Protesting the Protesters

Watching the news last night, I learned that there is a meeting coming up between the three North American Leaders in the coming week or so in this area. There was an information meeting for local residents and businesses regarding the security for the event. The local business owners are very concerned about their locations with regards to damage that could be caused by protesters. I have a huge problem with this.

Protesters have become a huge problem in our society. From what I have seen, all they do is gather at meetings of world leaders or policy shapers and cause havoc. They say that they have a cause, but that disappears when the vandalism of the surrounding areas starts.

Even when there protest remains relatively peaceful, there still has to be an enormous security contingent to deal with it should the situation decay into anarchy. And it is us, the taxpayers, who are forced to foot the bill for all this added security. It would be nice if these people who caused the need for it would pay something for it, but that isn't likely since the sheer fact they can sit around all day for a week to protest seems to indicate that they don't have (or don't want) a job.

And do these protests ever accomplish anything? Not that I've seen. People are always out protesting President Bush (and I'm sure that's why they'll be out at this meeting too) complaining to stop the war in Iraq and bring the soldiers home. The President's response: sent over even more soldiers for the Troop Surge. How's that working for you protesters?

All the leaders in North America have shown that they don't give a damn about whatever is the protest-du-jour. The only time it is ever brought up is by opposition parties to try and put pressure on the leader. In fact, I'm sure that if the Secret Service agents hadn't stopped him, President Bush would have jumped into a tank and gone all Tiananmen Square on their asses by now (and probably on more than one occasion).

All these protesters sit around with their signs and their songs and think that they are changing the world. If they really wanted to change the world, they would go and make something of their lives and actually be a part of that change.

Don't demand a solution. Be a part of the solution.