“So as the openning ceremony celebrates miners strikes, the Jarrow March, the suffragettes, and Liberty’s Sami Chakrabarti carries the flag, outside the police are punching and arresting more than 100 people (is there any confirmed figure yet?) for daring to collectively ride bicycles. It seems like the performance of these ‘British’ values is at the expense of the reality on the streets outside. Solidarity with all those on the Critical Mass last night.”
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“So as the openning ceremony celebrates miners strikes, the Jarrow March, the suffragettes, and Liberty’s Sami Chakrabarti carries the flag, outside the police are punching and arresting more than 100 people (is there any confirmed figure yet?) for daring to collectively ride bicycles. It seems like the performance of these ‘British’ values is at the expense of the reality on the streets outside. Solidarity with all those on the Critical Mass last night.”
The above words were posted by Kevin Smith on facebook. The “share” button was removed.