From:
Grace Kelly (nicknamed Kelly)
Date:
Sep 06 20:30 UTC
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As an equal opportunity critic, I think we should also look at the peace
efforts. More thought and reflection will be needed. Here is my first pass
analysis.
Good: Standing ovations to the medics, Lawyers Guild, the peace team, the
parade marshals, the the ACLU, the citizen journalists and just ordinary
citizens who watched and cared, so that no matter who was involved we stayed
committed to values of justice, peace and kindness. On basically no money and
lots of volunteers, tremendous good work was done! Ordinary people do make a
difference.
Bad: The problem with all of the peace protesting is that there was no one here
to see it. Why didn't you stage all of this at the state fair or small fairs or
small parades. The youth of Blaine would have loved the Youth Peace parade
concert and parade at the Blaine July 4th parade. The True Blue Jumbotron would
have been great at the state fair. Get a clue peace people, get politically
effective! This is the year to get votes, not stage protests in cage where no
one watches.
Bad: Congratulations to the RNC Welcoming Committee for single handedly
promoting Republican messaging of fear and extremism, destroying our good
relations with our police, giving great images to TV to paint protest as
extreme, derailing the efforts of 10,000 peaceful protesters and promoting the
sale of tear gas, mace and Darth Vader gear. Truly your salaries as
provocateurs should be doubled, your place in infamy assured. And if you have
no salary and did this because you believe in direct action, then you should
immediately turn over all of your finances to a friend in the family, because
you are lacking in wisdom and in decision making ability.
Grace Kelly nicknamed Kelly
Curmudgeonly Critic in Merriam Park