When is a protest not a protest?
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 22:18
When it's a vigil.
And vice versa.
Tonight's protest, and others, have been just that: protests. They have been tugging at the heart strings by riding on the back of the murder of a young woman and using her murder to further their agenda(s). Look at the posters the carry, listen to their chants, and hear what their self-elected leaders are saying.
We have a problem here because anyone who criticises them or challenges them in any way is ignored or shouted down and effectively silenced. Members of the media, public figures and politicians are scared to death of even mildly criticising the protests because they know that to do so would be career ending.
Free speech is only free if it agrees with what they are saying - apparently.
And vice versa.
Tonight's protest, and others, have been just that: protests. They have been tugging at the heart strings by riding on the back of the murder of a young woman and using her murder to further their agenda(s). Look at the posters the carry, listen to their chants, and hear what their self-elected leaders are saying.
We have a problem here because anyone who criticises them or challenges them in any way is ignored or shouted down and effectively silenced. Members of the media, public figures and politicians are scared to death of even mildly criticising the protests because they know that to do so would be career ending.
Free speech is only free if it agrees with what they are saying - apparently.