French Fisherman at it again. Calais,Bologne, Dunkirk blockaded

[PenelopePitstop]

I've just attached a file of the fishing boats off Calais on Wednesday morning! Hardly trawlers!! They were blocking the deepwater channel though!

 

[Bulletguy]

I've just attached a file of the fishing boats off Calais on Wednesday morning! Hardly trawlers!! They were blocking the deepwater channel though!

Hmmm......seen bigger crab boats off Cromer beach.
And to think cross channel ferries were afraid of these tiny little boats!

David slew Goliath with just one stone.

The French fishermen stopped 20 thousand ton + ships with a few flimsy little wooden boats!

 

[Douglas]

During my lifetime there have been just two examples i can think of where dramatic changes were brought about......neither of which involved sitting around talking, both of which could be termed 'illegal acts'.

You missed Maggi the maggots the poll tax revolt.

Doug...

 

[Douglas]

As I said earlier "if an act is unlawful you can take legal steps to try to achieve a change legitimising that act but what you don't do is break the law just because it suits you."

Taking steps within the law is not just sitting round and talking but neither is it deliberately damaging others as is the action of the French fishermen in this case.

We have had enough civil wars in this country to prove that they are not the answer. The British version of democracy may not be working but the way to change it is to get involved and do something positive and constructive. It might feel like banging your head against a brick wall at times and it can take a lot of effort but it can work in the end.

Graham

Graham, I profoundly disagree with this. You can not make legal changes to a corrupt system because the system protect itself with more corruption

Doug

 

[GJH]

Graham, I profoundly disagree with this. You can not make legal changes to a corrupt system because the system protect itself with more corruption

Doug

But Doug, isn't the alternative to legal (illegal) corrupt in itself?

I don't know what the average age of forum members is but I would guess that most of us are in our 40s or 50s - which means that we are amongst the group of people who have had the right to vote for around 20 or 30 years (more than half our lifetimes).

People who stand for election to positions where they can control the system are a very tiny minority compared to the electorate as a whole - the group of which we have been members for so many years. Isn't it the case, therefore, that the system we have is either what that group has collectively created by its (our) deliberate actions or what it has (we have) allowed to be created by its (our) lethargy/apathy?

Graham

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[haganap]

Viva le France I say.

Good for them. I also like the French backbone in sorting things out, even having been caught up in the french lorry drivers strike back in 92 when we were getting ready for honeymoon.

Yes GJH you can always attempt to resolve things by talking around tables, but what happens when the talking stops?

Some times you have to take the action that is required to protect your beliefs and your family, be it may even be illegal. If we had the backbone of the French in this country and the will of the people to change things we would not be wasting such huge sums of taxpayers monies on completely irrelevent things.

One example has to be the fuel strike/blockade. Every body wanted cheaper fuel, most were peed of with having to pay over inflated prices for fuel and how it was destroying our economy before even the bank chaos took hold. The experts were warned about the overinflated prices but teh govenment done nothing whilst another haulier went to the wall. The protests started with tame go slow lorries.
So with all the above in place teh Brits showed there true backbone and supported the protest untill, erm let me think? untill tey started running out of fuel in there cars and couldn't get any. They then turned and started calling teh protestors stupid and irresponsible. In France that would of not happened, teh majority would of stuck together untill comething was done. Thats why its a :thumb: up for the FRench action from me.

The poll tax riots which I was the age of taking part in and did so with no regret is another example of when talking just does nothing. Poll tax was a no go, the Govenment got it wrong on the strength of feeling from the public, teh likes of myself whom was 19 years old would not be paying. the mere pressure on the Govenment coupled with DIRECT action from militant animals as myself with his fathers best wishes, forced change.

Sadly unless something changes then I too can see a direct kickback against govenments of both parties that are sick to death of wsted tax payers monies, our money which is consistantly thrown at the loony left brigade of hopeless do gooding with out the slightest bit of thought about what the majority want.

Im glad Im just too old for protesting now, but I will defend some ones right to display their aggrievance always.

good luck everyone and enjoy the revoloution.:Cool:

 

[Douglas]

But Doug, isn't the alternative to legal (illegal) corrupt in itself?

I don't know what the average age of forum members is but I would guess that most of us are in our 40s or 50s - which means that we are amongst the group of people who have had the right to vote for around 20 or 30 years (more than half our lifetimes).

People who stand for election to positions where they can control the system are a very tiny minority compared to the electorate as a whole - the group of which we have been members for so many years. Isn't it the case, therefore, that the system we have is either what that group has collectively created by its (our) deliberate actions or what it has (we have) allowed to be created by its (our) lethargy/apathy?

Graham

Yes the alternative, I.E. using force is illegal. but what do you do when some one is robbing you, fight back or wait for a solicitor? If you say call the police I will take it as a joke.

I believe that this country and probably many more is/are so corrupt now that that we have gone past the point were legal methods will work.

I would now say the the British public are an oppressed people and history shows that oppressed people eventually rise up against the oppressors.

It is clear that there are groups in the UK who have already started to fight back and it is clear the escalation has started. if this is not to get out of control then its the ordinary apathetic public that can make the difference.

Doug...

 

[Douglas]

Sorry all, I have just noticed that this forum is <CONTINENTAL TOURING> so I have been off thread.

Doug...

 

[vindiboy]

They not only blockade the port, we passed through Bolougne the other day and there they had built huge fires on the bridges and the fire brigade were there trying to put the fires out. We arrived at Calais Weds 15 th for our Sea France ferry and were given a ticket for the Tunnel free ,so we actually got across earlier than we would have done by Ferry.I agree with an earlier post that the French take action where we would just sit around and moan and do nothing,and for that I admire the French enourmously.:thumb::thumb:

 

[GJH]

Seems I'm in the minority then

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