Another Hometree destroyed - Dale Farm eviction

[Fkeu'itan]

Perhaps i'm a little biased too. And I will admit that what I said was a sweeping generalisation of such people - i'm sure there *are* people out there who simply wish to live a different way of life with the respect and dignity that both they give to other people, and -in turn - that other people will give to them. But these things are definitely a two-way street.

Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike them just *because* they are gypsies, I dislike them for the people that they more than often are. I don't think it's fair to excuse them for acting in a way that is crude or destructive or loutish, just because they are under pressure, that serves as too much of an easy way out of the issue for me.

No matter what position you're in financially or culturally, things like common courtesy and care for your fellow man are free.

The issue of 'owning' land is a difficult one. I do not fully believe in the concept of property ownership - I still believe that if one acts as (in your words) a steward of the land, they look after it, care for it and actually make someting of it beyond simply a patch of land to root into and abuse, then yes, land should not technically be owned (unfortunately, many of these people do not act in this way) - but on the other hand, I can't say I support the idea that people can freely pitch up anywhere they like and start making a mess, then being able to simply wave a hand and justify it as their 'cultural right'. Unfortunately, in this world, there are laws. Not all of them are right, not all of them are wrong,but there *are* some very basic laws that I see not as a government restriction or control system, but simply as a guidance - a formalised reminder of the values we shold all uphold generally, as people who have to live together. These people, I believe, were in contradictions to these 'laws of common decency', and they simply should not be allowed to disregard them for their own personal reasons.

We live in a society, all of us.