'Black lives matter' protest in Dublin

[Carolyne]

Silence is violence!

[Carolyne]

People are marching on his name for justice .George Floyd wasn't a saint ,but he deserve justice .

[MarkM2020]

I agree with you, we are on the same thinking, but I do not like that people are marching in his name, I don't like that.

The protests are for more then just one man's Murder. George Floyd was just the final straw. You don't like what's he's done and don't like the protests for his death. Think of the protests for being for the others that had the same faith.
Some names for you to look up: Trayvon Martin,
Tamir Rice,
Breonna Taylor,
Philando Castle,
Antony Hill,
Oscar Grant,
Eric Garner,
Atatiana Jefferson,
Yvette Smith.
That's just some of the names, many more that haven't been named. It's so much more then just 1 death.

[Dub Lad]

This is a good point, I agree with you, I think we should march for those people, but it was all in the name of George, the murals painted in Dublin etc is just disturbing to me.

BLM is not true when some lives matter more than others and that is obvious, I don't see people marching for David Dorn? Or the black community speaking about how black on black crime is very high, Iyanna Dior, a transgendered woman beaten by a group of black men. Not all black lives are equal.

[beautyaddict]

1. Movement is called Black Lives Matter because in the past their lives did not

2. Justice is meant to be blind , summary execution based on ones past is not on, be careful what you wish for

3. Interesting that the victims past is focused on and not the killer especially seeing as the Killer is a person who has sworn to uphold the law .

4. It seems that the Black Community should wait for the right candidate to be murdered , no need to explain that one

5. This is not just about justice, poloce brutality and murder it is about the oppression of people . I have been to the Southern States , I have seen the deprivation

6. Those who complain about breaches of Covid . I see no thread on the massive breaches in Galway, Spanish Arch etc, I see no thread on reports from North Dublin, I see no threads on house parties in Cork and of course on this site we do not have an elephant in the room we have A Mammoth , I see no thread . Interesting

7. We have one poster on this thread who is puerile looking for attention like a spoilt child throwing food on the floor, not the brightest tool in the book. Ignore looks a good plan.

8. I regret this is happening in a Pandemic but I fully understand why. Try putting yourself in the shoes of people of colour. A bit easy to condemn being white and Irish INIT

[Wolverine]

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To all of those in favor of the protests being allowed I must ask.

What percentage of an increase in infections and deaths would deem these mass gatherings worh while ?

How many people are you willing to sacrifice for your posturing ?

[Cassandra]

No offence, but responding to Black Lives Matter with Every Life Matters is so wrong right now.

It's as if I went to the doctor with a broken bone, and he responded with "All bones matter" Yes of course they do, but this is the one that is broken now. Let's fix this one.

Amen.

No one's denying theres racism in Ireland but not to the same extent as America and definitely not by the government. Under normal circumstance's I wouldn't care about the protest in dublin but in this covid19 environment we're in now it's just irresponsibleaty at its worst. It might sound insensitive but leave American problem's to America to solve if trump or some of his people doesn't get their act togeather and stop him making racist tweets and provoking people the situation is going to keep escalating and as one commentator on the 6 o'clock news said could even lead to civil war. But it's not our problem we have enough of our own problems of our own with taking other countries problems on.

And we need take care racism on the scale of America's ,on any scale, doesn't take root here. Hence the protests

Simple this is not the right moment to protest.

Lmao. You don't see colour either right?

Of course as Irish we are racist, but we have a nice way of doing it.... !!!! I'm from Wexford and have 'opinions' about people from Wicklow or Waterford never mind another Country..... our (Wexford people) opinion of the Dubs is in a different league all together.... Arseholes taking over our holiday spots in the summer months.... finding a Wexford person in Ballymoney in July or August is an impossibility........ Racism is alive and well in rural Ireland... Inter parish hurling is a perfect example.... Parish, Townland, County, Province, Country, Continent or the World....rivalry bordering on racism all the way... it's never going away... you're either 'one of us' or not 'one of us'.... Jesus It's great to be Irish....If we had taken over the world instead of the Brits we would still be in charge... !!!

*inhales in negro* Go fuck yourself ,go fuck yourself, and if you reach a pier keep going. One cannot be simply "not racist" one must be decidedly anti-racist.

