Protest at Christopher Pyne Sydney speech turns violent as students pepper sprayed

[azureline**]

Are protests now not allowed in Australia?

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/protest-at-christopher-pyne-sydney-speech-turn...

[icyfroth]

They're a bunch of ferals and I wonder if they go to Uni to actually study or just live the socialist Uni student lifestyle.

At taxpayers expense, mind you, because they probably study on a HECS loan which is never repayed because most of them would never get a job once they can no longer feasibly stay in Uni, and will continue their political agendas whilst living on government benefits.

[lurker172602]

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@icyfroth wrote:

They're a bunch of ferals and I wonder if they go to Uni to actually study or just live the socialist Uni student lifestyle.

At taxpayers expense, mind you, because they probably study on a HECS loan which is never repayed because most of them would never get a job once they can no longer feasibly stay in Uni, and will continue their political agendas whilst living on government benefits.

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Like this guy you mean? 

He was a research assistant to Senator Amanda Vanstone and later became President of the South Australian Young Liberals from 1988–1990. Pyne was selected as the Liberal candidate for the state seat of Ross Smith – a safe Labor seat – at the 1989 election, but was defeated by the sitting member and Premier of South Australia, John Bannon

Spoiler

I know, there's plenty of career politicians on all sides, but that was just too funny to pass up 

[vicr3000]

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@icyfroth wrote:

They're a bunch of ferals and I wonder if they go to Uni to actually study or just live the socialist Uni student lifestyle.

At taxpayers expense, mind you, because they probably study on a HECS loan which is never repayed because most of them would never get a job once they can no longer feasibly stay in Uni, and will continue their political agendas whilst living on government benefits.

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Icy

Plenty like that, going overseas and marriage is the other easy way out according to those who admit it.

The Gov't even pays them welfare, support !!!

I remember a term coined or at least heard when I was at Uni, "the professional student"

[polksaladallie]

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@lurker172602 wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

They're a bunch of ferals and I wonder if they go to Uni to actually study or just live the socialist Uni student lifestyle.

At taxpayers expense, mind you, because they probably study on a HECS loan which is never repayed because most of them would never get a job once they can no longer feasibly stay in Uni, and will continue their political agendas whilst living on government benefits.

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Like this guy you mean? 

He was a research assistant to Senator Amanda Vanstone and later became President of the South Australian Young Liberals from 1988–1990. Pyne was selected as the Liberal candidate for the state seat of Ross Smith – a safe Labor seat – at the 1989 election, but was defeated by the sitting member and Premier of South Australia, John Bannon

Spoiler

I know, there's plenty of career politicians on all sides, but that was just too funny to pass up 

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Yes, where are the howls about "never had a real job in the real world before they were politicians" about him and others on the same side?

Or does that barb only apply to Labor politicians?

[vicr3000]

Polks
I was just changing computers to post along those lines.

It's not only Labor, it's ALL parties.

[azureline**]

I have been busy with children and never did get around to finding out any details, was the event a public one?

[debra9275]

I wonder how come there were no police stopping these ferals from smashing their way into a uni admin building?? Is it because it was on campus?? or simply different times... was society more tolerant of student protest back then??

[polksaladallie]

A perfect example of a "feral who went on to live off the taxpayers"

[debra9275]

he does too

[vicr3000]

Except he was a lawyer for part of the 10 years before he entered parl.