fair play, incredible turnout !!!

Is it still kicking off all over there with protests?

no, these are peaceful but there must be more people there than where out for the inauguration yesterday

bfccrazy wrote:Is it still kicking off all over there with protests?

You mean the Black Bloc anarchists, or the actual protests?

Wow, I didnt mean this protest kicking off but more in general. Are the streets full of angry protestors or is it being blown out of actual proportion?

Imploding Turtle wrote:You mean the Black Bloc anarchists, or the actual protests?

I've kept away from looking into it much mate, whats actually going on over there from the protest side of things?

What are they protesting about?

Protest as much as they like, Trump's gonna be in control for the next 4 years....... unless someone takes him out

bfccrazy wrote:I've kept away from looking into it much mate, whats actually going on over there from the protest side of things?

They're protests. So lots of chanting and placard waving. I'm just getting tired of people conflating rioters with protesters and assumed you were doing the same. If i was wrong then fair enough.

Sad thing is who's going to make their husband's tea ? Get a grip ladies .

Imploding Turtle wrote:They're protests. So lots of chanting and placard waving. I'm just getting tired of people conflating rioters with protesters and assumed you were doing the same. If i was wrong then fair enough.

I genuinely havent looked into whats going on but seen a few things about protestors and also rioters. Just curious as to whats actually going on from someone who is living in the good ol' U S of A.

You got it wrong I guess.

people are just protesting the fact that Trump and his cronies are going to send America back 50 years

Vegas Claret wrote:fair play, incredible turnout !!!

Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

Caballo wrote:Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

My thoughts exactly.

Truth is though, special interest groups using identity politics like this aren't actually out for a genuine authentic progressive cause, mearly to further their own left wing agendas.

Otherwise there would be global women's protests over Saudi Arabia, for example in its treatment of women.

About time they all sucked it up and just get on with whatever task is at hand, 4 years and they can vote again, get over it America.

I bet women who live in countries where they really are oppressed wish they could protest. Or indeed that those protesting in the west did more to help them.

Trump has implied it's ok to sexually assault women. He has said he will defund Planned Parenthood, which provides cervical smears & mammograms for women who could not otherwise afford them. I can see why they want to let him know what they think of these ideas.

Caballo wrote:Pretty cheap I thought. There are far greater causes/regimes around the world more threatening to the rights of women than Trump.

Classic whataboutism.

Result for me today..... Mrs decided to go protesting at the NC Capitol building. Left me to watch soccer. She's just arrived back, managed to not get arrested, and I'm just finishing off watching City/Spurs - my 3rd game today. Real result!

I find it very offensive that certain special interest groups, usually centred on the left, claim to speak for entire sections of the population. The " Gay " vote, Black and Asian voters, the elderly vote, womens votes are all claimed by these self appointed people...as if none of them had a mind of their own and could think for themselves...

Clearly many women voted for Trump, as did Black and LBGT voters...

Diesel wrote:

Is that the cast from Fame?

Clarets4me wrote:I find it very offense that certain special interest groups, usually centred on the left, claim to speak for entire sections of the population. The " Gay " vote, Black and Asian voters, the elderly vote, womens votes are all claimed by these self appointed people...as if none of them had a mind of their own and could think for themselves...

Clearly many women voted for Trump, as did Black and LBGT voters...

Wow. Of all the things to be offended by you choose this. You poor sod.

That is what is being discussed on this thread. Keep up Turtle, you're spending so much time scouring the internet looking for obscure causes to latch on to, you're not concentrating on what is being said.

randomclaret2 wrote:That is what is being discussed on this thread. Keep up Turtle, you're spending so much time scouring the internet looking for obscure causes to latch on to, you're not concentrating on what is being said.

He/She is choosing to be offended by people who are protesting their cause. I think that's pretty funny.

What obscure causes have i latched onto?

Read it again...no mention of being offended by people protesting their cause.

Imploding Turtle wrote:Classic whataboutism.

Bore off, implausible turnip. They cheapshoted Trump because they felt safe doing so, it was as much about fashion as feminism.

Caballo wrote:Bore off, implausible turnip. They cheapshoted Trump because they felt safe doing so, it was as much about fashion as feminism.

Classic sexism.

If Trump plays his cards right he will get in for another term..

Vegas Claret wrote:people are just protesting the fact that Trump and his cronies are going to send America back 50 years

Not a bad thing really. The USA was a much nicer place 50 years ago.

Ambrose wrote:Not a bad thing really. The USA was a much nicer place 50 years ago.

Nice cast.

Imploding Turtle wrote:Classic sexism.

