I found some of the NATO meeting protesters despicable. Why come to a protest wearing goggles and a bandanna over your face, and another over your hair? Only reason I can imagine is that you intend to damage property, and you want to keep your identity a secret. That's hardly the peaceful expression of dissent and disagreement. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >> The comment was Dan Matyola's, not Steve's. Dan is an ex fighter pilot, so >> he has license to wing it once in awhile. His remark was > perhaps a bit >> rash but less incendiary than many of the signs held by the protesters (who >> were protesting a NATO meeting, chaired > by Obama, where the topic of >> discussion was Afghanistan withdrawal). >> Paul > > Yes but ostensibly, those in the country's armed forces serve and > and/or fight to protect individuals' freedoms and, among other things, > the right to dissent and disagree. I always note a certain irony then, > when exercising those rights is looked upon with disdain by those who > work to secure them.. What good is a right if one is not free to > exercise it? > > I'm certainly not picking on Dan or anyone else. Just pointing this out. > > Tom C. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
