ACC protest movement dead?

[cowpoos]

I' going to offend some people..constructively..

I think this ACC protest movement thingy with the bikers is dead.

It seems the majority of bikers don't care. and by not including a larger group of people [non bikers] by manipulating the argument a tiny bit and getting more lobby groups on board..
Annoying the public by taking over parking spots in a mall??? I mean whos fucking dumb idea was that?? it really got the public on side didn't it??...
So yeah...your now left with a couple of dozen people protesting.

Its not achieved much really...other than to teach politicians that Bikers are a push over.

They played the typical ploy of we'll rape,pillage and burn the village....and since they're only raping and pillaging now...everyone seems grateful ?!?

there is an art to this protesting stuff...the media soon get bored...the public don't like to be inconvenienced...hmm

[MSTRS:Me]

The only reason the public aren't on board is because they do not realise the changes to ACC affect them as well. Monetarily, the effect on them is much smaller and the loss of services etc doesn't matter (until you need them, that is).
All protests involving being in front of the public have been aimed at getting them to understand this, but like the bloke on his way to work, negotiating the motorway in his car whilst simultaneously reading the paper, having a shave and getting his caffeine level up, the public aren't paying attention.

[Genestho]

IMO - There is an art, part of it is persistance, realising that you can't and wont please everyone all the time, and keeping on, when alot have given up and moved on.
Life gets in the way, and that's the way it goes.

Knowing when to be controversial - knowing when to be gracefull.
Thinking and trying new ways to garner attention.

To be honest pissing off poli's isn't always the way to go, because communication needs to be wide open to share ideas - shut that down and you really have nothing, at the same time there's no reason to be anyones 'lap dog' as I've read Ixion accuse others of.

[Scuba_Steve]

I say rally up the troops its time for a coup d'état!!!. Whoo!

[CookMySock]

There is an art, part of it is persistance [....] Knowing when to be controversial - knowing when to be gracefull [...] Thinking and trying new ways to garner attention [....] pissing off poli's isn't always the way to go [....]

It has been interesting for me to see the art and science of this, but I feel I could do more if the theory was shared a little more with us.

Perhaps it was a case of "the battle plan never survives its' release to the enemy" but the by-product of that was, we don't really know what is going on, and we feel that we can't offer anything since the experts are on the case.

Steve

[AllanB]

Dead, gone and we took it up the arse. It just was not as large as we expected ........ thankfully.

Until the next round I guess. Don't fall off your bikes!

[Quasievil]

Two Words Mr Poos , this says it all

NEW ZEALAND

[bogan]

Two Words Mr Poos , this says it all

NEW ZEALAND

precede them with 'get the fuck out of' and you got a plan!

I wouldn't say it's dead, confused, and lazy yes, but theres still heaps of diehard protestors about. An easy to follow well organised unified campaign could fire up the number again I reckon, but fuck knows how to get one of those

[Mom]

Annoying the public by taking over parking spots in a mall??? I mean whos fucking dumb idea was that?? it really got the public on side didn't it??...

Dpex...say no more. It never happened btw.

[avgas]

I don't have time to protest. I am still trying to find time to ride the damn thing......or fix it for that matter.

[cowpoos]

Dpex...say no more. It never happened btw.

Well it made it on to radio live news?!? Not saying your wrong mom...but it was reported [maybe as a planned event...callers to talk back decided bikers were a pack of childish wankers after hearing that]

[cowpoos]

I don't have time to protest. I am still trying to find time to ride the damn thing......or fix it for that matter.

Try spending less time on KB making excused for not riding?? :P

[cowpoos]

Two Words Mr Poos , this says it all

NEW ZEALAND

No...your wrong....it should be political correctness and this fricken belief that everyones a winner.....its ingrained in a number of generations now...don't know how to fight to win or achieve a goal or ambition. Scared to aspire to be someone or something...because the PC brigade will try to drag you down to their lazy pitiful fucking making excuses for being lazy and thick as shit level...

[Mom]

Well it made it on to radio live news?!? Not saying your wrong mom...but it was reported [maybe as a planned event...callers to talk back decided bikers were a pack of childish wankers after hearing that]

It never happened, he is and was full of shit. He underestimated the damage his "protest wank" would have on the general population, though he is very proud of it. He has little credence with the media as a result of the non-event he announced. It was widely and totally condemned by bikers too.

But poos, I am not about to argue with you tonight, by all means be my guest and continue to "offend constructively" the ones that continue to say what is happening to ACC is not on.

[Headbanger]

The only reason the public aren't on board is because they do not realise the changes to ACC affect them as well.

Or.

They are quite happy for the range of services to be scaled back, and think its fitting that the more "at risk,but with money" slice of the population pay a bit more.