'The Good Bus' arrives in Evian

by Noone Wed May 28, 2003 14:00

Good buzz....

by Authoritarian Trot Wed May 28, 2003 14:47

I heard that the good bus was cancelled and that the 'autonomous activists' were going together using public transport.

Is this true?

by laughing boy Wed May 28, 2003 14:55

I laughed my head off when I heard that this so called "good" "bus" was cancelled. You crusties couldn't even organise a piss up in a brewery! You are pathetic! How are you meant to organise the overthrow of capitalism (of course not all the crusty hippy dippys want to do that most are content with just making things a bit nicer) if you can't even organise a poxy bus?

by sigmond Wed May 28, 2003 15:08 sigmondd at hotmail dot com the putrid, rotting, and fecal dripping bowels known as the u.s.a.

Without question, you are an
extremely talented comedian &
absolutely correct Laughing Boy.

sigmond

by Joe Wed May 28, 2003 15:56

Wow what limited imagination.

I think lads the 'good bus' was also a concept rather then just being a long vehicle with a load of wheels. And from the report above the concept has indeed got to Evian. But if you want to lead the chanting of "bus good, train bad' don't let us stop you!

by good bus supporter Wed May 28, 2003 15:57

At least they managed to organise something. You couldn't even go to the toilet without asking for permission to the swp political committee. And if they say no you'll have to shit in your pants. You are meant to lead the revolution, you can't even organise a weekly tabloid. For christ's sake, shut up!

by Gaillimhed Wed May 28, 2003 16:14

yeah sure, it is easy to laugh, the bus was cancelled because they couldnt get numbers organised, and when they got there one of them didnt even have a passport and was sent home.
But
the point is that these guys are getting off their arse and DOING something,
so fair play to one and all
Good luck in Evian, and i hope you all come back safe.

by silly sal Wed May 28, 2003 16:22

You can't blame rich boy for fucking you up this time you fucked up all by yourselves.But have a good time anyway.

by king jp - monarchy of cork Wed May 28, 2003 16:28

unlucky hippies,oh well i shall be going on the *bad* bas or evil bus or whatever, but hey at least it is actually a bus and at least i have a passport.meow!!!!!!

by barry Wed May 28, 2003 17:41

ah yes the truly revolutionary spirit of hiring a coach from a private (kavanaghs of urlingford who operate a number of the most lucrative 'private competition to CIE' routes in Ireland) company.

Obviously part of a multilayered approach to destroying capitalism, another step of which is to ridicule the use of public transport.

why limit yourself to the 'bad' bus(strange choice of phrase, I wonder does it indicate a deeper malaise?) when you could hire a car from AVIS or Hertz, or maybe even get micheal o'leary to charter you a plane.

if you studied really hard for your exams and get a good enough piece of paper you might even be chosen to be allowed inside the red-zone(another suspect choice of phrase) when you grow up.

by free spirit Wed May 28, 2003 17:49

wow, if that's any hint of your position on immigration, thanks god you don't stand a chance to get into power: no passport, though shit. no room for sans papiers in our socialist state.

by hunter Wed May 28, 2003 18:22

everyone knows that if they go to these demos (i've been to a few), the authorities will use any excuse to turn people away. its not hard logic to follow - if you want to get in, bring your passport. just cos you don't agree with the law (and neither do i) doesn't mean it doesn't exist. hence the reason why i dont light up in front of coppers.

but the real question about this thread is not good bus/bad bus - but IS IT NEWS???? a few people from ireland have arrived in a foriegn country. WOW! now that doesn't ahppen everyday does it. And come on, we ALL know that if GR/SWP put up a post GR have arrived in Evian they would be ridiculed for clogging the wire (with good reason). So it's ok for 'autonomous' activists to clog the wire, but not trots?

by TheIdiotsAreTakingOver Wed May 28, 2003 22:33

And, personally, I do think the Good Bus arriving in a foreign country IS news--- at least for indymedia ireland. I hope there'll be more updates as the week goes on.

