tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post5846810172551898505..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: THREE TYPES OF DEMONSTRATIONS - PART 1Welshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-36338044461455920192011-10-20T23:55:13.636+02:002011-10-20T23:55:13.636+02:00I hope so too, Rachel. But they are not only from ...I hope so too, Rachel. But they are not only from Italy, James.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-73453045263097038042011-10-20T19:51:57.368+02:002011-10-20T19:51:57.368+02:00"How", asked a panel member on a politic..."How", asked a panel member on a political talk show on Monday night, "can such a relatively small group wreak such havoc during a demonstration that was intended to be peaceful?"<br /><br />Agents provocateurs - Italy has produced many over the years - G8 financial meeting in 2001 for example.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-57427844532159802072011-10-20T18:22:43.620+02:002011-10-20T18:22:43.620+02:00Charging the organizers sounds harsh - if you orga...Charging the organizers sounds harsh - if you organize a peaceful protest, then it being hijacked by violent rioters is the last thing you would want :( I hope they can find a better compromise.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-38914808813647252362011-10-20T13:07:29.890+02:002011-10-20T13:07:29.890+02:00Hi, jams. I didn't know Cameron had said that....Hi, jams. I didn't know Cameron had said that. Will look it up now. Thanks, Patricia. I agree with your husband. "Gli indignati" originated in Spain - the "indignados". Hi, Jenny. I agree. Hi, WW. It has been suffested that they are fascists but I don't think it's as simple as that.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-70114097583416059372011-10-20T10:39:54.202+02:002011-10-20T10:39:54.202+02:00Oh no - the blackshirts are back!Oh no - the blackshirts are back!Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-46848270775510919802011-10-19T23:57:19.865+02:002011-10-19T23:57:19.865+02:00Oh don't start me on those semi professional a...Oh don't start me on those semi professional activists - what "Private Eye" used to call "rent a crowd". But I agree with James o Donnell that it's hard to know what on earth you can do about it.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-53983647507318809402011-10-19T21:54:41.943+02:002011-10-19T21:54:41.943+02:00Very interesting thoughts, Pat. My husband mainta...Very interesting thoughts, Pat. My husband maintains that much of the violence resulting in demonstrations everywhere...G8 conferences, Vancouver post hockey playoffs, whatever...are often instigated by "professional" rioters and not arising from the grassroot populace. I love the Italisn terms..."gli indignati" and "in piazza!"Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688846429279351574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-91951679635358288242011-10-19T21:47:37.876+02:002011-10-19T21:47:37.876+02:00The actions of the likes of the black bloc disgust...The actions of the likes of the black bloc disgust me as do heavy handed police tactics.<br /><br />But what restrictions do you put in place without over reacting massively?. Cameron was talking about blocking social media (and I thought we didn't live in Iran!)jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.com