Where do I claim my prize for all four corners?

randomclaret2 wrote:Read it again...no mention of being offended by people protesting their cause.

Exactly, they've every right to protest peacefully, no-one should have a problem with that
If I from my slightly right of centre perspective, started posting things on here regarding, for example, racial profiling of airport passengers or the advantages of leaving the " Single market ", and I then added " and I know I speak for everybody on here " you'd probably be the first one on here saying " Oh no you don't and here's why... "

" Up the Clarets " is a fine example of the point I was trying, perhaps clumsily, to make. The fact that we all support the Clarets, does not make us a homogenous mass... a dinner party with you, Rowls, Hampstead, Claret-Moffit, John McGreal, and me would be interesting...

UTC !!

Women; you can't live with them and you can't shoot them legally. Men have a really raw deal, but every man should have a subservient female. Get over it; that's the way it works. INCOMING!!

The women protesting in London about another country should be charged for the police instead of the tax payer.

Fine, protest but go to America and do it where it might count and not burden our taxes.

White, straight men have nothing to worry about

I've no idea what Trump intends to do if you are not white, male and straight, but people who are not white, male and straight are concerned because of some of the stuff Trump says and the background of some of the people who he has picked for his cabinet.

Thats why they are protesting, because its taken them a very long time to get the equality that they deserve, and they worry that it might be taken away by a bunch of men with outdated ideas.

Anyway, demonstrations are a sign of a healthy democracy, so no problems with it here!

john'sroseyspecs wrote:Is that the cast from Fame?

Warriors Come out to Plaaaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaay

Loved that film, bit limp now after all these years, about time they did a re-make.

Strange creatures, women.

Lancasterclaret wrote:White, straight men have nothing to worry about

I've no idea what Trump intends to do if you are not white, male and straight, but people who are not white, male and straight are concerned because of some of the stuff Trump says and the background of some of the people who he has picked for his cabinet.

Thats why they are protesting, because its taken them a very long time to get the equality that they deserve, and they worry that it might be taken away by a bunch of men with outdated ideas.

Anyway, demonstrations are a sign of a healthy democracy, so no problems with it here!

Things like this. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watc ... 9610691557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Apparently it's me and you who are anti-democracy, not those who are trying, successfully, to rig elections.

Guys, this thread title is wrong, the protests are actually not over Trump, they are a protest of Christian oppression. A global womens protest of the constant and destructive oppression western women face every day in the face of their christian overlords.

I know this for a fact because IT called me stupid for not knowing so.

Imploding Turtle wrote:I'll make this simple for you. You were saying that it's terrible that Islam oppresses women in one thread, and then dismissing women who are marching against the prospect of Christian oppression in another thread.

CnBtruntru wrote:Warriors Come out to Plaaaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaay

Loved that film, bit limp now after all these years, about time they did a re-make.

No it isn't about time they did a remake, Hollywood needs to stop doing remakes and I'm offended by such a suggestion...

ClaretMoffitt wrote:Guys, this thread title is wrong, the protests are actually not over Trump.

No, you're wrong. They are definitely over Trump.

So why weren't there these protests during the election campaign?

Or did I miss it?

Sidney1st wrote: So why weren't there these protests during the election campaign?

You can't protest about the president when he isn't the president.

USC wrote:No, you're wrong. They are definitely over Trump.

He's being a moron. He knows the reason it's a women's and not a generic protest is because Trump's government will be specifically targetting women's rights and access to healthcare on religious grounds. He's just trying to deflect from his own massive hypocrisy in dismissing this fight against the imposition of political theology by Christians, while criticising Muslims in another thread for their imposition of political theology.

Try not to get sucked in by his imbecilic utterings. He's angry that he's been caught being a hypocrite so he's lashing out.

madonna was there, embarrassingly reading from cue cards, couldnt be bothered to learn her lines.
she delivered an uninspiring speech, as folk shuffled about behind her. the turn out was impressive, so many there, they couldnt even march, because the entire route was packed.
its the remain thing, only in the US. democratic system has enabled his victory, there is nothing they can do.

Fair play though - local reports are 17,000 piled into downtown Raleigh for the march here locally.... meanwhile Kyle Walker was getting away with shoving Sterling in the back..... serves the diving cheat right

NRC wrote:Fair play though - local reports are 17,000 piled into downtown Raleigh for the march here locally.... meanwhile Kyle Walker was getting away with shoving Sterling in the back..... serves the diving cheat right

Racist!

According to the Huffington post, women all over the world, including Imploding Charlie, are offended by Trump's proposal of 6 weeks maternity leave for women.
Apparently this means he thinks women should be the ones to stay at home looking after the baby while the man continues to be the bread winner