by fed up Wed May 28, 2003 22:34 not ireland anyway

yes, surprise surprise another of indymedia's articles has been turned into another piece to fit in with rantology and general decaying intellectual matter. This is really tiring, boring and is doing nothing for no one. Constructive crticism leads to intelligent argument, channel your frustrations into a different, perhaps by not spending so much time infront of a computer and engaging with PEOPLE and a book you might learn alot more.

by peter bennewith - activist Wed May 28, 2003 23:59

why dont u all grow up! More buses and more people that go the better, are we not all supposed to be aiming to disrupt the G8?Why dont you all put your silly egos aside and concentrate on sending indymedia e-mails of some value.If i was visiting this site for the first time i would be scared off by you lot.

by On and on and on Thu May 29, 2003 09:57

The GR crowd had to cancel one of their buses because they couldn't get the numbers together & the one bus they did get was oversubscribed. The 'Good' people didn't get a bus together at all.I think that is a great example of the our gang/your gang mentality of the 'movement' that means no one can work together. I'm off to the bog to form a real 'movement' after reading more of the same shite on this link.

by Sylvia Thu May 29, 2003 11:52

Barry "kavanaghs of urlingford" are also total low pay bastards to work for.

by kitty-kat Thu May 29, 2003 12:33

i'm pretty sure the name was tongue in cheek, but you have to have not just a lopotomy but your sense of humour surgically removed to be SWP so no wonder they took offence and dubbed theirs the Evil Bus. it's not about not working together people get rightly pissed off

by kitty-kat Thu May 29, 2003 12:36

i'm pretty sure the name was tongue in cheek, but you have to have not just a lopotomy but your sense of humour surgically removed to be SWP so no wonder they took offence and dubbed theirs the Evil Bus. it's not about not working together people get rightly pissed off having shitty papers filled with hyperbole and empty threats shoved down their throats and enduring i-know-more-than-you-we'll-all-agree-and-discuss-it-very-loudly, psuedo-intellectual conversations. the folks on the good bus wanted to have a good journey, it's as simple as that. fair play to ye, fuck the begrudgers (of which there are many)

by $*$ Thu May 29, 2003 13:23

The thread ain't news as far as I can see. Went to the site (linked at bottom of article)expecting an up-date of activities but there didn't seem to be any.

Mad'bussed'aur'of'it though.....

by ho ho Thu May 29, 2003 13:34

"the sectarians are the trots who spread disimformation about the good bus being cancelled" Pat C 22 april.
So rather admit they were wrong the anarchists go through the charade of calling the few people in their group who are rich enough to be able to go by train "the good bus". But ,then again,if you could pretend you had a bus maybe you're all just sitting around in a circle together ,holding hands and pretending to be in Evian .

by he he Thu May 29, 2003 13:53

All together now
'Buses good, trains bad
Buses good, trains bad
Buses good, trains bad
Buses good, trains bad'

by Joe Thu May 29, 2003 16:28

The anonymous SWP/GR posters seem to have lost the run of themselves here.

In the past the SWP/GR have advertised union busters Ryanair as the way to fly to protests. Now the SWP/GR choose to use a non-unionised low pay coach company to get to Evian.

OK comrades, there are reasons why you do this. But it gets a bit hard to stomuch when you start attacking comrades on indymedia because they are travelling by a unionised public company? And even harder to stomuch when you boast that your low waged private company is getting you there cheaper.

Cop yourselves on!

by silly sal Thu May 29, 2003 17:27

O, so you didn't take the good bus because you couldn't get a unionised coach company.You fucked out of principal in other words So that explains it .And there was me thinking it was because you were a bunch of disorganized middle class fantasists.

by Noone Thu May 29, 2003 17:56

this all look like bitching to anyone else? I mean seriously, I go to as many demonstrations and protests as possible, and I'm not part of ANY party. As someone who isnt part of a political party I can nuetraly (dunnospelling) say that these petty arguments between the SP and SWP and who ever else is a 'turn off' for people joining their organisations.

Just a thout.

by dozy bastard - the good bus Thu May 29, 2003 21:08

Got passport and still made it by this evening despite late trains aswell! To all you who have passports and still didnt come stop clogging up the news wire with petty whining get of your asses and get out and do something (try and learn from the "smelly crusties" :)