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Submitted by Coach on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 3:07pm.
The actions of a small few at the port in Olympia are disturbing. It is far too late in their emotional development to think my thoughts will alter their opinions and subsequently their actions. I cannot, for any reason, condone the obstruction of military traffic, placing innocent children in the path of loaded trucks, breaking bank and police car windows, inujuring police officers or pouring cement on railroad tracks. The actions of these diissenters poses as an insult to those of the southern states during the 60's who had real and personal mistreatment and real cause to quietly change American society and policy. Similar to the destructive and ineffective Watt's rioters several years later - the Olympia protestors have damaged their cause. The real focus of my comments are toward those who have taught and influenced those who choose violence and incivility in an effort to forward their cause. These protests will accomplish no positive outcome. Resisting any and all authority with any and all means and with no concern for those they may harm along the way. Parents, mentors, City counselors and Evergreen CC educators bare responsibility for any harm or destruction coming from these actions. While many may identify with your cause, paultry few will support your means or teachings. Please grow up and 'move-on' from the 60's.
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Stereotyping doesn't help
Submitted by Rick on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 4:13pm.Just because there are a couple of faculty working with the cause doesn't make it an institutional issue. I'm one of those Evergreen educators, and I've said many times I think these tactics are counterproductive. And, if you think that it is possible to make an 18-22 y.o. do or think anything, I'm afraid you're mistaken. In fact, you did say that, so why are you trying to pin it on Evergreen faculty if they have no control over their students actions?
> Say something interesting or say nothing at all. <
And, if you think that it is
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 12:06am.The Armed Forces has found a way...
Very Well Written...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 7:56pm.It's not all thatstange since
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 8:04pm.Probably right...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 8:11pm.Well written indeed!
Submitted by OlyDowntowner on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 8:26pm.How about...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 8:43pm.Fair enough
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 8:59pm.Wow
Submitted by Norm on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 10:15pm.Wow too
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 10:35pm.Pedantic?
Submitted by OlyDowntowner on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 2:34pm.lol
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 2:44pm.This shall receive my vote for, "Funniest post of the day.". I'm curious if you drink a lot of coffee or tea throughout the day though.
Shhhh
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 3:10pm.D'oh
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 3:12pm.One photographer was forced
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 3:09am.Just caught this sentence in an opinion piece in The Olympian.
Olympia Port Militarization Resistance might want to figure out how to win the hearts and minds of the tax-paying public.
But there isn't a monopoly on protest
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 7:38am.The best thing I can say is: remember, the protests are not run by a monolith organization that has everyone marching in lockstep, actions taken at the port may or may not have anything to do with the group PMR. Everyone present will not necessarily agree with what anyone else is doing.
What is PMR doing...
Submitted by Tschida on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 9:16am.One of the great non sequiturs of the left is that, if the free market doesn't work perfectly, then it doesn't work at all-- and the government should step in.
Thomas Sowell
The story doesn't say which protesters
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 8:27am."Please grow up and 'move-on' from the 60's."
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 7:55am.Coach:
Let's have a word here.
I was born in 1951, thus lived through the "60s" and the "70s" (a fair amount of social protest in the early 1970s, also).
I AM grown up. I grew quite a bit when National Guardsmen fired live rounds and killed four students at Kent State.
Thank you Larry
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 7:56am.