Saying Enough is Enough

I'm just curious why people in the UK don't attempt to do something en masse against governments over the last 20 years bringing the country to its present state? Why are there no mass protests? Why aren't people demonstrating that things simply aren't good enough? Why can the French, Italians, Greeks, etc., do it but not those in the UK?

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Thought the same - have to say the French are very good at making their voices heard and usually get results !

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All to do with the British psyche - we're taught that protest and riots aren't the 'British' way - I wish it were, we could then get rid of the monarchy and have a truly democratic society with an elected President - ME!!!

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What about the London riots of a couple of years ago ?

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I was saying the same thing to my son today Karen, people seem to have lost their backbone, fear of losing their jobs if seen on C.C.T.V. out protesting, fear of being arrested and taken to court, lots of reasons, never again will we see the brave protesters of the 60's, 70's, and 80's who just wouldn't take everything lying down, then 'you know who' broke the unions with American help, a fatal blow to the ordinary folk. I remember my late Father saying to me, and I'm not on about this subject again but it's relevant to what I'm saying "Jimmy if they can get away with stopping the working man having a smoke with his pint they can get away with anything" God rest his soul he was right. It's far too late now, they can do what they wish with us and are doing it.

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Remember Peterloo?

The Establishment will do whatever is needed to restore order including slaughtering the proletariat.

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When I was younger I was always it seems protesting about something, learned long ago no one listens and causing problems for people getting to work etc just alienates any good will people may have had for the cause.

Now we have so many rules and laws against anyone protesting it's difficult to do anyway, and we also have a vicious element who hi jack any demonstration making it easier to just sit back and moan on the internet about it all !

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Who knows Julie, maybe the internet could become the new fight back tool of the masses, time will tell, there's and old saying, "God provides to make the lesser equal"

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To protest, folks need a viable alternative to what they are protesting about. Imo

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Not quite what I was thinking Alan