There are so many of your "thoughts" I agree with, Thoughts. Your arguements are indeed "thoughtful". OK, enough of that.
I believe this "protest" was more of a "demonstration", if there is a difference. It is my understanding the GLBT community of Asheville understandibly wanted to make some noise regarding recent stories of anti-gay attacks in and around the Montford area, in a word, "demonstrating" it will not put up with violence and bigotry. It is a shame this type of political action is even necessary.
Asheviile is no doubt a liberal city. It is just one of the reasons you and I both live here. But that is not the case for everybody and those people need to get the message. Also, the last time I checked, there was not a wall, moat or fence built around our town, which means the heathens can simply drive right in. They do it every day. In this day and age, they either need to move forward or move out.
Asheville is about peace, love and fun. Deal with it.
realityczech
ThoughtsMay 18, 2010 - 5:25 pm
First: protesting is awesome – it’s what makes America great. Asheville is awesome, so many different/diverse people coming together in a beautiful setting is truly a beautiful thing.
I am truly curious about this point (just an overall point about Asheville, not about any protest groups – both the people or points they are protesting). I often think about why Asheville has so many protests. I see about 2-3 protests happening downtown every week. Usually the protesting points are more liberal (I’m fairly liberal myself, so I don’t care about this). Asheville is, overall, a very very liberal city (which is awesome!). So my point is, who is being protested? Usually protests happen in front of buildings or in places that represent the opposite of what you are protesting, but in a place like Asheville that is pretty much dominated by like minded people – we pretty much all agree on what you’re protesting for. Maybe it’s to raise more awareness? Maybe it’s to show places that are against your point of view that there’s a large crowd in another city that’s actually for it?
I’m totally just curious – I really think about this regarding most Michael Moore films. After he got a bit more extreme he really alienated the other side – thus anyone who pays to see his movies already agree with everything he’s talking about and saying – so what’s the point if you don’t change someone’s mind or show a different perspective to the opposing side?
Again, protesting is wonderful – really makes America great that we can do it freely and about any topic. Protesting for gay rights is also very awesome – I’ve done it myself. I just have always been curious to see what others think about my point of view.
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There are so many of your "thoughts" I agree with, Thoughts. Your arguements are indeed "thoughtful". OK, enough of that.
I believe this "protest" was more of a "demonstration", if there is a difference. It is my understanding the GLBT community of Asheville understandibly wanted to make some noise regarding recent stories of anti-gay attacks in and around the Montford area, in a word, "demonstrating" it will not put up with violence and bigotry. It is a shame this type of political action is even necessary.
Asheviile is no doubt a liberal city. It is just one of the reasons you and I both live here. But that is not the case for everybody and those people need to get the message. Also, the last time I checked, there was not a wall, moat or fence built around our town, which means the heathens can simply drive right in. They do it every day. In this day and age, they either need to move forward or move out.
Asheville is about peace, love and fun. Deal with it.
realityczech
First: protesting is awesome – it’s what makes America great. Asheville is awesome, so many different/diverse people coming together in a beautiful setting is truly a beautiful thing.
I am truly curious about this point (just an overall point about Asheville, not about any protest groups – both the people or points they are protesting). I often think about why Asheville has so many protests. I see about 2-3 protests happening downtown every week. Usually the protesting points are more liberal (I’m fairly liberal myself, so I don’t care about this). Asheville is, overall, a very very liberal city (which is awesome!). So my point is, who is being protested? Usually protests happen in front of buildings or in places that represent the opposite of what you are protesting, but in a place like Asheville that is pretty much dominated by like minded people – we pretty much all agree on what you’re protesting for. Maybe it’s to raise more awareness? Maybe it’s to show places that are against your point of view that there’s a large crowd in another city that’s actually for it?
I’m totally just curious – I really think about this regarding most Michael Moore films. After he got a bit more extreme he really alienated the other side – thus anyone who pays to see his movies already agree with everything he’s talking about and saying – so what’s the point if you don’t change someone’s mind or show a different perspective to the opposing side?
Again, protesting is wonderful – really makes America great that we can do it freely and about any topic. Protesting for gay rights is also very awesome – I’ve done it myself. I just have always been curious to see what others think about my point of view.