An open letter to the G-8, G-20
June 28, 2010
Dear G8, G20 leaders; Why, why, why? Why do you insist on antagonizing protesters, violent, non-violent, idiotic, and the stupidly earnest by telling them where you’re meetings are? Your little meetings, which cost my country close to a billion dollars by the way, are magnets for criminal hooligans who just like to break and destroy stuff. These morons mix in with legitimate protesters – who mistrust the police and so communication is muddied. Look, it’s always going to be like this. ALWAYS!! It’s always going to teeter on the brink of out-of-control. Innocent people get hurt, have their rights trampled and it’s always an ugly game of brinkmanship between protesters and police. There will always be stupid young, macho bucks who will antagonize police because, well, because they’re morons. From now on, have your meeting but don‘t tell us where you are. I don’t need to know where you are. I don’t give a rat’s ass where you are. After, tell me what you talked about. Prove that these meetings are worthwhile. But please, keep the meeting location a secret. It’s a massive stupidity to announce where your meetings are going to be held. And I suspect this plea is as ridiculous as the shouts and rantings of those protesters, and you’ll ignore me too.
Note to protesters: Good on you for exercising your right to free speech and to protest and to let those evil politicians know what you’re angry about. But I really don’t think they care. Seriously, do you think you’re making change? Do you seriously think you’re being heard? Do you think you’re a bunch of hippies running around in the ’60s? Well, it’s not the ’60s. And you’re not heard. The world only sees and hears the violent buggers who are hiding in your ranks. The world goes to YouTube and watches the violence. Your protests have become a dumb, predictible spectator sport. The world watches the burning police cars, the hundreds arrested, and guess what, you and your issues are lumped together and completely lost in that ugly mix. What exactly are your issues? What, exactly are you protesting? You see? You’ve failed to communicate. Find a better way to make change. Find a better way to protest. Be smarter than the G-men and women (are there any women in the G-team?) This isn’t working. Seriously.
All the best
3 Comments
1. Elena Ray had this to say: Jun 29, 2010 ~ 12:04 ~ #
no no no. presence Does make a difference. so does indifference. chose you weapon.
okay, now please also blog about *&^$##! bp cuz i’m getting really really sad knowing dolphins are blowing oil and dispersants out of their blow holes
2. thomas had this to say: Jun 29, 2010 ~ 13:23 ~ #
Okay, it hurts me more to look at the BP mess than it does the protests at the G20. It’s a tall order to write about BP’s leak.
3. Corey Wayne Hamilton the first had this to say: Jun 29, 2010 ~ 15:47 ~ #
I agree with both letters to the protesters and the G8/G20 yahoos. Thanks again thomas for putting something so elequently. You never let me down.