Douchebag Leftists Protest Olympics

[Toro]

God, these people are stupid. Once the games are on, most people understand that politics should be put aside. Using the Olympics as a platform for political protest just undermines their message.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Vancouver on Friday to protest the opening of the 2010 Winter Games, making a concerted effort to avoid violent conflict and to shed the kill-joy label branded on them by Olympic supporters.

Robert Ages of the ironically named 2010 Welcoming Committee told ctvbc.ca that the rally in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery was not organized to depress the masses.

"People want a party, well it's going to be a party," Ages said. "Our message is: Enjoy the games – hey, we're paying for them – but don't get suckered by the corporate branding. Coca Cola is not our friend." ...

At the outskirts of the rally, a few angry debates could be overheard – as could the odd yelling match. UBC student Rose Keurdian said most of the anger directed at protesters seemed to stem from a misunderstanding of homeless issues.

"I'd like to believe that Canadians are compassionate people," Keurdian said.

"A lot of these people seem to think homelessness is all about drugs, but it's not. If you don't have a family, if you get cancer, or are injured at work, you could also land in the Downtown Eastside."

But housing concerns were muddied by a dizzying array of issues raised by participants, including the Alberta tar sands, Aboriginal land rights, the war in Afghanistan, the use of torture, globalization, arts funding, immigration, proroguing parliament and the environment.

CTV British Columbia | Olympic protesters try to shed kill-joy image

Here is a list of all the leftards who thought it was a good idea to protest the Olympics.

Vancouver Olympic Welcoming Committee
Olympic Resistance Network-Harsha Walia, Harjap Grewal
No 2010-Gord Hill
2010 Watch-Chris Shaw
Alliance for People’s Health,
Anti-Poverty Committee,
Bridgeview Community Action Group,
Building Bridges Human Rights – Vancouver, Bus Riders’ Union,
Check your Head,
Citywide Housing Coalition,
Colour Connected Against Racism – UBC,
Co-op Radio Bulland Awaaz,
Co-op Radio The Rational,
Community Olympics Watch,
Council of Canadians – National,
Council of Canadians – Delta/Richmond Chapter,
Council of Canadians- Vancouver/Burnaby Chapter,
Council of Senior Citizens Organizations – Sunshine Coast Chapter,
DTES Community Arts Network,
East Van Abolitionists,
Ethical Environmental Consulting,
Federation of Iranian Refugees,
Food not Bombs – Vancouver,
Freedom Socialist Party,
Friends of Women in the Middle East Society,
GatewaySucks.org,
Impact of the Olympics on Communities Coalition, (LEADER: AM JOHAL)
Indigenous Action Movement,
Industrial Workers of the World,
Iran Solidarity,
Justicia 4 Migrant Workers,
Latin America Connexions Collective,
No 2010 Victoria,
No One Is Illegal – Vancouver,
OilSandsTruth.org,
Pink Resistance,
Poverty Olympics,
Progressive Nepali Forum in Americas,
Siraat Collective,
Simon Fraser University Public Research Interest Group,
Social Justice Centre – UBC,
Solidarity Notes Labour Choir,
StopWar.ca,
Streams of Justice,
Student Christian Movement – UBC,
subMedia,
Surrey Urban Youth Project,
Teaching Support Staff Union Social Justice Committee,
UBC Network of Sri Lankan Law Students,
Vancouver Action,
Vancouver Status of Women,
VANDU Womyn’s Group,
Warrior Publications,
West End Wild Animal Alliance,
Whister Watch,
Workers Communist Party of Iran
Work Less Party
Opengovernment.ca-Darrell Evans
Native Youth Movement
OlympicsForAll.ca-Rob VanWynsberghe
Wildernesscommittee.org-Joe Foy
BC Civil Liberties Association
Garth Mullins
Alissa Westergard-Thorpe
Raging Grannies-Betty Krawczyk/Harriet Nahanee
Vancouver Public Space Network
Victoria Coalition Against Poverty-Mik Turje
DTES Power of Women Group
DTES Justice for All Network
Community Solidarity Coalition - Victoria
Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA)
Justice for Girls
Save Low Income Housing Coalition
United Against Police Violence
Western Aboriginal
Harm Reduction Society
Downtown Eastside Womens' Centre
PIVOT Legal Society
PrisonJustice.ca
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Homes not Bombs
Settlers in Support of indigenous Sovereignty
Solidarity Across Borders
Aw@l (Ontario Based)

I swear to God there are fewer total members in those "action committees" than there are action committees.

