The Tiny, Mindless Minority (UK)

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

This one requires a lot of context so allow me to elaborate:

As you may have learned we had riots in London by a tiny, mindless minority of extremist fucktards (Yes, I have little respect for anarchists) after a peaceful protest of between 250,000-400,000 trade unionists, students, families etc opposing the government's cuts.

This strip illustrates the contrast which is the political/social damage being inflicted on government institutions.

Now to identify the masked rapscallions:

Heavy-set fellow in the bottom-left corner: Secretary of State for Local Government - Eric Pickles
Holding the 'Indignity or Death' sign: Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills - Vince Cable
The fat-cat: Self Explantory
In front of said cat: Health Minister Andrew Lansley
Holding the bar: Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport - Jeremy Hunt
Jumping up and down: Secretary of State for Education - Michael Gove
Sobbing on the pavement: Foreign Secretary - William Hague
Hurling missiles: Secretary of State for Defence - Dr Liam Fox
Spraypainting: Chancellor of the Exchequer (Economic Policy) - George Osborne
Filling the bottles: Liberal Democrat Under-Secretary to the Treasury - Danny Alexander

Finally, you can guess the one I haven't mentioned is the Prime Minister.

Sorry for being verbose and whatnot but it's the best way to get the context churned out.

Comments

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

The cat on the blackboard is the worst.

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

It's a window but still pretty bad. It's a health centre, we have places in urban areas you can walk into for advice or quick treatment (if it's a minor injury or something 'easy').

All 'free' too.

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

Cameroon makes one chubby little ninja.

Sincerely hope you're staying safe just in case you're in London.

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

its the peeps in the protests who were at most risk. its all over now, but it might have gotten nasty.

thanks tho :). i appricate the sentement (asuming it applys to all londonites, and not just whiteomger, whos awsom, and who, in retrospect, this is proberbly refering too)

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

Oh of course I wish only goodwill on everybody

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the compliment, I respect how the police approached things this time, same with the media who demonised the troublemakers rather than the whole protest.

Also, I despise anarchists because of how they act and what they stand for. Any who are willing to engage me in a nuanced debate I'm all for it but I'm a pretty modern thinking Labourite/Social Democrat.

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

becous anarchist are anti goverment, and the syndiclists arnt a force in the uk, you only ever see the bomb throwing anarchists (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BombThrowingAnarchists) becous the rest of the anarchists disregard with the process (so do the ones who throw bombs, for that matter, but there, you know, there)

i know a few anarchists, one was a lecture, but none are the bomb throwing types. anarchisim (like anarcho communists and anarcho syndclists) can be pritty cool (Even if its not my cup of tea)

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

More I learn about it the more it seems a few are just in it for the shock value or... basically want to smash some stuff up.

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

I live about 240 miles-ish north. I'm keeping pretty safe. At some point I should get that blog up and running I asked about.

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

not all anarchists are bad. i know few who are good

none would go around smashing shit. ive no respect for those.

After All...

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

Re: After All...

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

pritty much. ive got a bunch of respect for anarcho-syndclists (At least some of witch is from studying the spanish civil war). one of my lectures is an anarchist, i think, tho i couldnt tell you what favour. his an awsom guy tho.

Re: After All...

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

I like my share of anarcho-punk, especially the anti-war kind, but have since grown to be more leftist libertarian then anything. I wish for a government for the people, to protect and serve the people (yes otherwise what are we paying it for?). But at the same time, one that stays out of personal business when it does no harm to noone. i.e. religion, lifestyle, things like that.

Re: After All...

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

im a socal democrat, i suposes. the goverment can do some things well and that requier univerlity, like safty nets, and health, make sure stuff is safe and level in bussness, and keep out of belife and life style where it dosent harm others. roughly speaking. im sad to say im not very cohreent in my belifes...

Re: After All...

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

That's ok I find it a lot more prudent to be thinking and adaptable then simply ideological. Labels tend to only solve linguistic problems.

[le-trombone.livejournal.com]

What does the "Top Shop" sign refer to?

Dumb question: I thought "fat cat" was an American expression. Is it new(ish) in British English, or am I wrong with the wrongness of a thousand suns?

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

Topshop is a retail chain in the United Kingdom that sells clothes, it's been the target of left-wing groups because its CEO doesn't pay tax on his earnings (His wife who has residency in Monaco owns the company so the money goes to her, untaxed). It's a legal loophole but it's gotten people very angry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Green

Fat-cat's a universal English term.