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    How about we take a deep breath...

    .......and relax just for the moment.

    All this talk of splinter protest action is likely to work against us.

    Up till now I have not been a strong supporter of BRONZ, but I believe that this is the time for them to take firm hold of any protest organisation.

    I also believe that they are probably the only group within NZ who have the potential to do the job justice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    .......and relax just for the moment.

    All this talk of splinter protest action is likely to work against us.

    Up till now I have not been a strong supporter of BRONZ, but I believe that this is the time for them to take firm hold of any protest organisation.

    I also believe that they are probably the only group within NZ who have the potential to do the job justice.
    agreed......

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    Yep-definately needs to be one coodinated organise effort to be effective

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    Perhaps, but sometimes a swift "kill" response works well.

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    ok..... so whos gonna be the first one to do a burn out on the steps of parliament?

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    good call mate. Might as well do it once and do it properly instead of a number of half arsed approaches (amongst a few good ones as well (before anyone slates me)).
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    Yip, a willy nilly protest to Wellington is all well n' good, but like I said before, it needs to be structured and organised, otherwise, hundreds of bikes will just turn up at the Beehive and then what? To have any impact at all, a protest needs a voice, and a slogan....

    Edit: I see a slogan thread is well underway.

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    I'm guessing that the motorcycle trade will not be happy about this. Could put some of them out of business, more or less overnight.

    So, maybe we can work with them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    .......and relax just for the moment.

    All this talk of splinter protest action is likely to work against us.

    Up till now I have not been a strong supporter of BRONZ, but I believe that this is the time for them to take firm hold of any protest organisation.

    I also believe that they are probably the only group within NZ who have the potential to do the job justice.
    For once, I totally agree with you, Katman!
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    Good call.

    But as a "group" of individuals we also need to let ourselves vent a little to build a strong bond / common view for the next setps.
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    Yes good call BUT, BRONZ never followed through on the cheesecutters, will they move in any sort of suitable time frame on this one?

    No offense BRONZ peeps, just sayin it as its perceived in some parts
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    The time of protest is upon us Doug!

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    Perfect call again Katman. This is a huge opportunity for BRONZ to prove their worth.

    To really make an impact, these protests will have to be very carefully orchistrated to avoid looking like a bunch of fucking clowns. It's very nice that there's in the space of two hours thirty thousand threads advertising "protest rides" and spammers already going through all the meetings and events threads linking to said protests, everyone wants to do something for the cause and that's nice.

    But do it wrong, and you're fucked.
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    I'm still looking for cogent arguments about why we shouldn't have to pay what ACC claim we cost .

    Protests work a lot better if we can offer some valid reasons why the increases are unfair or unjustified.

    Not seen any so far.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
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