climate was done years/generations ago, only now are they seeing the results of it.

The genie was already out of the box before our generation was born.

 

[thomas]

ooooooooo that does sound good, did thailand in Feb/March, would love to do the other countries like Laos, 'nam etc. def let us know how it went, with pics too

3 weeks exactly and I'll be leaving ...gone for a month (though me and my mate are wishing we're aware for longer now) B)....another week and we could of done a bit of Cambodia...another few weeks and do Loas, China...blah blah...the Visas all add up though (Student Loans have come in handy )

I phoned the bank up yesterday to ask a few questions about fees and things and the guy had done vietnam/thailand before and was giving me a few tips and places to see - not what I expected (definitely not your usual scripted response).

 

[iacula]

The damage to the climate was done years/generations ago, only now are they seeing the results of it.

The genie was already out of the box before our generation was born.

You may be right, I am confused by those that oppose the green movement, it's either "too late" or "you're worrying about nothing", either way vested interest in the status quo wins...

 

[Jake]

good stuff, lucky to have first hand helpfull honest help like that. Yes longer the better for sure. should be amazing, would like to go to the higher countries as parts of T'land are so comerical its enough to make you sick. why would you want to go to somewhere so different and sit in a starbucks before having a McD and then getting lashed with your mates in a english or irish bar! Might as well go to magaluf! The scenery is just so different then europes, it will be amazing for sure. grrrrrrr jammy thing

 

[very-near]

You may be right, I am confused by those that oppose the green movement, it's either "too late" or "you're worrying about nothing", either way vested interest in the status quo wins...

Your first statement quantifies the 'it's too late' standpoint. I favour a concerted effort to reduce population growth if a serious attempt to change things, but this would require a fairly serious change of attitude.

As long as the world population continues to increase by 80 million each year, sit-ins on ROWs to block the traffic in a 1st world capital city is just gesture politics.

It has no better value than just talking about it - nothing tangible will come from it.