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Earl Mallard Dec 29, 2008 22:36:45
Replying to Merrick

Why are so many people getting so extreme? Everything's a bloody world conspiracy and the revolution is coming and the end of the world is nigh and it's all because of new order or summin'. Why can't we all just find a way to love each other and respect each others opinions? Maybe it's because the world is full of anger fueled idiots that want to burn everything.

I wonder, is it so bad to have a police force you wouldn't want to mess with? Over here, many people, including myself, are getting fed up with people getting away with anti-social and criminal behaviour. Personally, I'd love to see the police arresting these little shits, taking them off the street and putting them in a boot camp to learn some respect for themselves and other people. As we seem to always have a war going on somewhere in the world, they could use them as a protective 'hoodie' sheld to help the army.

I don't want to side with Noel Edmonds and Daily Mail readers and I never want to see a fascist police force. The actions of the two Greek policemen in Athens were totally unjustified, so I can understand the anger caused, but full on anarchy will not make the world a better place. Greece has enjoyed it's longest period of peace in recent years. Why spoil it?

Finally, i'd like to say, just say no to violent revolution in 2009!! I know the world is full of major problems but there is no reason why people should give up on spreading love, peace, joy, justice, and happiness in the world instead of ranting, violence, destruction and misery! Imagine that Merrick.

M Merrick
Merrick Dec 30, 2008 12:26:06
Replying to Earl Mallard

Earl Mallard wrote:
I wonder, is it so bad to have a police force you wouldn't want to mess with?
No problem at all, as long as all the laws are just and the police's methods of command and deployment are always just, and every copper is individually just.

Failing that, I see a big problem.

In Greece, as in Italy and Spain, the police force has never recovered from the years of fascist government. There's an Athens police station with a monument to the officers executed for Nazi collaboration.

Earl Mallard wrote:
there is no reason why people should give up on spreading love, peace, joy, justice, and happiness in the world instead of ranting, violence, destruction and misery! Imagine that Merrick.
And having a fascist-riddled police force defending the advance of multinational capital is gonna do that?

The anarchists in Greece are *opposing* the far greater violence, destruction and misery that their government and the neoliberals are imposing.

It's precisely because they *do* see a better world is possible that they're attacking the obstacles.