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Originally Posted by 89blkcivic
Buddy, you have money. You have a good life. And, more power to you.
I complain about the amount of money spent on the Olympics. Does that make me and countless others idiots?
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If you re-read what I wrote, I was referring specifically to the idiots who complain/protest by conducting disruptive protest, the only thing that does is hurt their own costs and drive up the costs needed to be spent on security.
Just look at what happened today with Harper's visit, protesters disrupted his visit so the ISU had to re-route and deploy additional resources to his location. Just watch what will happen when the Olympic Torch makes its way through downtown Vancouver, no doubt the protesters will try to disrupt them. Now I realize that a lot of these protesters are professional protesters who just want to start trouble, but the majority of these protesters with them who actually care about the cause are just enabling the trouble makers and even welcome them, which IMO, makes them no better.
If you want to hang a banner, make a sign or just voice your complaints in a non-disruptive manner, then all the more power to you.