it appears protest is no longer a viable form of dialog in the american democracy

[spanone]

this is in reference to the protests in san francisco.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/09/torch.protest/index.html

[tekisui]

1. Not viable, not even legal anymore.

:grr:

[Vincardog]

2. I did it. It did not make the TEE VEE it never happened

[MonkeyFunk]

3. Not sure what you're talking about

but I don't think protest was ever meant to be a dialogue.

[spanone]

7. talking about the protests in san francisco and yes protest is a form of dialog imo

[MonkeyFunk]

9. I still don't understand

There ARE protests in S.F. They ARE occurring right now. So I don't understand the complaint.

And no, it's not a dialog. It's a form of speech, but not a dialog.

[spanone]

10. they changed the route so the protesters cannot be seen...to eliminate the protests

it's a form of dialog

[DemocratInSoCal]

11. What Protests?

OHHHHHHHH.....RIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHT. The ones they won't have to show alongside the torch.

[MonkeyFunk]

13. The protests that have been receiving non-stop coverage

for two hours.

I don't get your objection. The protestors are getting widespread coverage, China is embarrassed, and nobody's hurt. Sounds good to me!

[MonkeyFunk]

12. I disagree

I think they changed the route to minimize the chance for violence - and that's a smart thing.

And protest is a monologue, not a dialog.

[spanone]

14. you are allowed to disagree

[MADem]

4. Clue in the people who aren't married to their tee vees or computers as to what you mean.

There's an oblique reference there and in the post that follows yours.

[DemocratInSoCal]

6. They're Changing The Route To Avoid Protesters Completely nt

[MADem]

8. What, for the Chinese torch?

Completely unsurprising to me.

They should have run the thing through at night in a rainstorm while American Idol played on the tee vee. That would have done the trick...

[mike_c]

5. huh?-- are you seeking the "most obscure post of the day" award?

:rofl:

[aikoaiko]

15. They changed the event to keep the protesters from stopping the event

There were even posts on DU saying the "the bus was blocked", the torch run was "collapsing" and it looked like it was going to be completely canceled. It wasn't to keep them from being seen -- it was to keep them from completely disrupting the event.

as it turned out, the anti-Olympic/China protesters significantly interfered with the event (with the speech of those who would celebrate the Olympics) even though they carried on.