Fucking morons.

 

[Care4all]

I agree, the Olympics should be politics free.....

Many were very upset with Carter when we boycotted...

 

[Zona]

I agree, the Olympics should be politics free.....

Many were very upset with Carter when we boycotted...

Thread killer.

 

[Valerie]

God, these people are stupid. Once the games are on, most people understand that politics should be put aside. Using the Olympics as a platform for political protest just undermines their message.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Vancouver on Friday to protest the opening of the 2010 Winter Games, making a concerted effort to avoid violent conflict and to shed the kill-joy label branded on them by Olympic supporters.

Robert Ages of the ironically named 2010 Welcoming Committee told ctvbc.ca that the rally in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery was not organized to depress the masses.

"People want a party, well it's going to be a party," Ages said. "Our message is: Enjoy the games – hey, we're paying for them – but don't get suckered by the corporate branding. Coca Cola is not our friend." ...

At the outskirts of the rally, a few angry debates could be overheard – as could the odd yelling match. UBC student Rose Keurdian said most of the anger directed at protesters seemed to stem from a misunderstanding of homeless issues.

"I'd like to believe that Canadians are compassionate people," Keurdian said.

"A lot of these people seem to think homelessness is all about drugs, but it's not. If you don't have a family, if you get cancer, or are injured at work, you could also land in the Downtown Eastside."

But housing concerns were muddied by a dizzying array of issues raised by participants, including the Alberta tar sands, Aboriginal land rights, the war in Afghanistan, the use of torture, globalization, arts funding, immigration, proroguing parliament and the environment.

CTV British Columbia | Olympic protesters try to shed kill-joy image

Here is a list of all the leftards who thought it was a good idea to protest the Olympics.

Vancouver Olympic Welcoming Committee
Olympic Resistance Network-Harsha Walia, Harjap Grewal
No 2010-Gord Hill
2010 Watch-Chris Shaw
Alliance for People’s Health,
Anti-Poverty Committee,
Bridgeview Community Action Group,
Building Bridges Human Rights – Vancouver, Bus Riders’ Union,
Check your Head,
Citywide Housing Coalition,
Colour Connected Against Racism – UBC,
Co-op Radio Bulland Awaaz,
Co-op Radio The Rational,
Community Olympics Watch,
Council of Canadians – National,
Council of Canadians – Delta/Richmond Chapter,
Council of Canadians- Vancouver/Burnaby Chapter,
Council of Senior Citizens Organizations – Sunshine Coast Chapter,
DTES Community Arts Network,
East Van Abolitionists,
Ethical Environmental Consulting,
Federation of Iranian Refugees,
Food not Bombs – Vancouver,
Freedom Socialist Party,
Friends of Women in the Middle East Society,
GatewaySucks.org,
Impact of the Olympics on Communities Coalition, (LEADER: AM JOHAL)
Indigenous Action Movement,
Industrial Workers of the World,
Iran Solidarity,
Justicia 4 Migrant Workers,
Latin America Connexions Collective,
No 2010 Victoria,
No One Is Illegal – Vancouver,
OilSandsTruth.org,
Pink Resistance,
Poverty Olympics,
Progressive Nepali Forum in Americas,
Siraat Collective,
Simon Fraser University Public Research Interest Group,
Social Justice Centre – UBC,
Solidarity Notes Labour Choir,
StopWar.ca,
Streams of Justice,
Student Christian Movement – UBC,
subMedia,
Surrey Urban Youth Project,
Teaching Support Staff Union Social Justice Committee,
UBC Network of Sri Lankan Law Students,
Vancouver Action,
Vancouver Status of Women,
VANDU Womyn’s Group,
Warrior Publications,
West End Wild Animal Alliance,
Whister Watch,
Workers Communist Party of Iran
Work Less Party
Opengovernment.ca-Darrell Evans
Native Youth Movement
OlympicsForAll.ca-Rob VanWynsberghe
Wildernesscommittee.org-Joe Foy
BC Civil Liberties Association
Garth Mullins
Alissa Westergard-Thorpe
Raging Grannies-Betty Krawczyk/Harriet Nahanee
Vancouver Public Space Network
Victoria Coalition Against Poverty-Mik Turje
DTES Power of Women Group
DTES Justice for All Network
Community Solidarity Coalition - Victoria
Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA)
Justice for Girls
Save Low Income Housing Coalition
United Against Police Violence
Western Aboriginal
Harm Reduction Society
Downtown Eastside Womens' Centre
PIVOT Legal Society
PrisonJustice.ca
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Homes not Bombs
Settlers in Support of indigenous Sovereignty
Solidarity Across Borders
Aw@l (Ontario Based)

