If you are going to protest, do it in a respectable way

Filed in Thoughts on August 18, 2009



I can't stay away from this health care issue.  For those of you that don't like my writing about politics, just ignore this post.

While I believe that US health care needs fixing, I am not in favor of the government taking it over.  That is why I get sick every time I see the footage from these town hall meetings where conservatives basically are acting like fools.

It is bad enough to see the yelling.  Now, these morons are bringing guns to their protests?  Has the thought ever occurred to them that they just might be shooting themselves in the foot (in more ways than one)?

Oh, yelling might help win an argument or two with some pathetic politician, but it is going to cost conservatives the war.  I have news for these loudmouths.  Most Americans are not yelling or even attending those town meetings; they are watching them and forming opinions about conservatives based on the way they act. 

If you are going to argue at a town meeting, argue in a civil way so that you will actually have some respect left at the end of the argument.  Stop making us look bad.  I am almost convinced that it is the Democrats who have hired some actors to pretend to be conservatives and act like unruly children at these events.

And don't even get me started on the guns...





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Lenny
8/18/2009 3:35:56 PM

Yes, I could not agree more. It is nice to see the confrontation in some ways but it also makes me uneasy. I think that it may backfire.

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Sherry
8/18/2009 10:29:15 PM

I agree, and there are many instances where it is being done in a respectful manner. Let's not discount the fact that some of the instances that have made it on the national airwaves are proven to have been staged by the politicians themselves...something to think about.

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Jason
8/20/2009 5:58:39 AM

However, if the government sees general unrest, they do get nervous, because they know who elects them. Civil arguments are not likely to have any impact because the senator (or whoever holds the podium) has the power position and is obviously a far superior orator and debater than any average citizen as evidence by his held office. You can't win an election without being a good public speaker. Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If the masses are squeaking loud enough, it is difficult to ignore.

I'll stay away from the gun issue here, too. :)

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Jason
9/15/2009 8:21:07 AM

I know this posted a month ago, but we also have to realize that it is always the fringe group (left or right) that gets publicized, and can we really trust what the media is always telling us? We also don't want to fall into the trap that people may not agree with me so I better just keep my mouth shut. Conservative (and Christians) have for too long kept their collective mouths shut, and we can look back and see have we have been marginalized.

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