Sorry Gavin, can't help myself and I've quite frankly got far less tolerance of complete buffoons.
So then.
TP Rich said:
Today, millions of [strike]greedy bastards[/strike] public sector workers went on strike across the UK. Instead of actually caring about the chaos they were causing, they spilled into the streets waving placards and smashing shop windows.
Kindly show me where ANY public sector worker was smashing shop windows. You think they don't care about the chaos? Aye, it's not like loads of them are having to put in the extra time to make up on what they've missed out on doing today to make sure they uphold the quality that's expected of them, is it.
In London, workers were even burgling buildings and throwing flares at police.
Again, I'm going to call you out on this. Source, please. Because a few pussy little 'anarchists' with some V masks on who trundle down some stairs when shouted at by a police officer are NOT public sector workers, they're more than likely unemployed eco-hippies who rely on the benefit system the very people they whinge about help uphold, but that's more a rant aimed towards this stupid Occupy movement for another time and another thread.
Direct results of the strike also included schools closing, 999 calls not being answered, hopsital operations being cancelled and dustbins not being emptied.
Schools closed for one day, no evidence whatsoever that 999 calls went unanswered, hospital operations that
were not essential were the ones that were cancelled, and oh, no, dustbins can't go one day without being emptied?
What irritates me, is the ridiculous double standards of schools. My vice principal went on strike today. Funny how he's the one who would be giving you hell if you were to take any time off of school as your education is "far too important", yet it's perfectly fine to disrupt it when the teachers are all going on strike.
Ermm, when's the last time you took a day off of school to protest at being expected to pay more for your slimmed down textbooks?
TP Rich said:
airports were overcrowded as hundreds of flights were cancelled,
Quite clearly, you live in an imaginary world where logic, reality and common sense are mere mystical creations.
Personally, I believe that they should sack everybody who is striking, and give the jobs to people who can do them well, and make the country a general better place.
I think Ben answered this comment approriately with the following.
Ben said:
Personally, I don't agree with the strike, even though my mum is affected and was on strike today. I fully believe that everybody must pay their share in this crisis, and the public sector are not exempt from this. Yes, it's pretty outrageous that they're being expected to pay more, for longer, to recieve less, but that's unfortunately the harsh reality of the situation.
I also disagree with the whole notion of strikes in general; they achieve **** all and do nothing but cost money, time and effort.
That said, the thing that's
really irked me today is uneducated mongs commenting on the issue as if they have some sort of understanding of it, tarnishing all involved with the same brush, and using the same recycled arguments that they're entirely unable to defend because they're merely passing on what they've been told by self-fulfilling politicians.
I've seen some idiots today condemning the strikes today because they, working in the private sector, "have to pay taxes". Well done thicko, so do most of the public sector.