Don't forget not only the white people are racists ...
Not too good to generalize !

Didn't take long did you. Uni was and is expensive so given you don't pay my bills I'm a say one word. Those white supremacists your blowing your little dogwhistle at, don't care about you. But gwaf. I certainly won't stop you.

Anyone attending a mass gathering in this country is showing a flagrant disregard for the health and safety of those in high risk categories.

you dissapoint me

We should respect earth other and learn from the history.
AND now STAY AT HOME !

start with yourself maybe baby.

Sadly in Ireland racism as well .I saw with my own eyes an occasion ,when an whole house has burnt down with petrol bomb. When I was walking there I saw one white Irish man prepare the door ,and I asked him what happened ,he told me they throw petrol bomb into the house while people were sleeping .I asked him why .He told me because they were black ,and they are now in the hospital .

Oh aye,it is. The stories I could tell..

I saw no racists venting here. If you have I suggest you report to the mods.

I'll take your diversion tactics as a no. You have no comment worthy of posting only jibes and unfounded accusations on those with a different opinion.

Oh you didn't ? God bless you you sweet thing ya.

Ask my black clients about me and after you know who I am
you can tell something.

Okay Kayleigh.

George Floyd's memorial service is being broadcast on RTE news now.

May he rest in peace.

Fuck you you hypocrite, I've watched you attempt to distract and diffuse all over this thread. You dare offer ccondolences when you dare question those who would strike at the boot what killed him? Abeg me god come and save. benzi!

Hey everyone

I think there is alot more to this story that we don't know about, firstly George Flyod was an abhorrent human being, what he did to a pregnant woman disgusting, how anyone can march in his name is beyond me. It is said that George and Derek knew each other for a very long time, I wonder if Derek knew about all the crimes George committed and this was his way of punishing George, I don't know if this murder was racially motivated anymore, not after what I've seen George has done

stay...the fuck...out my mentions...you should know better...I bet you've a Zaldarian character too...no excuse

All I know for sure about Mr. Floyd is that he was murdered by the police. Regardless of anything he has done, he did not deserve that !

no shit dummy, and neither did Breanna, Trayvon, Castille...it's almost like there's a larger system at play that encourges those who kill them and that which led to their death

Heya I'm not talking about the police officer, two wrongs do not make a right, but to idolise and to march in the name of George after what he did is disturbing.

your reasoning willfully ignores context, that is if any of what you say is true. Bet you were all dicks out for harambe, because fuck the poor black child who nearly died right?

Really? I am conflicted, if that was one of the guys that assaulted, raped and attacked an escort, I think I wouldn't care if he died to be honest.

you are neither black nor an escort, you don't get to use either card. Don't forget what other group likes to spiel up womens' rights in their supposed crusade. But what am I saying? You probably subscribe to Pewdipie

People are marching on his name for justice .George Floyd wasn't a saint ,but he deserve justice .

If being a saint is what it takes to have your human rights respected, none of us would merit much. I thank you for your allyship.I know talking to whyte folk bout these things aint much better when you white yourself, espcailly for women.

This is a good point, I agree with you, I think we should march for those people, but it was all in the name of George, the murals painted in Dublin etc is just disturbing to me.

BLM is not true when some lives matter more than others and that is obvious, I don't see people marching for David Dorn? Or the black community speaking about how black on black crime is very high, Iyanna Dior, a transgendered woman beaten by a group of black men. Not all black lives are equal.

Then you've missed the fucking point. Libretarianism won't save you now boyo

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To all of those in favor of the protests being allowed I must ask.

What percentage of an increase in infections and deaths would deem these mass gatherings worh while ?

How many people are you willing to sacrifice for your posturing ?

I could die anyday. I could be giving birth in front of doctors who hold hi."ppocrates oath far below the thinking " black folk don't feel pain the same way we do."
It could be in the arch of a doorway because I don't know my tennant rights, rights denied to me by unregistered but otherwise sound ladlords who don't think I'm deserving of that same civility.
I could die, like my mate Blessing's mother, from an undiagnosed tumor passed off as something I could walk off by a doctor who (see point 1)
I could suffer at the hands of an abusive partner but find no help because, should he be black, "what did you expect?"
I could (and have) suffer malnutrition because employer after employer wants to "look after their own first" no matter what it says on their birth certificate.

