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Today, I saw on Reporting Scotland, that an anti-war march happened in Edinburgh, so beautifully timed at around 1pm.
It was made up of kids, all around the ages of 7-12, but the thing I don't understand is, is why were they marching?
It's most likeley they don't have a clue about the facts of the war, and about Iraq.
I have nothing against it, oh no, I just don't understand it. Most likely wanted to take part in it because they got the day off school or something, and that's all it meant to them. A day of school.
Now, I mentioned earlier that the march took place at around 1pm.
This is a significant time, as those who live in Edinburgh will know, as the One O'Clock Gun is sounded at, well, 1 O'Clock every day.
When it went off, all the children fell to the ground, and lay there as if they were dead. Pretending to have been shot.
Seriously, they probably didn't have a clue why, and thought it was fun.
All it meant to them was a day of school.
Nothing more, nothing less.
It was made up of kids, all around the ages of 7-12, but the thing I don't understand is, is why were they marching?
It's most likeley they don't have a clue about the facts of the war, and about Iraq.
I have nothing against it, oh no, I just don't understand it. Most likely wanted to take part in it because they got the day off school or something, and that's all it meant to them. A day of school.
Now, I mentioned earlier that the march took place at around 1pm.
This is a significant time, as those who live in Edinburgh will know, as the One O'Clock Gun is sounded at, well, 1 O'Clock every day.
When it went off, all the children fell to the ground, and lay there as if they were dead. Pretending to have been shot.
Seriously, they probably didn't have a clue why, and thought it was fun.
All it meant to them was a day of school.
Nothing more, nothing less.
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Goatboy wrote:
> I think to write-off the opinions of people simply because they are
> not 18 is naieve and extremely insular.
Rightly or wrongly, that is how it works: under-18s do not get a say in the decision-making process. (Particularly when their protests haven't been organised through the relevant NGOs).
However, their opinions are not being written off simply because they are not 18. They are being written off because, despite the potential sincerity of such beliefs, simplified perceptions of an incredibly convoluted situation have no constructive value in the debate.
If you want to make your voice heard, regardless of age, your time would be better spent participating in the official anti-war rallies. Having a thousand teenagers trying to break into Whitehall (... to do what?) on a weekday afternoon does not fairly represent the real anti-war movement: in fact, it probably dilutes its real political credibility.
OK, they were calling for peace... fine. But what were their suggestions for creating peace in the Middle East? There were none. I personally think that attaching too much significance to the opinions of those under-18 protestors would be hugely naieve... Call me a cynic, but unfortunately, I don't think we'll be seeing those same teenagers protesting for peace in central Africa or Palestine if and when the Iraq crisis subsides... unless of course, Ms Dynamite promises another free concert.
> I think to write-off the opinions of people simply because they are
> not 18 is naieve and extremely insular.
Rightly or wrongly, that is how it works: under-18s do not get a say in the decision-making process. (Particularly when their protests haven't been organised through the relevant NGOs).
However, their opinions are not being written off simply because they are not 18. They are being written off because, despite the potential sincerity of such beliefs, simplified perceptions of an incredibly convoluted situation have no constructive value in the debate.
If you want to make your voice heard, regardless of age, your time would be better spent participating in the official anti-war rallies. Having a thousand teenagers trying to break into Whitehall (... to do what?) on a weekday afternoon does not fairly represent the real anti-war movement: in fact, it probably dilutes its real political credibility.
OK, they were calling for peace... fine. But what were their suggestions for creating peace in the Middle East? There were none. I personally think that attaching too much significance to the opinions of those under-18 protestors would be hugely naieve... Call me a cynic, but unfortunately, I don't think we'll be seeing those same teenagers protesting for peace in central Africa or Palestine if and when the Iraq crisis subsides... unless of course, Ms Dynamite promises another free concert.
There was a walk out at 12:30 at uni yesterday. Only about 100 people walked out, and anyone who walked past looked at the protesters like they had a third nipple on their forehead.
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