Should These Anti-Trump Demonstrations Be Banned, Just As So Called Far-Right Demonstrations Are, On The Grounds That They Stir Up Hatred?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7090585/Donald-Trump-protesters-plan-fly-baby-blimp-disrupt-presidents-state-visit-week.html

/// The owners of the blimp were given permission by the Greater London Authority, headed by Mr Khan, to fly the blimp over London during the state visit. ///

/// Organisers plan to fly the blimp - which depicts Mr Trump wearing a nappy and clutching a mobile phone - over Parliament Square on Tuesday, the second day of the state visit. ///

/// They must now await final approval from the Metropolitan Police, who are expected to give their decision on Monday. ///

[douglas9401]

Probably the Hoover desk, jno, handy for a wee tidy round too.

[tamborine]

PP the afflicted cant offend me!

[Peter Pedant]

// Protesters should be allowed to say why they protest, whether it's insulting or not. //

if it is not insulting - then it is not a protest - innit (actually aint-it)

Lundy streets were clogged yesterday with protest in favour of Brexit and St Nige - protesters carried banners saying
"This is paradise !" and "After Brexit - we WANT to eat grass!"
The word "WANT" being sprayed in lurex red.....

doesnt really do it does it?

[Peter Pedant]

yeah and another protest banner

"After Brexit - North Korea will seem like Paradise!"

that will make them see RED !

[anotheoldgit]

Peter Pedant

/// I draw the line at mortgage fraud fraud tho. ///

Oh yes I forgot about that, must have been the crime of the century, perhaps you would be better to point the finger at some of your Arab friends when it comes to property fraud, they are past masters at it.

[retrocop]

Mmmm. Just dug out my stars/stripes and Union Flag security pin badge. The same one I wore for the State Visit of President George Bush Snr. Now if only I can get close enough to that blimp with it. :-)

[anotheoldgit]

retrocop

We can only hope that those other protester's Drones, may smash into it and bring it down to be trampled under foot.

The Sadiq Khan should be dismissed from his office for twice sanctioning this insult to the President of the United States.

[Spicerack]

Mortgage Fraud.
The only way working class people could get a foot on the first rung of the property ladder after the crash. They had to misrepresent how much money they had in their current account.
I believe the government have now introduced schemes to help first time buyers.
Lord Mandelson did the same thing except he wanted to get catapulted to the top of the property ladder with the taxpayer picking up his mortgage........twice.
First time he was caught they had to make him an EU Commissioner.
The second time a Lord.

[dannyk13]

SR, What has that to do with the OP?

[Spicerack]

Lammy was trying to drum up anti-Trump hate on his LBC show this morning. Instead he got an education. He was almost crying by the end of the show, Lol.

[Spicerack]

dannyk13// SR, What has that to do with the OP?//

You'll have to ask the person who introduced mortgage fraud to the thread.

[dannyk13]

Sorry SR,I missed that post.Thought you had the wrong thread:-)

[Grumpygrandad]

Donald Trump, whatever your opinion of him, is POTUS, and should be welcome here.
Perhaps the protesters should visit the American Cemetery near Cambridge to realise the special bond between our two countries.
It would be interesting to know what percentage of
protesters are Remainers!!!

[ummmm]

I can't stand Trump but I don't think it should be allowed.

[jackthehat]

No, these anti-Trump demonstrations shouldn't be banned.
You are (once again) not comparing like-with-like when dragging in 'far-right' demonstrations, AOG.

[anotheoldgit]

Jackthehat

See if they would be allowed to fly an Allah blimp.

[webbo3]

Where were the protests?
https://images.app.goo.gl/vq2GLhMRq2pcAvL37

[jackthehat]

As there is no such thing as an Allah-blimp, your wish to divert this thread up a conversational cul-de-sac more to your liking is obvious....

[andres]

Such juvenile behaviour in possibly flying the balloon again makes me feel ashamed to be English. We owe a huge debt to the American servicemen who gave their lives in WW2. How is that being repaid? By insulting their president and trying to disrupt his visit ? I just hope that there are no protests during the D-Day commemoration ceremony. Sadiq Khan should be sacked from office . He should be setting a good example instead of allowing such a stupid, childish act to go ahead. I hope that the Metropolitan Police refuse the application.

[dannyk13]

Well said Andres.