Topless protest (someone changed my title, link NSFW Options

[chook]

(NSFW Link)

http://en.sevenload.com/videos/DJQuQEH/Top...-campaign-party

[Psykopath]

Protesting is a means of action when other avenues (writing, calling your representative for example) have been ignored or pushed aside. It provides a more public display of grievances in order to draw attention to certain issues in the hopes of, yes, more swift action.

Yes, a lot of protesting that goes on is by a bunch of dimwit pot smoking losers that probably consider it a social hangout moreso than supporting whatever cause it is about.

Protesting is an institution of a democratic system that I support 100%. Whether it is effective all the time or not, simply being able to protest any injustice is a great freedom that should not be shunned.

[impala454]

Protesting is a means of action when other avenues (writing, calling your representative for example) have been ignored or pushed aside.

Totally agreed, but how many protesters out there do you think really wrote their congressman? The problem is someone finds ten other people who think the way they do, and think they're going to make some difference by staging a protest. It's all about the numbers IMHO. They way to truly change something and make a difference is to organize and have enough numbers to either influence your representatives or get the ones you want in office elected (i.e. ACLU, NRA, NAACP, etc)

[Psykopath]

Totally agreed, but how many protesters out there do you think really wrote their congressman? The problem is someone finds ten other people who think the way they do, and think they're going to make some difference by staging a protest. It's all about the numbers IMHO. They way to truly change something and make a difference is to organize and have enough numbers to either influence your representatives or get the ones you want in office elected (i.e. ACLU, NRA, NAACP, etc)

I'm not talking about those nickel-and-dime drum-circle protests. =P

And I fully agree with the second bolded part.