Protests Should Give
Alternatives
The most intriguing aspect of a study about protests is that
what matters most was not the number of protest participants but the amount of
media coverage the event received.
A protest is simply an expression of objection by words or
by actions to particular events, polities or situations.
Government always seem to crop-up as a popular vehicle
for protesters as was the case recently at the CVI Building in Ferndale when a
visit by Republican U.S.House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to a
campaign event for Republican Congressman Chris Gibson sparked a protest on
August 6.
The event, said to be hosted by Alan and Sandra Gerry, was a
fund-raising event for Gibson.
Some media appeared to editorialize in their coverage of
this event by saying protesting speakers addressed various issues, many
of which impacted people who were not invited to the event and could not afford
the price of admission.
The truth of the matter is these type of fund raising events
by all politicians are pretty much attended by those who financially choose to
support this candidate or that candidate and they are not designed to be
affordable for everyone.
A healthy protest is good for everyone but there are far to
many protesters who make statements that this candidate or politician is out of
touch with what's happening here in the Hudson Valley.
What protesters need to do is not just produce negative
statements but come forth with constructive suggestions on how to exactly fix
problems .
One thing we can positively agree upon is that extreme
Washington politics are dividing this country.
Let's hope that any future protests produce
concrete solutions to the problems facing all of us.
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