Sunday, September 25, 2005
Uhh...
I'm bored. Let's look at dumb comments from protesters:
A sixth-grader from San Jose held a handmade sign that said "No war ever more" on one side and "No war anymore" on the other.
"I am going to be a conscientious objector," said Dominic Dello Buono, 11, who was there with his father and younger sister. "I vote for peace not war."
A carefully thought out opinion from someone who votes for peace, not war. You know, seven years before he's actually allowed to vote. I dunno... I think my faith in young Dominic's knowledge of the world is shattered. And isn't it a little early to be making declarations for your future? It's only a few years before you realize you were used by your parents who treated you as a convenient piece of property in order to get attention for their pet cause, and then you'll join the military out of spite. Your face'll be red then.
Maryjane Jota, a 20-year-old student from Laney College in Oakland, prepared to help carry a procession of black coffins, built to represent Iraqi children who have died in the conflict.
Jota said she is frustrated that the war hasn't ended, despite numerous protests over the years.
Well, gosh darn. We keep screaming and throwing tantrums, yet nobody seems to listen to us. What gives?
"There is a different way to peace," said Leigh Wolf, 19, a broadcast major. "This war can come to an end with patriotism instead of a socialist revolution."
I... uh... yeah, I guess that's... uh... I dunno, how does one end a war with patriotism? Do we summon Captain America with the patriotism in our hearts?
For Julie Stevens-Manson of Novato, the way to peace was folding red, white and blue cranes, using the Japanese paper-folding technique known as origami, then stringing them on fishing wire, hanging them from plastic crossbars, and taking to the streets.
Hmm... another interesting path to peace. I guess the cranes weren't large enough, though, so we don't get peace yet.
Meanwhile, over in Britland
"Enough is enough," said Lindsey German, an official of the Stop the War Coalition, which organized the march. "It is now time, once again, for the British people to step forward into the streets and insist that this time we will not be ignored."
Yeah... uh... good luck with that. Well, I guess since we're reading about them, they aren't being ignored. They're just not changing things.
A sign I saw in a photo somewhere else said "Social Justice, not War." So... what happens when a part of the world lacks social justice due to a military-supported dictator? Do you just ask politely?
People of Color say "No to War!" People of color also say "Yes to War!" Actually, they don't really say it, they print it on a piece of cloth they hold in front of their mouths. It's sort of like a speech bubble in a cartoon. Is it just me, or does her ring look like a golden frog?
Does Jesse Jackson's facial expression ever change?
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