I swear to God there are fewer total members in those "action committees" than there are action committees.

Fucking morons.

Funny, as I was reading that list I was thinking...Are there even THAT many people in Canada??? The best is the welcoming committee!

 

[Zona]

Oh and Canada kills Luge athletes. Damn killers.

 

[Oddball]

The Work Less Party...

 

[Zona]

Didn't they have some kind of malfunction during the opening ceremonies? Damn canadians cant do anything right.

 

[Againsheila]

I protested the Beijing Olympics by not watching them. I'll do the same with the Vancouver Olympics, except in that case it will be protested because of lousy tv coverage and too many commercials.

 

[Oddball]

I protested the Beijing Olympics by not watching them. I'll do the same with the Vancouver Olympics, except in that case it will be protested because of lousy tv coverage and too many commercials.

I've boycotted every Olympics since the '84 L.A. games for that exact reason.

Hell, the 2002 Winter Olympics were in SLC and you still couldn't watch the DH and SG races live, even though they were run in the middle of the day.

 

[Paulie]

Olympic Resistance Network?

 

[Ragnar]

I agree with the term "Douchebag Leftists Protest", but what is this "Olympics" of which you speak?

 

[Toro]

Olympic Resistance Network?

Try "Workers Communist Party of Iran."

In British Columbia no less.

 

[Paulie]

Olympic Resistance Network?

Try "Workers Communist Party of Iran."

In British Columbia no less.

Lol, how about the "Work Less Party"?

Don't they mean the Democrat Party?

Sorry, I had to...

 

[Oddball]

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users?!?!???

 

[sboyle24]

Not a fan of the Olympics. unless there is nudity.

 

[Paulie]

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users?!?!???

Vancouver has a really bad heroin problem, too.

 

[del]

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users?!?!???

Vancouver has a really bad heroin problem, too.

i think every place has a really bad heroin problem these days.

no joke.

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Olympic Resistance Network?

A recent photo of the ORN leadership.....

 

[Paulie]

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users?!?!???

Vancouver has a really bad heroin problem, too.

i think every place has a really bad heroin problem these days.

no joke.

You're right.

If it's not dope, it's opioid pills.

I know too many people that had good things going for them, but got caught up on pills. The dope is actually cheaper than the pills too, so most end up resorting to that to chase their addiction.

 

[del]

Vancouver has a really bad heroin problem, too.

i think every place has a really bad heroin problem these days.

no joke.

You're right.

If it's not dope, it's opioid pills.

I know too many people that had good things going for them, but got caught up on pills. The dope is actually cheaper than the pills too, so most end up resorting to that to chase their addiction.

yep, young kids (relative to my antiquity) start on the OCs, then move on to heroin because it's cheaper. a lot of times, they learn about it when they detox for the oxys from the people they're in detox with.

i don't know how you fix it, either.