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Originally Posted by Boblobla
So they are upset because the few (1%) are speaking, acting, making decisions for the many (99%).
It seem quite hypocritical to me that the few protesters are now negatively impacting the rights of the many who have paid to use the plaza and are willing to conform to the rules set in place.
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I'm not defending what they are protesting or anything like that, I want to make that clear.
The problem as I see it is that we need to have the right to peaceful assembly as citizens, and we can't allow it sometimes but not others. I think that a lot of the issue here is based on the fact that most people seem to disagree with the issues being protested.
I actually would rather they were forced out (hence my send in the tanks comment a few pages back), but clearly this isn't an option. I also wish that the city could shut down that street church or whatever it is in front city hall. I know its a little different, but the reality is that we can't infringe on peoples rights in a selective fashion.