Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Rioters spoil Demonstration against increased student fees | |
Posted by: | Huw Burford-Taylor | |
Date/Time: | 10/11/10 18:12:00 |
And I'd say the following: Bringing violence into the debate means you lose it, whereas a peaceful protest would've perhaps got people thinking, violence and wanton destruction of property coalesces and hardens opposition, it also means the protesters can (and will) be dismissed as mindless thugs. Cuts are being made across the board, and as far as I can see they are not being made out of some malevolent desire to see people suffer but rather to prevent an already dire situation become completely untenable. |