A few months ago world leaders met in Quebec, Canada to ratify the World Trade Agreement. Leaders from many nations met to carry out the mandate of their people, namely, take active steps toward a more prosperous economy.
If you don't agree with the World Trade Agreement, that's fine. The proper recourse is to vote your local representative out of office and elect a representative that you feel is stating your true position. If that doesn't happen, chances are (short of election fraud) it's because the majority doesn't agree with you. It's called Democracy and it doesn't necessarily suck just because you're not getting your way.
Let me also preface my comments by adding I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Gathering and protesting is an important method of delivering a message to government. I myself attending a demonstration on Parliament Hill to protest our government's gun legislation. Let me also add that not only was the demonstration physically peaceful, there was no disorderly conduct which would have made us look like the asses of a nation.
The prostestors that showed up in Quebec however, were a different story. They pretty much carried the same basic theme throughout - "We're liberal, we don't like democracy when it works against our interests, and we're unemployed." They had to be unemployed because I can't imagine that anyone that actually had a job to go to could just get up and take off for a couple of days without any significant consequences.
To top it off, these jackasses knew that they had nothing of significance to say. So what was their method of protest? Hurling bricks, bottles, smashing windows, screaming profanities, etc., etc., etc. All in the name of getting press coverage.
Listen up dickheads, and listen up good. I have no sympathy for the fact that the cops fired rubber bullets at you. It's a damn shame they didn't use live ammunition. The force used by the police was drastically insufficient. The next time someone hurls a bottle or a brick at your face, you tell me if you'll be calm enough to turn the other cheek - I doubt it.
These demonstrators really are the asses of a nation. They have nothing better to do and I'm willing to bet that a good majority of them don't even bother to vote in major elections.
The next time you disagree with democracy, move to a country not so embracing of its principles. I'm sure China will be pleased to introduce you to a different system. Otherwise, get a goddamn job and learn something about conducting yourselves with civility. Remember, it's called "civil disobedience" for a reason.
In the alternative, let's embrace your philosophy and let me take my combat boots and run them through your whiny, pussy-ass face.
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