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In reply to the discussion: Protesters again take to uptown streets (of Charlotte) [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)Seventy people in protest? Now if we compare that with how many watched the President and Vice President speak tonight...
While I won't go so far as to say the protesting is irrelevant (they do, after all, point out and protest important issues) I will say that they could have chosen a better time or strategy. Perhaps a little advertising or even word of mouth would help them gain enough people to get the attention that any such movement needs to accomplish anything meaningful.
We'll see, I'm not prepared to write off such movements as I think they may very well play a vital role in our future.
That said... President Obama did something tonight he also did four years ago. He inspired me and gave me hope. That man represents, in so many ways, the kind of America I want to live in and want my children to live in.
They want a President that will confront the corporate oligarchy? One that will try to maintain and improve environmental standards? Well, we already have one. I'm looking forward to four more years of Obama and Biden.