What I find equally amusing and troubling is the path these protests have taken in accordance to the criticism leveled at them.
"You're vandalizing these cities! Stop that!" Okay, it's stopped.
"You're blocking traffic! Stop that!" Okay, it's stopped.
"You're peacefully and silently kneeling during a ceremony! Stop that!"
The criticism has increased because it worked before.
I also find the panic and dismay over vandalism funny. Our forefathers committed acts of vandalism (and other things) before their rebellion, and that was over things like taxation, representation in government, and so on. I can only imagine their reaction if they were being arrested and/or killed simply for being colonists. I'm sure it wouldn't be as humane as kneeling during a song.
"You're vandalizing these cities! Stop that!" Okay, it's stopped.
"You're blocking traffic! Stop that!" Okay, it's stopped.
"You're peacefully and silently kneeling during a ceremony! Stop that!"
The criticism has increased because it worked before.
I also find the panic and dismay over vandalism funny. Our forefathers committed acts of vandalism (and other things) before their rebellion, and that was over things like taxation, representation in government, and so on. I can only imagine their reaction if they were being arrested and/or killed simply for being colonists. I'm sure it wouldn't be as humane as kneeling during a song.
