The Strib covers covers yesterday's pro-dictatorship protests at the U of M:
More than 1,000 students, many of them from 40 Twin Cities-area high schools, joined Worrall -- some risking parental punishment or school discipline -- to protest the war in Iraq and the presence of military recruiters on campus. Organized by Youth Against War and Racism and the larger Socialist Alternative, the rally began at Coffman before weaving through campus and stopping traffic along several blocks of Washington Avenue before ending up in front of the Army and Navy recruiting offices on Washington at Oak Street.Of course, some wonder about the timing and zeal:
Will Marean, a University of Minnesota student, carried a sign that read: "Get your [behind] Back to Class!" He said he suspects that much of the group's youthful zeal had to do with taking a day off from school rather than concern about the war.Hm. Could there be any evidence for this assertion?
Remember the big demonstration in Saint Paul a few weeks ago? It got breathless, credulous publicity all over the local media, and at local high schools (I have sources). It was also on a Saturday.
I looked around when I was there. The only school aged children I saw there was my son - and he was with the good guys.
Posted by Mitch at November 3, 2005 06:33 AM | TrackBack
Pro-dictatorship, eh? Who's the dictator in Iraq? I think people want a pullout from Iraq. Hussein's gone and we keep meddling. Nice to see you're raising your kid--the poor bastard--to side with the "good guys." Ya cretin.
Posted by: walter at November 3, 2005 07:49 AMThe Socialists dictatorship goombas were also soliciting on Public Property at MTC bus stops in downtown St. Paul yesterday. Very pushy too putting out that asswipe they call newspapers and pamphlets to people that were waiting for the bus. No one was talking to them, either. Two late 50's warly 60's year old white guys pushing it.
Did not think they could do that at bus stops or shelters.
Posted by: Greg at November 3, 2005 07:56 AMWalter, I suspect your kids are too ill to protest. They are weak from the VD you gave them.
You got it from their mother, who got it from one of your kids' other "fathers".
Who was it who voted for their constitution a week ago, anyway?
Ignorant douchebag.
Posted by: Geoff at November 3, 2005 08:13 AMWalter,
So you can't answer my question, in other words? I'd say "only a moron attacks someone's kids", but you need a little remedial work before you make that grade, apparently.
Geoff,
Play nice.
Greg,
I think it's illegal, but lotsa luck getting a cop to do much about it. It's a petty infraction, I think - sort of like carrying a legally-permitted handgun into a posted house. If told to stop, you gotta stop (I could be wrong).
Posted by: mitch at November 3, 2005 08:26 AMSpeaking of petty infractions: Isn't it something akin to "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" or "interfering with parental authority" for adult organizers (not parents/legal guardians) to actively encourage those under 16, who are obligated to attend school, to defy that obligation.
Asking out of curiousity more than anything.
Posted by: mike at November 3, 2005 09:46 AMABC Radio News mentioned something about the protest and that schools would give the protesting students an Excused Absence if a note from the parents authorized the leave.
Of course, that still leaves you wondering about any students who just left school and didn't care about an Unexcused Absence.
As mentioned before, this generally has more to do with getting out of school... and a bunch of kids pointing fingers, "YOU support WAR, man... and that's uncool because we support PEACE. Eff you, facsist! Abort Bush!" and other illuminating thoughts.
If you're going to skip school just go ahead a DO it... stay home and play PS2.
Posted by: badda-blogger at November 3, 2005 10:09 AMThe peaceful anti-war protests in San Francisco were much more interesting. Molotov coctails and trying to set a building on fire...
Yeah, "give peace a chance."
Posted by: JamesPh. at November 3, 2005 11:45 AMWhy do commies take off time from what could be a productive work day, go tie up traffic and annoy as many people as possible to make their points...wait a minute...that's right, they don't have any points. Just rhetoric, nothing of depth. Maybe if conservatives held rallies during the week we'd get noticed. But it couldn't be spontanious because we all would need to put in for vacation time. hmmm
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