The Beauty of Protest

After posting the antiwar Eddie picture below I figured I could share some of my own antiwar shenanigans with you.

While I finished up my bachelor's degree at U. of Washington in Seattle I got involved in antiwar activities. As fun as it was I'd trade in all the fun for some actual impact. Know what pissed me off? Thousands of us, literally thousands, just in Seattle alone, out every few weeks protesting for one reason or another (the war, the Patriot Act, the detainment of people of Arab descent, the WTO, poverty, you name it) and then Dubya announced that he doesn't pay any attention to protesters.

I don't know why that surprised to me. It make sense that he wouldn't consider national or even global protests, but for some reason I was really pissed off by that statement. I'm willing to call his bluff, though, and wager that he he does actually pay attention (what president doesn't keep an eye on public reactions?) and that he said he doesn't only to discourage us. What a bastard.

Anyway, kids, here's a link to some of the fun I had.

Protesting in Seattle.