It appears an Essex councillor named Luke Mackenzie who rightly states that his views are his own - not sure who else would want them - has tweeted "I hear there are a bunch of unwashed people at Oxford and Regent Street, if you don't like capitalism move to North Korea" referring to a group of disabled people in wheelchairs exercising their right to peaceful protest in our democracy. Your views would be welcome.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Sounds like the typical Conservative toss-up: Capitalism or Democracy.
His mother is bound to find something in him to love...
http://www.basildonmeetings.info/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1207Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Apart from anything else at all...telling anyone to "move to North Korea if they dont like capitalism" is very low grade intellect anyway and totally totally unoriginal. This is more a reflection on the guy that wrote it, as he is clearly not up to much. But the whole thing referencing people in wheelchairs is abysmal.
It is truly amazing how Twitter catches out so many. Give someone the opportunity to put their foot in their gob in an international scale and some will surely take it. Very often Twitter mirrors what people really think like never before.
Brian Dixon
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very akin to artilla the hun,but his mother must luv him.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Anyone involved in big-time publicity should be careful what they post on social media, it can bring their career to an abrupt end...
Jan Higgins
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There is a six letter word beginning with W that sums up such a stupid remark, what a stupid young man.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i notice that he posts under cllr mackenzie, then says that his remarks are personal to him.
Exactly. A good point well made.
Jan, that made me laugh out loud!!
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Jan. you made me want to respond with a wittism but you know what happens to those in politics that commit to social blogging!!
Watty
Paul, I don't believe that has ever stopped you - and neither should it! The ones that are caught out are the eejits.........
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Handy comment Bern.
A bit of a compliment there, Paul, and from the heart!!
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Is it just me or does anyone else fail to see what the problem is with tweets? I'm taking sides on the issue he highlights it's just that I cannot see any law broken or really anything particularly controversial in his remarks.
Someone please enlighten me.
I suppose referring to wheelchair users simply protesting as is their right in a corporate sort of way as "the unwashed" qualifies as discourteous.......and politically inept
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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The comment the councillor made was absolutely offensive, Bern.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Crikey is that me Alex?
Watty
That stuff about a handy comment - how very dare you!!!!
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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You know I'm short sighted.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think alex is worried now paul, probably reading through all the posts to find out if you were being serious.