also 4 people were arrested at Lakenheath anti nuclear protest for breach of bail (nothing else) – so presumably bail conditions are now being used to stop people protesting (as it wasn’t mentioned that they were involved in any other crimes)
this didn’t get reported as widely as it wasn’t London….
And yes people only care when it involves money these days, and the progressive campaign groups are all fragemented (ironically because they allow so much endless unresolved debate about ways forward they all get divided and conquered)
the last major protest I remember being supported (to an extent) by “normal people” was the 2000 fuel protest – again that was about money..
I also have a nasty feeling though that last time people rioted or took part in any effective sort of dissent there was way less affordable drugs and alcohol at least in the quantitys most people do them nowadays.
Also people have a lot of “false freedoms” where you can get away with binge drinking or even a fair level of drug use, or look at “extreme stuff” (i.e porn, videos of people getting hurt.killed etc) online – provided you don’t do anything too subversive otherwise – this dumbs a lot of people down and makes them comply (bread and circuses).
it will take people losing their “normal” outlets such as shite pubs and clubs (which I can see happening in some areas) before some realise how bad things have got.
And to be fair there are even ways of making positive change and communities without rioting but hardly anyone seems to be bothered about even doing this..
