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Old 03-06-2013, 01:01 PM   #88
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Originally Posted by polak View Post
Video on the first page doesn't exactly look like a peaceful assembly.
Unfortunately, it seems difficult to protest these days without attracting a certain element that attends for the sole purpose of causing trouble and damaging property, etc. I don't think its fair to dismiss the entire crowd based on those trouble makers.

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Also, when you protest something, you open up yourself and your cause to criticism. That is what we are doing.
Totally agree. Criticizing the message or goal of a protest is (and should be) fair game. I felt that some posters were criticizing the students for protesting, period. I just quickly reviewed the thread though and didn't really see much of that, so I think my comment was unfair. I apologize for that.
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