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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 7660352" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>It only took half a dozen people to organise and coordinate. Then a couple of contacts in each area so that the farmers know where to be and when</p><p></p><p>I'd say it would be relatively simple to do similar in the UK, if there are clear-cut matters widely opposed by 90% or more of farmers.</p><p>There's the stumbling block IMO, looking at various threads on here they generally run on for dozens of pages while people justify their choices (eg Red Tractor) and that's where the cat-scratching erupts</p><p></p><p>As you say, most "movements" strike trouble when farmers start behaving like angry women: "and that's another thing.." because the united opposition effect is diluted greatly when this happens.</p><p></p><p>Using RT again as an example, a lot of people violently opposed to RT are still in it, so what use is a protest in this example?</p><p></p><p>It would still be relatively easy to organise, but it needs to be an effective and simple message - the downside of rolling up in an expensive vehicle and claiming to be 'hard done by' is that you lose a degree of public support in the process</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 7660352, member: 63856"] It only took half a dozen people to organise and coordinate. Then a couple of contacts in each area so that the farmers know where to be and when I'd say it would be relatively simple to do similar in the UK, if there are clear-cut matters widely opposed by 90% or more of farmers. There's the stumbling block IMO, looking at various threads on here they generally run on for dozens of pages while people justify their choices (eg Red Tractor) and that's where the cat-scratching erupts As you say, most "movements" strike trouble when farmers start behaving like angry women: "and that's another thing.." because the united opposition effect is diluted greatly when this happens. Using RT again as an example, a lot of people violently opposed to RT are still in it, so what use is a protest in this example? It would still be relatively easy to organise, but it needs to be an effective and simple message - the downside of rolling up in an expensive vehicle and claiming to be 'hard done by' is that you lose a degree of public support in the process [/QUOTE]
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