re: #281 Petero1818

And that may in fact be the problem. I was in Vancouver Canada last week on business and in their Occupy camp which was close to my hotel I saw the following causes represented in signs: 1) rights of first nations 2) environmentalism 3) animal rights 4) legalize drugs 5) fighting poverty 6) anarchy 7) Communists/socialists. - and quite frankly plenty of people who were just high and hanging out.

To me, the protest is almost just an opportunity for some to get out and protest. That concerns me because people more interested in protesting than the cause they are protesting for can be dangerous when forced to move by the police.

And the thing is, I’m in favor of 1, 2, 3, some of 4, and 5, maybe even a skosh of 7—not to mention having no especial animus for people who are just high and hanging out.

This just doesn’t mean I have to especially think that anyone else who nominally supports these is OK in my book no matter what. I’m still observing what they’re doing, and how they’re doing it.