Everywhere I go , the moment I stepmout ofpreconcieved notions ,some of which I have utilised to sell my services: I am a threat.

You ever have a bunch of E. europeans bent on smearing you because they think the fact you've a room somewhere a threat?
You ever turn to your fellow Irish girls expecting camaradarie and instead discover one has projected her drug use and disrespect for house furnishings on to you?

If there is a right time for protest then it is no protest, rather stater sanctioned theatre. Do not offer your condolences then tell me that's rain on my back my dear.

Apologies for typos. I'm feeling some kinda way


and Loki, I forgive you.

[Ratchet]

Amen.



And we need take care racism on the scale of America's ,on any scale, doesn't take root here. Hence the protests



Lmao. You don't see colour either right?



*inhales in negro* Go fuck yourself ,go fuck yourself, and if you reach a pier keep going. One cannot be simply "not racist" one must be decidedly anti-racist.



Didn't take long did you. Uni was and is expensive so given you don't pay my bills I'm a say one word. Those white supremacists your blowing your little dogwhistle at, don't care about you. But gwaf. I certainly won't stop you.



you dissapoint me



start with yourself maybe baby.



Oh aye,it is. The stories I could tell..



Oh you didn't ? God bless you you sweet thing ya.



Okay Kayleigh.



Fuck you you hypocrite, I've watched you attempt to distract and diffuse all over this thread. You dare offer ccondolences when you dare question those who would strike at the boot what killed him? Abeg me god come and save. benzi!



stay...the fuck...out my mentions...you should know better...I bet you've a Zaldarian character too...no excuse



no shit dummy, and neither did Breanna, Trayvon, Castille...it's almost like there's a larger system at play that encourges those who kill them and that which led to their death




your reasoning willfully ignores context, that is if any of what you say is true. Bet you were all dicks out for harambe, because fuck the poor black child who nearly died right?



you are neither black nor an escort, you don't get to use either card. Don't forget what other group likes to spiel up womens' rights in their supposed crusade. But what am I saying? You probably subscribe to Pewdipie



If being a saint is what it takes to have your human rights respected, none of us would merit much. I thank you for your allyship.I know talking to whyte folk bout these things aint much better when you white yourself, espcailly for women.



Then you've missed the fucking point. Libretarianism won't save you now boyo



I could die anyday. I could be giving birth in front of doctors who hold hi."ppocrates oath far below the thinking " black folk don't feel pain the same way we do."
It could be in the arch of a doorway because I don't know my tennant rights, rights denied to me by unregistered but otherwise sound ladlords who don't think I'm deserving of that same civility.
I could die, like my mate Blessing's mother, from an undiagnosed tumor passed off as something I could walk off by a doctor who (see point 1)
I could suffer at the hands of an abusive partner but find no help because, should he be black, "what did you expect?"
I could (and have) suffer malnutrition because employer after employer wants to "look after their own first" no matter what it says on their birth certificate.

Everywhere I go , the moment I stepmout ofpreconcieved notions ,some of which I have utilised to sell my services: I am a threat.

You ever have a bunch of E. europeans bent on smearing you because they think the fact you've a room somewhere a threat?
You ever turn to your fellow Irish girls expecting camaradarie and instead discover one has projected her drug use and disrespect for house furnishings on to you?

If there is a right time for protest then it is no protest, rather stater sanctioned theatre. Do not offer your condolences then tell me that's rain on my back my dear.

Apologies for typos. I'm feeling some kinda way


and Loki, I forgive you.

I never had the chance to meet you, but after that post.....I..... I think I love you

[beautyaddict]

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To all of those in favor of the protests being allowed I must ask.

What percentage of an increase in infections and deaths would deem these mass gatherings worh while ?

How many people are you willing to sacrifice for your posturing ?

I will happily comment/answer your question providing you put that same question with its same tone to all others who have breached the lockdown . You do not get to decide what the virus does do you ?

I am sure you can figure out where I am going with this , you have several hundred candidates

I hope Cassandras response is left up unedited, we will see .

[beautyaddict]

I see the NFL in America just grew a pair about fucking time .