Day of protest in London - slightly more than "15,000"
mucus | 18.11.2001 19:11
Just got back from the protest in Hyde Park and the walk to Trafalgar Square and was totally amazed by the sheer number of people that made the effort to turn out. The protest was so peaceful, people dancing, singing, chanting, children present and people of all nationalities just there to show their disagreement and make a stand.
Just got back from the protest in Hyde Park and the walk to Trafalgar Square and was totally amazed by the sheer number of people that made the effort to turn out. The protest was so peaceful, people dancing, singing, chanting, children present and people of all nationalities just there to show their disagreement and make a stand. It's the first protest that I've been to and it definitely won't be the last - as long as this phoney war continues, I'll be making my stand, albeit small, against it.
One downside on the whole event and that was the (not unexpected) total lack of coverage in the government controlled media. The BBC gave the protest about 10 seconds worth of coverage and estimated the number of people to be 15,000. Now, I know I'm not very good at estimating crowds, but when people stretch at least 20 or 30 deep all the way from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square with thousands still left in Hyde Park, even I know that they are lying in the most unbelievable way. As I say, it wasn't unexpected, but when, in my estimate, 100,000 people make the effort to turn up, their lies just beggar belief (but also go to prove in my mind that what I read in places like IndyMedia is the truth). What will it take for them to tell the truth - how many people must turn up in order to make them tell the truth and for Blair to start listening.
All I can say is, when's the next one? If there's double or triple the number that there was today, then they will no longer be able to lie and Tony effing Blair will have to take note.
One downside on the whole event and that was the (not unexpected) total lack of coverage in the government controlled media. The BBC gave the protest about 10 seconds worth of coverage and estimated the number of people to be 15,000. Now, I know I'm not very good at estimating crowds, but when people stretch at least 20 or 30 deep all the way from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square with thousands still left in Hyde Park, even I know that they are lying in the most unbelievable way. As I say, it wasn't unexpected, but when, in my estimate, 100,000 people make the effort to turn up, their lies just beggar belief (but also go to prove in my mind that what I read in places like IndyMedia is the truth). What will it take for them to tell the truth - how many people must turn up in order to make them tell the truth and for Blair to start listening.
All I can say is, when's the next one? If there's double or triple the number that there was today, then they will no longer be able to lie and Tony effing Blair will have to take note.
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