Emotions will only run higher and the activists are on the correct side-the side of justice.
We Americans value highly our freedom of conscience and speech; but political messages always go down better with a little honey.
And what the establishment does not know how to deal with is NONVIOLENCE and a sense of humor.
In the good Blues Brother's movie, Aretha Franklin and Matt Guitar Murphy portrayed a married couple. As The Queen of Soul cautioned her man, "you'd better think about the consequence of your actions" Jake Blues interrupts, "This is a holy thing" and Elwood Blues adds, "You see, were on a mission from God."
And "What does God require? He has told you o'man! Be just, be merciful, and walk humbly with your Lord." -Micah 6:8
"FREEDOM, FREEDOM, Oh FREEDOM"-Aretha
I wonder, if the next time Olmert speaks in the US, activists might try a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T: allowing him the right to speak without interruption and then addressing-and annihilating- him during the Q+A.
Let's rock and then roll on that:
PS: I know two of those who were arrested in SF-they are thoughtful and nonviolent men.
But as I viewed the tape of the disruption, and noted the faces of the crowd, I imagined they were not winning over public opinion, and might be misjudged as the 'lunatic fringe'.
I am totally for making a ruckus outside of any hall where war criminals are speaking-but inside at the event cunning is required!
Imagine if the activists had waited until Olmert concluded his propaganda and en-mass lined up for the Q+A, and then nailed him one at a time with calm point blank statements that exposed exactly why he is a war criminal.
The greatest obstacle to peace in our world, is the violence in our individual hearts-and I am speaking from experience here-not condemning the activists- only suggesting they employ different tactics;
Case in point:
