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In reply to the discussion: Protesters again take to uptown streets (of Charlotte) [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)Gandhi is not there to lead *them*. Their rights are not insignificant - their actions are. The (very) few people that care about this particular group - other than themselves are unlikely to have much impact. Most will see this as an annoying publicity stunt, rather than an honest attempt to make a difference.
If I punch a nail with my fist, it's not going into the board, all I accomplish is hurting my hand. I need to use something heavier, harder - like a hammer.
Frankly, if I'm going to exercise my rights, I will do so in a manner that I believe may actually accomplish something other than annoying a few people on the internet. Regardless of my personal views, I would not join a protest against Romney on convention night if I had only sixty nine people to stand with me. I would wait until I had thousands, which could perhaps in time grow into millions. Then I would have a hammer.
It is true that you have to start somewhere... but first impressions make a huge difference.