The 'I predict a Riot' game!!!

Raiser · 29-06-2011 09:41AM #1

It has unfortunately been clear for some time now that the Country is in an accelerating nosedive. At this time also our Government is busy closing essential services and robbing from pensions etc. to continue to fund the Fatcat Thieves and Liars that happily drain our Public finances.

It really is just a matter of time until the Irish People take to the streets and start merrily smashing windows, looting and burning things.

The aim of the game is to pick the day it all kicks off as accurately as you can - There'll be a prize for the winner of course as well as the associated status and pride involved in being the Nations foremost authority on Civil Disobedience and Anarchy.

I predict January 3rd 2012 as People will be broke after Christmas and New Years and after years of being treated like crap at every turn some final new/cut/tax or whatever other insult will come from Fine Gael to finally push People over the edge and say 'enough is fcuking enough, hand me my flaming torch and pitchfork......'

Orando Broom · 29-06-2011 09:42AM

Rioting in January? In the cold, damp and wet. No chance.

Cookie_Monster · 29-06-2011 09:42AM

Raiser wrote: »

It really is just a matter of time until the Irish People take to the streets and start merrily smashing windows, looting and burning things.

no, they won't you know.

Mr Benevolent · 29-06-2011 09:42AM

Irish people don't have the energy or inclination as a whole to riot, why can't people get this into their heads?

super_furry · 29-06-2011 09:43AM

Not going to happen. Irish people are too apathetic and things still aren't all that bad relatively speaking.

chin_grin · 29-06-2011 09:44AM

Confab wrote: »

Irish people don't have the energy or inclination as a whole to riot, why can't people get this into their heads?

Too much empty carbs. :pac:

Buddinplant · 29-06-2011 09:44AM

if its ever going to happen it'll be in the month of june!

squod · 29-06-2011 09:47AM

60% of the population have no clue what's going on (or don't care). People are still idolising the bastards that caused this mess FFS. Have a protest all you want, the folk who view the world through RTE will think you drive taxis or vote Sinn Fein.

The King of Moo · 29-06-2011 09:47AM

I'll riot if you all riot first.

marnie d · 29-06-2011 09:50AM

This is fun!

I say after the next budget day next November, the dole will be cut and all the skangers who have been on the dole for years will get drunk with the entire week's pay in one day, get mad that they've none left for tomorrow and attack everything around them.

Who's next?

Raiser · 29-06-2011 09:54AM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I'll riot if you all riot first.

Thats what you said last time....... I was standing on the Counter in Supermacs in my jocks with a flaming Molotov Cocktail when I got your text message

beegirl · 29-06-2011 09:54AM

I'm gonna go for 10th December 2011, give folks a few days after the budget to get their pitchforks in order etc.

The King of Moo · 29-06-2011 09:57AM

Raiser wrote: »

Thats what you said last time....... I was standing on the Counter in Supermacs in my jocks with a flaming Molotov Cocktail when I got your text message

Ah yeah, but it was awful cold and looked like it was going to rain, and Lost was on telly. If you'd had the riot a few hours earlier now, it would've been grand.

theboss80 · 29-06-2011 09:59AM

January???:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0z25uGAiw

Raiser · 29-06-2011 09:59AM

marnie d wrote: »

This is fun!

I say after the next budget day next November, the dole will be cut and all the skangers who have been on the dole for years will get drunk with the entire week's pay in one day, get mad that they've none left for tomorrow and attack everything around them.

Who's next?

beegirl wrote: »

I'm gonna go for 10th December 2011, give folks a few days after the budget to get their pitchforks in order etc.

Hmmmm - Rookie mistake from me, never thought it through properly and factored in the budget

- If I was betting any serious money I'd have to go with the days after the budget shambles this year allright......

Well played.

Elmer Blooker · 29-06-2011 09:59AM

The day the Government makes it illegal for supermarkets to sell cut price booze will be the day the Irish take to the streets! :rolleyes:

Opelfruit · 29-06-2011 10:02AM

super_furry wrote: »

Not going to happen. Irish people are too apathetic....

No, Irish people are too intelligent to resort to, or even believe, that wanton violence is going to solve our problems.

FF put off making the really hard decisions as long as possible. Our new democratically elected government now has to solve the problem of our public finances.

