tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post6763159625685739076..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: A limit to peaceful protest?The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-6583359472672140042011-02-11T16:17:20.888+00:002011-02-11T16:17:20.888+00:00He must have read your thoughts Voley - he's g...He must have read your thoughts Voley - he's gone.<br /><br />PS. Before you scoot off for the weekend, check out my latest blog. I know you enjoy the barmy letter writers...Ewarwoowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188994060142858403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-83908949917319531902011-02-11T15:09:57.079+00:002011-02-11T15:09:57.079+00:00Well, that's true. Unfortunately, the thing ab...Well, that's true. Unfortunately, the thing about getting older and reading more is that one learns to distrust one's instincts. Given the chance, I'd put quite a few people up against a wall and a much larger number in re-education camps. But experience tells us that revolutions only occur when the conditions are right, and that lives are important. That's why the 17th and 18th century Irish risings failed: the cause was just but the timing and planning were awful, so lives were thrown away in vain. 1916 worked (if you don't mind the Civil War which followed) because the time was right.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-60913668608406624502011-02-11T14:57:56.547+00:002011-02-11T14:57:56.547+00:00This post made me laugh more than it should. You a...This post made me laugh more than it should. You are SUCH a frustrated revolutionary Voley!Ewarwoowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188994060142858403noreply@blogger.com