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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:03 PM Nov 2015

Chaos In London As Million Mask March Marred By Scenes Of Violence

Source: Irish Independent

Trouble has broken out at the Million Mask March, with protesters throwing missiles and setting off fireworks and flares in central London.

05/11/2015 | 21:54

A police car was set alight and its windscreen smashed near Green Park as thousands of anti-capitalist campaigners flowed past the capital's landmarks wearing the trademark Guido masks synonymous with the Anonymous hacking group.

What started off as a peaceful protest descended into violence as activists clashed with officers.

Some protesters were treated for bloody injuries and were given first aid at the scene.

There was a sudden surge of activity about half an hour into the event, as several people at the front broke off and ran towards the Churchill War Rooms.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/chaos-in-london-as-million-mask-march-marred-by-scenes-of-violence-34174771.html

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Chaos In London As Million Mask March Marred By Scenes Of Violence (Original Post) Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

Black ops/false flag ops up to its old tricks. nt valerief Nov 2015 #1

Too bad they're all wearing masks. Gives everyone cover. Brickbat Nov 2015 #2

Black Bloc romanic Nov 2015 #3

You're posting this May article on Guy Fawkes Night? OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #4

The date is day/month/year as in 5 Nov (vs month/day/year) nt BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #5

My mistake. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #6

Yeah - I went to the link and saw how they did the date. BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #7

Coverage from The Guardian, 'Guy Fawkes Million Mask March Draws Thousands in London', Nov. 5 appalachiablue Nov 2015 #8

and yet they got the Winter Queen's heirs on the throne with George I MisterP Nov 2015 #9

There’s good money in selling masks to anti-capitalists, say capitalists T_i_B Nov 2015 #10

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. Black ops/false flag ops up to its old tricks. nt

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:14 PM

Nov 2015

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

2. Too bad they're all wearing masks. Gives everyone cover.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:18 PM

Nov 2015

romanic

(2,841 posts)

3. Black Bloc

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:27 PM

Nov 2015

playing anarchy again?

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

4. You're posting this May article on Guy Fawkes Night?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:32 PM

Nov 2015

What the fuck?

BumRushDaShow

(129,376 posts)

5. The date is day/month/year as in 5 Nov (vs month/day/year) nt

Reply to OilemFirchen (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:39 PM

Nov 2015

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

6. My mistake.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:49 PM

Nov 2015

So there are thousands of people running around London with Disney Guy Fawkes masks... on Guy Fawkes night?

OK. I've gone from uproarious laughter to utter indifference back to uproarious laughter.

Made my day.

BumRushDaShow

(129,376 posts)

7. Yeah - I went to the link and saw how they did the date.

Reply to OilemFirchen (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 09:01 PM

Nov 2015

I think the film "V for Vendetta" essentially resurrected and modernized "Guy Fawkes" and generated all sorts of dystopian allegories for folks to grab on to.

appalachiablue

(41,168 posts)

8. Coverage from The Guardian, 'Guy Fawkes Million Mask March Draws Thousands in London', Nov. 5

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 09:20 PM

Nov 2015

*The Guardian, 'Guy Fawkes Million Mask March Draws Thousands in London', Nov. 5, 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/05/million-mask-march-london-russell-brand-anonymous

- Guy Fawkes-Bonfire Night Demonstrators Set Off Flares in Front of the Houses of Parliament in London Tonight-

Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night on Nov. 5 is an annual celebration in the UK. The event has been held since 1605 when Catholic Guy Fawkes and a group of conspirators plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate Protestant King James I. The attempt failed and the people were permitted to celebrate the King's survival with a yearly lighting of bonfires in London.
In 2012 the Million Mask March was created in informal association with the Anonymous group and to protest the establishment, austerity and other current issues.

This year's Million Mask March held events in London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Auckland, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Mexico, Guatemala, San Francisco, Denver, New York City and Washington, DC.
>Also today, the full text of the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership was released to the public.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

9. and yet they got the Winter Queen's heirs on the throne with George I

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 01:01 AM

Nov 2015

maybe they're Jacobites?

T_i_B

(14,745 posts)

10. There’s good money in selling masks to anti-capitalists, say capitalists

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:27 AM

Nov 2015

http://newsthump.com/2015/11/06/theres-good-money-in-selling-masks-to-anti-capitalists-say-capitalists/

Global corporations are today counting their profits from selling masks to anti-capitalist protesters for their protests yesterday.

Time Warner, which owns the rights to the iconic Guy Fawkes masks, reported a sharp jump in share price after protesters announced more demonstrations were planned.

Insurance companies and firework manufacturers are also ‘very pleased’ with projections of bumper profits.

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