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Friday, June 06, 2008

strike this

i saw on the news a while ago that people in various cities are protesting against fuel increases.

in manchester, 500 motorbikes and trucks went on the expressway and travelled at a low speed.

in madrid, taxi drivers gathered and drove at 10kmph into the city centre.

in paris, truck drivers gathered on the expressway leading into paris and blocked the roads.

in india, bus drivers and other people burned shit and chanted shit and went on strike. and shit.

in singapore, everyone sits on their asses and complains.

i guess in a way it is good that singaporeans are such useless people, since it definitely wouldn't be fun if they went on strike every other day over any small incident. after all, we know how singaporeans are like when it comes to complaining, except this time they go on strike instead.

on the other hand, it is quite enviable that people everywhere else are able to fight towards their goals, and actually be pro-active in achieving what they want. in singapore the police would just round up everyone and haul their asses to jail and make them wish they were sitting at home complaining rather than sitting in jail. after that they'll raise fuel prices again for the costs of the police cars' petrol.

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