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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II
there are some interesting double standards going on here: a few months ago there was a huge sensation here in the UK because of the eviction of quite a number of "Irish travellers" (something similar to the Gypsies in the continental Europe) who after 10+ years of squatting in an area called Dale Farm were kicked out by the authorities, regardless of the fact that many settled (and were born) there, in a show of force that was quite surprising, and in the meantime you'll have people defending the forced occupation of an island thousands of miles away.. and yes, Gibraltar is probably even more of a peculiar case.
I agree, but as you know there is too much interest in their resources now for it to actually happen.
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Dale farm occupants caused havoc, behaved like children to the media and defied the authorities, not being ignorant but they were treated in the UK as they would be in many countries all over the world...we only have to thank human progression that they weren't treated the same way they would have been in 1930/1940's Europe.
Many of them weren't paying council taxes, when the villagers and townies in surrounding areas were. There is an injustice that works both ways: I pay tax, and I've never had the misfortune to call the police, fire brigade or ambulance, or use they're services, and I live in what's considered to be a violent/dodgy part of London, I don't complain, like death, council taxes are inevitable, if you think you are exempt because you keep moving on, then keep moving on...these people were using all services and causing all three to be called out to their site before the disputes, and giving minimal amounts back (some of the occupants were blatantly contributing to society).
Completely off topic I know
but not happy about linking this to the 1980's conflict. Irrelevant.
The fact is, the land didn't belong to them and they weren't paying tribute to the land...that's a global and historical principle.