these arms fairs make me sick. i cant beleive that our govt is so heavy on terrorism (166,000 people arrested under the laws since their introduction in 2000, 40 convictions) yet still holds some of the biggest arms fairs in the world right in our capital, for anyone with a bit of ready cash to snap up.
and the people arrested under terror laws at the demos outside dsei? the protesters, who are the biggest threat to terrorism in this country, and the best patriots.
the bastard of course is that weapons are the single biggest manufactured product that britain produces, so if we didnt make them that would be a lot of jobs gotten rid of, so the mps arent likely to kick up a fuss.
the police may photgraph you, they may even arrest you for protesting in the most peaceful way possible, but what they cant do is hold you for very long or give you a conviction. so all you risk is you face being on file (like everyone’s isnt already) and possibly spending a few hours in the nick, which is no worse than waiting for a train. well worth it.
i doubt i can make the planninmg meeting but sure as eggs is eggs i’ll be outside the arms fair when its on, quietly asserting my right to free speech while i still can. when every single taxpaye din the land has iraqi blood on their hands, i think the least we can do is try and show that we may be paying for it, but we sure as shit dont like it.
