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protests

I've often thought myself that protesters must be just severely uneducated about politics to be doing what they do. I'm sure there are some out there who feel like they are genuinely doing what they should be and have some idea of why, but I'd guess they are fewer than we think. I caught an article that talked about just such things (Oxy-Moronic March). Here's a little excerpt:

"Typically clueless was Bryan Martin, 25, a New Yorker carrying a “No Draft, No Way” placard. Following is a verbatim transcript of this columnists’ conversation with Mr. Martin:"

Q: “What are you protesting?”
A: “I'm protesting a war we shouldn't be fighting.”
Q: “Are you protesting the Democrats with that sign?”
A: “No, the Republicans.”
Q: “Are you aware that the Democrats are the only ones proposing a reinstatement of the draft?”
A: “Wasn’t that tongue-in-cheek?”
Q: “No.”
A: “Oh. Well, they just gave me the sign at 14th Street (the demonstration's starting point). I don’t really know what it means.”

Posted by Dave at August 31, 2004 10:42 PM