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helpup said:unfortunately there are going to be many who are proud of her.
They can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Brigette-Depape/114258801995644
helpup said:unfortunately there are going to be many who are proud of her.
helpup said:unfortunately there are going to be many who are proud of her.
Looking forward to hearing how her.... approach? .... in Parliament works to get change. :.... My Dad told me that protesting at the G20 was unproductive and ineffective. I was crushed. Suddenly, riding in my parents’ car, I felt powerless. He was not the only one sending this message to his children. Many of my friends received similar text messages from their parents as well. In Toronto, discussing alternatives in the caravan with other activists, and holding my sign proudly on the streets of Toronto, I felt like we were changing things. But at home I began to question whether or not we were making any difference at all. Perhaps we just had the illusion of change because we were surrounded by like-minded people. When my Dad asked me “what did the protests change?” I didn’t have an answer. They certainly did not change the G20 agenda.
But my question for him and his generation is: what will change things, then? If protesting is meaningless, as he suggests, what can we do to create a more just society?
Surely my parents and others are concerned about the same issues we are. But what are they doing about it? Too often they don’t challenge them directly and they don’t encourage their kids to do so either. My dad reminds me that some choose to work quietly at incremental change rather than taking to the streets. But has that worked?
Would it be better if people did not protest at all? What if we all stayed in our comfortable homes, transfixed to our big screen TVs, ignoring the reality around us? Should we really just accept the status quo that makes the poor, poorer and allows the environmental destruction that is ruining our planet? Where are all the people who protested in the 60’s and 70’s that inspired many of today’s activists? Have they given up on fighting for their ideals? I fear that too many people from my parents’ generation have abandoned their ideals because they think eliminating poverty or weaning ourselves off our oil addiction just isn’t ‘realistic’ .....
recceguy said:The title of this thread is wrong, decietful and a fabrication.
The attention ***** wasn't fired for an anti Harper protest. She was fired for being a self serving idiot that broke her rules of employment.
The OP should either go to work for the CBC or edit the title.
If you can't edit, ask a Staff member to do it for you.
My dad reminds me that some choose to work quietly at incremental change rather than taking to the streets. But has that worked?
George Wallace said:Obviously she is a halfwit who has never bothered to read any history. I am sure that she is not a Feminist as she seems to have no knowledge of the Suffrage Movement that worked so hard to get women the "Right to Vote" and attend university, etc. No doubt she also believes that the chicken, ribs and fish that she purchases in the grocery store are naturally found wrapped in Saran wrap and no animals were harmed in the production of her meal.
George Wallace said:No doubt she also believes that the chicken, ribs and fish that she purchases in the grocery store are naturally found wrapped in Saran wrap and no animals were harmed in the production of her meal.
Larry Strong said:She probably does not eat meat............
CDN Aviator said:at least, not in public.
Larry Strong said:She probably does not eat meat............
I doubt it, these people are usually the ones recycling rhetoric and using circular logic to prove their point and are usually too stubborn or ignorant to even hear the opposing side, let alone rationally consider that there may be a valid alternative view. Or maybe I'm just way too cynical after going to university in Ottawa...Put her in front of someone 1 on 1 and ask her her about what shes spouting off and she'll crumble faster than feta cheese
Funny you should mention that....Simian Turner said:This reminds me of the Flight attendant story. I wish her luck in finding a real job as a university grad. Now she can hug trees full-time.
Is there a "puked a bit in my mouth" smiley? More at CBC.ca here.Michael Moore, the high-profile American activist and filmmaker, has offered a job to the Senate page who was fired Friday for her stunning protest against Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Moore, famous for films such as Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, posted a link on Facebook offering her work after hearing that she was fired.
"For a young person to do that and to do it peacefully, and quietly and with grace, I thought it was a very powerful moment," Moore told The Canadian Press on Sunday from New York.
"Every now and then there is an iconic moment where an individual takes action, and it inspires others to think about, you know, what else would we be doing."
Moore has become 21-year-old Brigette DePape's most prominent supporter, posting a photo on his website showing her holding up a "Stop Harper" sign in the Senate chamber during Friday's throne speech.
The prominent filmmaker and left-leaning political commentator has been a leading voice against big corporations, gun ownership, the Iraq War, and the American health care system. He is a longtime critic of Harper's Conservatives, routinely urging Canadian voters to vote for another party.
When contacted with news of Moore's support, DePape reacted with excitement — even briefly breaking into a giggle with a friend — before regaining her composure.
"It's nice to have the support of people who think critically," DePape said by phone on Sunday ....
Sapperian said:p.s. What is the flight attendant story?
Sapperian said:I was torn between posting this here or in the CBC bias thread, but here goes.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/06/page-protest-was-it-appropriate.html
A poll asking the question whether or not she behaved appropriately. At the time of posting:
YES - 57.22%
NO - 39.77%
I don't know - 3.01%
The comments are equally as painful such as this little gem posted by reader Deeperpolitics
"I got so tired of the pro-war, bias being aired by CBC and the Federal Government that I started writing and compiling articles, stories and research that reveal the sinister side to these illegal wars in the Middle East..."
"It's nice to have the support of people who think critically," DePape said...