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There is an eerie silence in the night sky, broken only by the now far too familiar buzz of an RCMP chopper that is circiling the city, enforcing the no-fly zone. It's been up there 72 hours, and it'll stay up there until noon tomorrow.

There are cops EVERYWHERE. OPP in full riot gear, RCMP in full red uniforms. They're on rooftops, on corners, and in cars.

The protestors are camped out on our campus, at city hall, and right now they're covering the lawn in front of Parliament Hill for a big Bush Bash all nighter by the Centennial Flame... picture Canada Day with a whole hell of a lot more anger.

Entire city blocks are blocked off (Imagine Front Street to Maple Leaf Gardens or Battery Park to Times Square simply closed down)

Now, I’m a proud Liberal, I’m not a Bush supporter, and I was embarrassed by some of the protestors here in Ottawa. Bush is no Hitler, and if you think he is, then your own “axis-of-evil” is way out of whack. Amongst the Soviet flags, the Che T-shirts and the socialist banners, I kept hearing about the “fight” against Bush.

Here’s how I “fight” Bush and his philosophies: I hold the door open for women, even if they’re wearing Burka’s. When I see two men holding hands, I don’t scoff or mutter under my breath. And, when it comes time to vote, I actually do. I support candidates who feel social and civil rights are important to them, and causes which are important to me.

Call me crazy, but I think there are better ways of demonstrating your opposition than tossing rocks at McDonalds.

Very well put, Stephen.

Stephen Dame Wrote:Here’s how I “fight” Bush and his philosophies: I hold the door open for women, even if they’re wearing Burka’s. When I see two men holding hands, I don’t scoff or mutter under my breath. And, when it comes time to vote, I actually do. I support candidates who feel social and civil rights are important to them, and causes which are important to me.

Call me crazy, but I think there are better ways of demonstrating your opposition than tossing rocks at McDonalds.

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Great post, Steve! I couldn't agree more.

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Stephen Dame Wrote:...Here’s how I “fight” Bush and his philosophies: I hold the door open for women, even if they’re wearing Burka’s. When I see two men holding hands, I don’t scoff or mutter under my breath. And, when it comes time to vote, I actually do. I support candidates who feel social and civil rights are important to them, and causes which are important to me.

Call me crazy, but I think there are better ways of demonstrating your opposition than tossing rocks at McDonalds.

The world is a better place, because of this. :thumb:

Well said, Stephen.

~Scott

Well said Stephen. It's nice to see when people disagree with someone but are respectful about it. It's much better to engage in constructive dialogue than to scream polemics... only by respecting each other and engaging in constructive debate can we truly change the world.

We just got dumped on with a snow storm... now we'll see what those protestors are made of...

"Down with everything!... unless it snows, dude... then screw it: I'm going home!"

To their credit: they're just going home now...

Wow, that was pretty quiet... I heard the turnout in Ottawa was less than expected overall. In any case, it sounds like Canadian values of "Peace, Order and Good Government" ruled the day.