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Originally posted by Cloud9
Sooo, basically you think people should protest by quietly holding signs in the corner, because you don't want to be disturbed or shocked? That is the POINT of protesting!!!!
The civil rights movement was quiet? hahahaha, um, yeah, getting food dumped on your head in a restaurant, being hosed down and attacked by dogs in the streets, and being lynched, wow, that was a really boring movement wasn't it? And yet even after all that effort black people still have to deal with alot of unfair shit. So maybe that gives you an idea of why protesters really need to be grab the attention of the public for sustained periods of time. The point is, you get annoyed, disturbed, whatever, and hopefully if the cause is a good one(which it is in this case, I really want to see someone reply and say peace is not a good cause, that will really be amusing), that feeling of annoyance actually comes from an uncertainty about the situation, and over time the movement gains more and more supporters until the ultimate goal is achieved. Get it?
I leave you with a quote you may have heard recently,
"Fighting for peace is like f*cking for virginity."
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Never heard the quote, but I'll study it and get back to you.
Peace is not a good cause ... just wrote it for the amusement.
Anyways, there is a difference between this anti-war protesting (this isn't peace protesting IMO) because people are protesting for no other purpose than to get attention and arrested.
Protesting in D.C. just logically seems like the only place where the attention from protesting would be most effective. So people can't get there after work on a friday, instead they protest at state government buildings or 5th ave. in NYC. We all want peace, no one is out there saying "Damn, I can't wait who we bomb next." Ok, maybe 3 people are thinking that, but I'm not one of them. So there will be peace once this war to liberate the iraqis is over. Why protest such a worthy cause? I'm tired of hearing hippies tell me this is a war for oil, damnit if it was then why isn't Kuwait the 51st state after the war in '91? We got the iraqis out and then left, no free oil fields as a bonus check.
Protest all you want, it isn't helping the cause, I doubt it will impress anyone except hollywood actors. You want a worthy protest, how about protesting the killing of american troops. I'll be there for that one. Oh well, I guess everyone has a different opinion on what they are protesting about, maybe that should be cleared up before the next march during rush hour....
- RUgreek