If people disagree with government policy then by all means protest, just do it peacefully. Attacking private property or smashing in restaurant windows, like they are doing in Greece, is retarded.

--Kaiser-- · 29-06-2011 10:05AM

I'm happy to live in a society where people don't protest violently

Micky Dolenz · 29-06-2011 10:18AM

We can't organise mass peaceful protests nevermind a full scale riot.

Raiser · 29-06-2011 10:19AM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

I'm happy to live in a society where people don't protest violently

The irony here is that while you make a good point, you have to think about how much more forcibly you could make suchlike good points while brandishing a flaming Weapon while standing on an overturned Vehicle on O'Connell St.

When you assess it intrinsically, rioting is really just one strand in the whole fibre and being of a rounded Democracy.*

*The above statement may well be total horseshít, I just made it up to lend some weight.

RedXIV · 29-06-2011 10:21AM

Feb 30th 2012

careca11 · 29-06-2011 10:37AM

well the IMF are in town on the 25th July , that would be the ideal time for the people of the country to down tools and show them and the gov that the irish people have had enough (if it turns violent, well and good ), becasue at the mo the Gov/imf/eu are just chipping away at us and will continue until such time we make a stand

--Kaiser-- · 29-06-2011 10:42AM

Raiser wrote: »

The irony here is that while you make a good point, you have to think about how much more forcibly you could make suchlike good points while brandishing a flaming Weapon while standing on an overturned Vehicle on O'Connell St.

When you assess it intrinsically, rioting is really just one strand in the whole fibre and being of a rounded Democracy.*

*The above statement post may well be is total horseshít, I just made it up to lend some weight.

FYP

JoeyJJ · 29-06-2011 10:50AM

I'll go for November 15th.

reason: the hospitals will run out of cash and whole wards will be shut down and A&E might run reduced hours. Minister already said they have to work to their budgets.

Plus there will probably be some softening prior the Budget where people will know there are cuts coming from some areas like Dole, Childrens Allowance etc.

However the July ULA march could turn nasty if certain groups infultrate their march.

biko · 29-06-2011 10:57AM

I try to do a little rioting every Saturday night in the pubs of Galway.

--Kaiser-- · 29-06-2011 10:58AM

biko wrote: »

I try to do a little rioting every Saturday night in the pubs of Galway.

That's riot out of order

Eve_Dublin · 29-06-2011 11:00AM

13th March 2013.

No reason.

Raiser · 29-06-2011 11:15AM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

13th March 2013.

No reason.

Christ this competition could really be open for abuse...... People could very easily kick off a riot on their chosen day to win it

- New rule - If you are identified on the evening news then you are automatically eliminated from this!!!

Mango Joe · 29-06-2011 11:20AM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I'll riot if you all riot first.

Raiser wrote: »

Thats what you said last time....... I was standing on the Counter in Supermacs in my jocks with a flaming Molotov Cocktail when I got your text message

April 1st 2012 - We've denied being Fools for long enough, now its time to embrace it!!!

ImpossibleDuck · 29-06-2011 11:52AM

I'm going for early december. When the parents finally realise they're not going to be able to fulfil their wain's christmas hopes. Then they go mad at the government.

DECEMBER 11TH
which also happens to be my birthday, but you don't need to know that......

Raiser · 29-06-2011 11:57AM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

I'm going for early december. When the parents finally realise they're not going to be able to fulfil their wain's christmas hopes. Then they go mad at the government.

Mammy: "Honey we can't afford to buy little Nora a Malibu Stacy Doll."
Daddy: "Ok Darling." *Sighs* "Lets go burn down this fcuking City."

Hmmmm - Plausible.

RussellTuring · 29-06-2011 12:44PM

JoeyJJ wrote: »

However the July ULA march could turn nasty if certain groups infultrate their march.

Groups such as the ULA?

I'm all for protesting. It's a great way to show your displeasure on an issue and to raise awareness amongst people who might not otherwise have taken notice. However looting, overturning cars and setting fire to things is mindless destruction for its own sake.

decisions · 29-06-2011 12:54PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamKl-su8PE

20/12/2012 Why..? Because the date is cool.

KnifeWRENCH · 29-06-2011 01:02PM

I hope it never comes to rioting. Having seen the scenes in Athens I wasn't thinking "Good on you. Stick it to the man". Instead I was thinking "You fúcking idiots".

