Well today is easy, Debby and her protests in America with her husband Tim.
it is the protests against the many things that make people take to the streets. But it also can be comedy, singing and dancing. The government might create new laws to stop embarrassing protests, for example to protect the wicked killing and genocide that is carried out in Palestine by the IDF that is a truth and cannot be denied, truth to history will record it. It will record the 7th October as well when so many Israeli people were murdered in horrendous fashion. It could be the 'Nokings' protests in America. It could be against the capitalists need for more and more money on the backs of their workers but protest exists for a good reason.
The following video down below features 'Seize the Day' group. They wrote fun songs, probably from about 1996 against the problems they saw that arose in society. The group started there somewhat unique songs at the new Newbury bypass which was to cut a swathe through prime landscape in 1996. There is a very poor video of how heavy handed force was used against the rather naive young protestors - Wild Horses of Newbury.
I have watched many a road protest online, The Hill of Tara in Ireland, Newbury bypass and the A46 Bath Bypass. We will eventually but slowly come out of the car age. At the moment of course because there will be a shortage of petrol and diesel from the disruptions of the war against Iran. A war that is seriously showing us that war is never the answer as the American government flounders under a mad dictator.
The protests in London have shown us much older people protesting, let us call them the elders (for the name pensioners rather gets up my nose;). But also of course a wide selection of protesters now take to the streets - and the conservative minded amongst us bloody loathe it but freedom of expression should be felt by both sides.
A few years back there was protests against fracking which seems to have died down. Our village in Normanby was near to a site but the people in the village that would be affected covered their village with signs saying 'no fracking' and it seemed to have worked.
Some scorn protests claiming that they are a waste of time but history shows that those cynics are wrong. Very many things have been changed or dropped because of protests. In my head I am humming "We shall overcome" at this very minute and remembering the various protests and marches that I joined over the years.
ReplyDeletePaul whenever he went out always put his CND badge on (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) he was proud of the fact that he had ended up in prison for a day for marching in the cause. Nowadays of course there is not enough space in prison to put all the protesters. Never knew you went on protests marches Neil it would be an interesting blog.
ReplyDeleteShort of rioting and destruction of private and public property, protests are the way to go. As Debby mentioned, as their protest has gone on, the are seeing more support from passers by.
ReplyDeleteFracking has been been banned in my state, but it isn't a permanent ban. It is one of the most environmentally horrible practices one could imagine.