Protesting and free speech are essential parts of free society. Certainly it is understandable that when you feel you are being oppressed, or when you see injustice, you let your leaders and fellow citizens know. In fact, yelling and screaming and organizing en masse are much more civilized than the more violent options remaining when you are not allowed this right.
However, just because you are allowed to do something does not mean it should preclude thought. Take the instance of the rioters protesting the government, retirement, and the fact that Sarkozy has an attractive wife. Does it really make sense to burn cars and break windows? The people impacted by the wanton and senseless destruction are tragically not those that have the responsibility of decision. Instead of making a valid point, it just serves to quench an adolescent thirst to break things.
Further, if there are more pressing issues in the human Zeitgeist, maybe it is not a good time to push other agendas? It has been baffling to see what people put ahead complex socioeconomic issues and war.
Like animal rights.
Certainly, this is an issue where people have passion and wish to make a change. There are intelligent people making convincing arguments on behalf of the cause. However, maybe the time to protest is not during the pension strike engrossing the nation. France, and the world, is paying attention to proposed reforms. Anything residing outside of this realm at this point in time has a small chance of being noticed.
And if you are for the conscientious treatment of animals and protesting the abuse and use of fur, you may want to consider a few things:
Like how many of you are wearing leather shoes.
In addition, your dogs hearing is far more advanced and evolved than yours. So, if the noises are loud and obnoxious for you, they may just be torturous for them.
And some of this may be missing the forest for a few trees. But if we purposefully take a stance in such an overt way, should it not be consistent?
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