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Originally posted by AlphaGamDiva
it's just that you missed/over-looked where i was discussing a specific group of protestors who take to lying in the street like dead ppl so police officers have to come out there and CARRY them off so society can go on with its business. and really, it's more or less a discussion of what is on the news everyday than a "broad" and "general" statement about protestors....we all know neg. news is more often than not a longer segment than positive news...which is why support rallies are often no more than a slight mention. or at least that is what i have personally noticed.
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I'm going to say this and I'm not trying to be rude. But please don't let the television fool you. Hundreds of peaceful, non-invasive protests go on daily. The few you hear about on the news are not representative of the whole or even most of the protestors taking to the streets. I said this earlier and I will say this again. I am assuming because you are basing your opinions of protestors on the news that you don't know any personally. I personally know many protestors and they are all students (most of whom work and go to school), people with jobs, and families. I resent the implication that most people protesting are beatnicks and hippies with nothing better to do. They are just people devoted to a cause which they think is worthy, to inform the public that what you see may not be exactly the truth.
Also I am not sure if you are aware of this or not but the American news media has taken on somewhat of a bias as this war effort has begun. I personally believe that in an effort to portray an American society that is totally "gung-ho" about the war effort the media is attempting to portray protestors as abrasive, beatnicks with nothing better to do than lie in the streets. There will always be those in a group who take things too far and go beyond good taste. But these are often represent a minority. I encourage you to take the time to talk with a protestor, perhaps at your University and inform yourself about why they believe what they are doing is important instead of just basing your views off of what you see on television.
Think of it like this. Would you want someone who knows absolutely nothing about being in a sorority to watch a story on the news in which a sorority member beat a pledge and then label ALL sorority women as abusive, power hungry banchees. No, that would be silly and sweeping. And they could use the same excuse, "But I saw it on the news". Just like you don't want to be judged by the actions of a few. Don't judge an entire group of people made up of hundreds of thousands of American citizens based upon the actions of those in a few cities.
Just something to think about.
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