shaunxX
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Post by shaunxX on Jul 5, 2011 12:37:55 GMT
Isn't great that we have people on here without the slightest apprehension of any negative consequence of encouraging a mass population movement of Muslims to the mill road area. I'm all for a peaceful integration and the minority radicals being banned from the area but will it happen?
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Post by Russ Greaves on Jul 5, 2011 12:41:39 GMT
Who are those people "without the slightest apprehension"?
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MartinL
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Post by MartinL on Jul 5, 2011 12:49:07 GMT
"Minority radicals"? EDL?
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Rico
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Post by Rico on Jul 5, 2011 13:28:23 GMT
If there was the slightest chance of 'mass population movement of muslims' to the mill road area then there might be reason to be apprehensive. Not going to happen for reasons I out-lined earlier in this thread so why would we be apprehensive by something that's never going to happen?
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Post by thecornucopian on Jul 6, 2011 10:20:09 GMT
Altough Hari is a bit of a dick this is still great.
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Post by pappasmurf on Jul 9, 2011 6:57:01 GMT
......How many Luton Town shirts will be spotted in Cambridge today?
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MartinL
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Post by MartinL on Jul 9, 2011 12:20:21 GMT
No mention of Luton shirts but a few United ones on the counter protest apparently.
From the CEN- "12.05pm: EDL march - Anti-EDL graffiti was put up along the route of the EDL march in Silver Street. A County Council spokesman says that work is currently underway to scrub it off in an effort not to antagonise the EDL. TUC march - Participants outside St John's College chanting, "Off our streets" and "Cambridge will never be defeated." Number of Cambridge United shirts. Now heading back into Market Square with passers-by applauding"
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Post by oliworth on Jul 9, 2011 13:22:39 GMT
A couple of arrests made so far according to the police. Follow it on Twitter via Cambridge News (@cambridgenewsuk) and Cambs Police (@cambscops). (Insert 'Twitter's just a crap Facebook' comment here...)
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MartinL
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Post by MartinL on Jul 9, 2011 13:31:25 GMT
More info on Twitter through Hope Not Hate (@hopenothate) Sounds like it's kicking off a bit.
"Update from EDL demo in Cambridge:Via Twitter Drunken EDL man has just exposed himself to a vicars wife and he has been arrested. I dare say she can cope she works in a prison."
Lovely people aren't they?
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shaunxX
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Post by shaunxX on Jul 9, 2011 15:16:13 GMT
One of the more scummy uaf responsible for graffiti in silver street.
Also from the hen.
Practice What they Preach? Having been born and raised in the San Francisco, California area, where “Make Love, Not War” chants still resonate among the community decades following the Hippie Days, I have been taught to embrace diversity and love others despite contrasting beliefs. Naturally, when my classmates and I (who study interfaith relations) heard that a group was protesting the new Mosque on Mawson Road, we were appalled. We did not hesistate to pick up our “No to racism, fascism and Islamophobia!” signs and go marching through the streets with the counter protesters. Initially, we felt united in a noble cause as various members of the Cambridge community gathered around Market Square to listen to speeches about tolerance and diversity . We were chanting “Black and White, Together We Are Dynamite,” but a few minutes into the march, the calls transformed from positive into negative, and ironically intolerable, shouts. One of the men with the megaphones was shouting “Who’s Street? Our Street!” which was instantly echoed by the crowd. This did not sit well with my classmates and I as it implied that the “others” (English Defense League) were not welcomed. Not pleased by the exclusiveness and turning the “other” into an enemy, one of my classmates started screaming “Who’s Street? Everyone’s!” While it caught on with those around us, it did not prevail over the hundreds of others repeating the man’s words. At one point, my classmate even approached the man with the megaphone who was screaming “EDL, Go to Hell,” and told him she did not appreciate the emphasis on hatred. It stopped for awhile, but it quickly turned back into the detestable remarks against the EDL. Although my classmates and I do not agree with the EDL’s position against the mosque, it was disturbing to watch a group who pride themselves on acceptance, condemn another group to hell. How is that tolerant or diverse? While we were still carrying our signs with the crowds (because we strongly support the construction of a mosque for the beautiful, peaceful Muslim faith), we had refused to reiterate the condemning chants. Eventually, a Muslim woman with her head-scarf noticed we were not satisfied either, and she taught us: “No to Fear, No to Hate; Love and Diversity Are Great!” We had expected the counter protest to be chanting something along this nature, to begin with, so we were happy to proclaim this among the streets of Cambridge. Unfortunately, the proclamation was swallowed up by the intolerable shouts. With the tension in the air, it was easy to see how even a peace protest can turn into a mob of angry citizens, especially when they encountered the other. As if on cue, the march stopped and surrounded a pub where people were calling the EDL, who were inside, “Nazi Scum of Our Streets.” This drew the line for us – we could not be associated with such an outrageous group that could not practice what they preached. We put our signs down and walked home; defeated again by intolerance.
What a lovely bunch equal to the scum within edl I guess.
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Post by charliecufc on Jul 9, 2011 16:02:26 GMT
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Post by Hugh Jerection on Jul 9, 2011 17:11:45 GMT
I saw some of both marches earlier and have watched both videos and here is my conclusion - Both sets are idiots. The video from Charliecufc shows a tw@t goading the supporters of the EDL. If somebody goaded CUFC supporters, we would shout back just as bad as they did.
There were several arrests on both sides and the irony is that both supporters have much more in common than they think. The EDL hate a minority (Muslims) and the UAF hate a minority (Racists). I really can't see how any side can take a moral high-ground.
For the average Cambridge resident, this whole fiaso has been an embarrassment and has shown our city in a poor light to tourists/ joe average, alot of which will judge our great city on what they saw today.
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shaunxX
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Post by shaunxX on Jul 9, 2011 17:15:09 GMT
Well said bob, sure to upset a few on the socialist chat board.
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Post by Dylan on Jul 9, 2011 17:19:15 GMT
The main thing I noticed about the EDL as they marched past me on Downing Street was how much they stunk.
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