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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: The American Tradition Of Inconveniencing Motorists: A Curious Double Standard [View all]NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)53. Oh give me a BREAK , Bush's if you are not with us? for christ SAKE
And if such a thing turns anyone away from the protest, then that is their problem and it is a BIG problem
Americans really dont remember much if that is the case
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EarlG
Dec 2014
OP
I was actually having this exact conversation yesterday. For what it's worth...
MadDAsHell
Dec 2014
#2
To be perfectly honest I hate them all and dont care if its the unintended result of a
cstanleytech
Dec 2014
#5
And what of the LA Marathon, an event designed to close down streets all over the city?
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#8
One difference is that the LA Marathon, and most marathons, are held on weekends and holidays,
amandabeech
Dec 2014
#14
I'd like to see you plan around a marathon that blocks your only access to the world
Demeter
Dec 2014
#18
I'd plan to be out of the area, or be ready for a list of things to do at home.
amandabeech
Dec 2014
#24
Ever drive on the Long Island Expressway ANY day of the week? I have, be prepared to sit in your
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#86
No, it's quite intended to have a traffic jam around holiday shopping or sporting events
jeff47
Dec 2014
#23
Point 1, same results, regardless, Point 2- traffic jams are the INTENDED result of marching down
Elmer S. E. Dump
Dec 2014
#32
Yes, but as a practical matter, under the US Constitution, courts have held that governmental
amandabeech
Dec 2014
#15
Any problem with people who have sit-ins on sidewalks in front of abortion clinics?
jberryhill
Dec 2014
#47
I don't like to have to ship stuff back because it doesn't fit or I don't like it.
amandabeech
Dec 2014
#22
Thank god we didnt have people like you in the 60's when inconveniencing people
NoJusticeNoPeace
Dec 2014
#52
Bang-up job you did stopping the war that dragged on until the Ford administration
Recursion
Dec 2014
#71
Atleast your boss might understand but my concern is for the people trying to either pick up their
cstanleytech
Dec 2014
#64
I have wondered what they accomplish when they shut down a highway? I can see shutting down
jwirr
Dec 2014
#16
That is a very broad brush. Sounds like bushes if you are not with us you are against us. By the
jwirr
Dec 2014
#25
Of course. I was not saying they should NOT protest. Merely do it in some way that does not
jwirr
Dec 2014
#31
I realize that is why it is being done this way. No one is paying any attention to anything today.
jwirr
Dec 2014
#39
I don't mind if the protests slow down traffic I am in. At least, I get to see people ...
BlueJazz
Dec 2014
#17
I like this way of protesting but I realize boycotts do not work as easily as they sound. Sit ins
jwirr
Dec 2014
#26
For those of you who are opposed to this, it's called civil disobedience.
Arkansas Granny
Dec 2014
#35