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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I don't want to play Devil's Advocate, but before Resolute 14 posted an image of this protest, did anyone here actually, truthfully remember this? I sure didn't. I know it happened thanks to the reminding picture, but the message? Completely lost on me.
People scaling the Calgary Tower and posting a large banner? I'm going to remember that for a longer time. It's something I'll mention to my friends or family one day and say "protestors scaled the Tower and posted a big banner." I probably won't be saying the same thing for the above picture.
It's unfortunate, I know, but really it comes down to a marketing issue. The stupid stunt will be more memorable than the peaceful protest 9 times out of 10.
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And I bet if I started a rally at the Calgary Tower, rounded up the O&G leaders in the city, I then shot and killed the CEO's one by one and pushed them off of the tower you would remember my protest "for a longer time".
You realize the only reason you will remember it, as opposed to the anti-coalition rally, is because these people decided to forgo peaceful and legal protest methods and instead pulled a stunt that not only put in danger a number of innocent bystanders, but also took our first responders away from potentially life and death situations. So yeah, of course you'll remember it "for a longer time", that by no means makes it an effective protest method though.
In fact, if anything I would say these "Greenpeacers" are extremely selfish and should really start opening their eyes to what is going on around them. Diverting a large share of city resources, potentially threatening civilian life in doing so and all so they can whine about the government and who gets the Oil?? What a crock.