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April 25, 2011
Guardian Moonbat Calls for Violence to Close Supermarket
Posted by Dave Blount at April 25, 2011 12:19 PM
One of the mysteries of moonbattery is why liberals hate it when people open grocery stores. Don't they have to eat too? The Guardian's Sam Allen even calls for violence — while of course not condoning violence.
Thousands have been campaigning for more than a year to stop Tesco opening in Stokes Croft, Bristol. … We have painstakingly played it by the rules, coming up with a multitude of creative ways to make it clear how unwanted this development is and that it goes against everything our community stands for. We have fought Tesco through the planning system, making an overwhelmingly strong case, backed by lawyers. Our objections clearly outlined how opening this Tesco store would pose a threat to public safety. But at a packed planning committee meeting it became astonishingly clear that the council were too fearful of the financial implications to refuse Tesco permission to go ahead. Our community is well known for having people who, if they are silenced, will act in a way that will ensure they will be heard.
Here's what she means:
The rioting in Stokes Croft [Thursday] night is the result of a community being entirely ignored — there are people who are more than willing to break the law to remain true to what they believe.
The "community being entirely ignored" means leftist community organizer types of the Barack Hussein Obama stripe not getting their way. When this happens, there is a price to pay:
Is Tesco in a position to ignore the rising costs of policing their new store when [Thursday] night's events involved the cost of three regional police forces and subsequent repair of damage? … Feeling threatened in my own community is upsetting but the truth is people feel completely disempowered, and for some resorting to [Thursday] night's actions seems the only way people will listen.
Listen in this context means obey.
Now for the requisite phony disclaimer,
I will never condone violence and smashing up Tesco is not my approach but I am clear that the damage caused to Tesco's property [Thursday] night is relatively insignificant compared to the damage Tesco has been able to inflict on this community.
Whatever damage Tesco inflicts on the "community" by selling it food is left to the reader's imagination — and you'll need a good one.
Here's the demand that must be met to avoid further mayhem:
Bristol City council has a clear choice now: continue to let Tesco trade and risk [Thursday] night becoming a regular occurrence or support the community it is supposed to represent and tell Tesco to leave.
Modern liberals can make a hard-working business owner long for the days when all you had to do to avoid shattered windows was pay off the mafia.
Hat tip: David Thompson.
