Protest!Sit-ins. Walk-outs. Smashing up the headquarters of a major political party. Chaining yourself to the railings outside your local sweet shop because they changed Marathons to Snickers. How have you stuck it to The Man?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 12:24)
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Housebreaking for the homelessQOTW has brightened my Fridays for a year or two now, but this is the first time I've posted (edit. I forgot I posted once about 4 years ago, my I'm prolific!). I've been to a fair few protests in my time, although generally of the march from A to B, shout a bit and then go home variety. It's never been a major part of my life, but feel it's the least I can do.
My grandparents on the other hand...
They lived a life of political commitment, standing outside the South African consulate every week for the best part of the 80's for Anti-Apartheid for example. My grampa, now in his 90's, recently told me about some of his antics just after the second world war. A friend of his had just arrived back in Glasgow after fighting the Germans, and was appalled to see the homelessness in the city - massive slums compounded by the actions of the Luftwaffe and little rebuilding meant people were sleeping in derelict buildings for shelter. And just think, there were so many empty houses and flats in posh North Kelviside. They agreed to act. My granny and her pal pushed their prams round the West End, looking for empty properties. Duly noted, my grampa and his pals would break in, change the locks and re-house homeless families. This developed into the post-war Glasgow squatters movement. Maybe the folk would get moved on eventually, but it created pressure on the city to improve housing, and provided a little respite in the meantime.
Granny, I miss you so much. Grampa, you're still my hero.
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^ thisThey sound like my kind of people
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sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 18:07,
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Splendid stuff.And actually making a difference instead of being an aggressive prick in Millbank.
*clicks*
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Fathter Puddytat Kill Kill dat widdle boid is mine on, Sat 13 Nov 2010, 9:45,
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Barring the tube that chucked the fire extinguisher, I reckon my grandparents would be right behind the students. And dead against the aggressive pricks in government who are vandalising our education system. I know I am.
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