Reply #28: Hopefully clarifying [View All]

[Nihil]

> why do you refer to the camps being set up on peoples' streets?

My statement was
>> I would suggest that those gallant defenders of freedom who claim to
>> be upset about these protests prove their tolerance by inviting the
>> camps to their own street. If not, you are just another NIMBY.

(NIMBY = "Not In My Back Yard", i.e., "I don't want XYZ next to me
but it's perfectly fair to put XYZ next to you").

I hear that new official camps are only placed on the fringes of
residential areas but if you lived in that "fringe" you might not
appreciate the difference.

My comment was intended to point out that before people go waving the
"of course they have a right to camp" flag they should check out the
impact on the people who already live there. The best way to do that
is to invite the gypsies to your own street so you can get a nice clear
picture upon which to base your opinion rather than simply blaming the
people on who you'd rather dump the problem.

Some camps are fine (I'm glad the Lochgilphread one falls into that
category - nice part of the world too!) but being in an area that
experiences less disciplined, less tidy and less honest "visitors"
several times each year, I have a different view.

As I stated originally, I do not defend the right-wing language used
by the gutter press but I want to point out that there are genuine
issues that their rhetoric will simply inflame rather than solve.

Nihil