Let's fix things.
How?
Duh. By breaking stuff and looting. That'll learn 'em.

I'm sure the money it costs to clean up the damage could have been put to much better use...

....But for the purposes of the game I'll go for May 12th 2012. May seems like a rioty kinda month....

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

DECEMBER 11TH
which also happens to be my birthday, but you don't need to know that......

Heh, that's my birthday too! *high-five* :pac:

Pherekydes · 29-06-2011 01:38PM

I predict a riot...

...in my household if I turned off the wireless broadband.

Raiser · 29-06-2011 01:39PM

Am loving the polarized outlook Knifey

KnifeWRENCH wrote:

Dude no, just no Man - rioting is like bad and stuff......

KnifeWRENCH wrote:

May seems rioty - Yee Haw!!!

coco_lola · 29-06-2011 01:56PM

I'm better at Monopoly tbh.

Orando Broom · 29-06-2011 01:58PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

We can't organise mass peaceful protests nevermind a full scale riot.

We should all hold our breath.

ImpossibleDuck · 29-06-2011 02:16PM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Heh, that's my birthday too! *high-five* :pac:

*high-five*

:D:D

JoeyJJ · 29-06-2011 02:20PM

RussellTuring wrote: »

Groups such as the ULA?

I'm all for protesting. It's a great way to show your displeasure on an issue and to raise awareness amongst people who might not otherwise have taken notice. However looting, overturning cars and setting fire to things is mindless destruction for its own sake.

No I don't think too many of the United Left Alliance will loot or the likes. I think however some groups might march peacefully and then start more violent protest like what happened in Greece yesterday, the vast majority were peaceful however it only takes a few to kick off something serious and some other easily influeneced people will join in and bam you have something simular to the student march a few months ago, however it could get worse than that.

RussellTuring · 29-06-2011 02:35PM

JoeyJJ wrote: »

No I don't think too many of the United Left Alliance will loot or the likes. I think however some groups might march peacefully and then start more violent protest like what happened in Greece yesterday, the vast majority were peaceful however it only takes a few to kick off something serious and some other easily influeneced people will join in and bam you have something simular to the student march a few months ago, however it could get worse than that.

I was joking about the fact that the SWP, who make up quit ea few numbers in the ULA, have a habit of hijacking protests for their own ends.

Eve_Dublin · 29-06-2011 03:59PM

RedXIV wrote: »

Feb 30th 2012

Ooooh nice date! Wish I picked that one.... :mad:

Potato Man Donut Version 4.0 · 29-06-2011 04:04PM

Irish people will never riot like in Greece. It took nearly 700 Hundred years before we got the stomach to stand up to the British, all we did before that was write wonderful poems and talk about it and even then when we we did go a bit nuts we didnt even get all of our country back. The only people who will profit from the recession is gloomy writers who in the good old days would have been called poets but I think they go by the term 'economists' today.

Rented Mule · 29-06-2011 04:05PM

Did I not just read a thread that said Ireland has the 3rd highest standard of living in Europe?

Times are tough, I tell ya.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 29-06-2011 06:46PM

RussellTuring wrote: »

I was joking about the fact that the SWP, who make up quit ea few numbers in the ULA, have a habit of hijacking protests for their own ends.

Doesn't every party or politician do this? Not necessarily protests, but causes.

Kevin Duffy · 29-06-2011 07:52PM

I'll come to the riot if you can tell me which parts of our imperfect-but-functioning democracy, with its religious and social freedoms, accessible education, imperfect but available healthcare and social welfare, we are going to be rioting about and how the destruction of property or people and the associated costs and consequences will improve those things. Thanks in advance.

al28283 · 29-06-2011 08:08PM

why are we rioting? We still have it pretty damn good in this country, despite what you may have read

RussellTuring · 29-06-2011 09:15PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Doesn't every party or politician do this? Not necessarily protests, but causes.

Yeah. But the SWP are pros at the protests.

mattjack · 29-06-2011 09:20PM

rumour has theres gonna be a cutback on pitchforks.......you can have either a pitch or a fork.....

Raiser · 30-06-2011 01:30PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

I'll come to the riot if ......

Kevin you are so, so very far from the point of this thread

Kevin Duffy · 30-06-2011 01:43PM

Raiser wrote: »

Kevin you are so, so very far from the point of this thread

So, no answer to the question then. Ok, thanks.

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