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Originally Posted by transplant99
Correct.
Laugh away.
And inconsiderate to who?
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Vancouver and Protestors:
If you're saying the 'city' isn't responsible for what's going on in the sense that the people living
in the city aren't responsible for what's going on, you haven't taken the time to consider the strong history and culture of Vancouverites. While it's true people have probably come in from out of town to join in, it wouldn't make too much sense that a committee calling themselves 'The Vancouver Welcoming Committee' would be from elsewhere. These protestors, as a majority, are local. Clear and obvious. They are unhappy that their tax dollars are being spent on games instead of housing and drug prevention, etc. It's their fight, not the same as a WTO protest or something similar, where the decisions made by governments are wide reaching. Again, it's a local issue being raised by local groups. Further proof that Vancouver locals are playing a key role in these protests is from their well documented social movement history.
NYC and terrorists
Obviously Al Qaeda isn't from NYC or anywhere near. Obviously NYC isn't responsible. How does your comparison between Vancouver's current protests match up with NYC and terrorists? It just doesn't. There are no grounds for relevancy within what we're discussing. Two entirely different events, motivated by different perspectives and with different goals in mind. To say it's inconsiderate is going too far, but it's just not relevant. A bad comparison.
Bottom Line
The location of these games is having an impact on the protesting taking place. Vancouver is playing a role in what's going on, and are not innocent in the same way the people of NYC were.
Is any part of what I'm saying fair?