Every Wednesday morning at least since I moved to Tucson, there is half a block along my way in to campus that has protestors lining both sides of the road. They are peaceful. The two sides don’t interact much. I drove past it for around a year before I figured out why they picked that particular spot.
On the north side of the road is a bunch of people dressed in orange holding big signs about how war is bad and you should honk if you don’t like war.
On the south side of the road are a bunch of people wearing red, white, and blue, there are flags stuck in the ground behind them, and they are holding signs about how we need to support our troops and honk if you support the troops.
If I was the type that honked at those signs I’d probably honk at both. I don’t like war and I support the troops. I think the troops would say they don’t like war either.
They’re there for about two hours and then clear out before it gets too hot. The groups have gotten smaller recently, but they are still there.
And why are they at that particular spot? Along the south side of that street, all in a row, are the recruitment offices for the various branches of the military. As soon as I noticed that, the location all made sense.
If someone is protesting anti-terrorism, does that make them an anti-anti-terrorist?
I am an educator and PhD. I quilt, belly dance, run, read, and try to grow things. I am a Mormon. I am infertile. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, grand-daughter, friend, wife, and mom.
Brett L. Dennis
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Those people have too much time on their hands.
I think it’s interesting that people who espouse opposite sides of an issue rarely pick opposite terms to describe themselves. If they did, we’d have either a “pro-force” movement or a “pro-death” movement. :brett:
… and why is it only on Wednesdays? :unsure:
That I have not figured out yet. :what: