Protests 101
So the torch came through SF yesterday. I'm not a hipster who has been in San Francisco long enough to call it SF, I'm just fuckin' lazy, k?
The torch came right by the tourist traps we were visiting yesterday. It was all "Free Tibet" around us. It took us a while to decide the torch was actually coming through rather just a lot of random people with Chinese flags showed up to line the streets. There was some yelling and although I missed it, some nudity.
The thing I found most telling was the two basic chants of the people involved. "Free Tibet," being the first. I'm for freedom, why can't Tibet have some liberty? OK right I get it. They want Tibet to be free so they say, "Free Tibet." Pretty protests 101.
So you can't say, "Tyranny for Tibet." You can't get behind or yell, "Shut up Tibet listen to China and pay your taxes and follow laws like good Chinese citizens," as it's just not catchy.
So what did they say in protest to the protesters? "Go China" or "Go Beijing" Seriously?
That's all you can come up with? That's it? This isn't a chant it's a cheer. Those guys would flunk protest 101. Not even "keep china whole." OK there was one sign I saw that also wasn't a chant or even a protest it said, "Tibet will always be part of China!" OK This makes a little more sense to come back at the free Tibet people, but really it's just a prediction of the future. You'd think they'd know what state they're in. We in the US don't assume that even California will be part of North America forever. I mean there are tectonic plates at work here, people. I don't like to utter the word earthquake when I am currently visiting Cali so we'll just leave it at that. So for predicting the future we'll give that one a C-.
Seriously, "Go China?" If you can't come up with a verb other than or any better than go and you don't even mention where China should go if it could then you really should examine your position. I mean on the one hand you have the liberty of a peaceful people and the other hand you could have something you hear at a Laker game. Assuming China bought the Lakers and moved them to Beijing which isn't a huge stretch what with the earthquakes and all.
Did you feel that? Go Tibet.
The torch came right by the tourist traps we were visiting yesterday. It was all "Free Tibet" around us. It took us a while to decide the torch was actually coming through rather just a lot of random people with Chinese flags showed up to line the streets. There was some yelling and although I missed it, some nudity.
The thing I found most telling was the two basic chants of the people involved. "Free Tibet," being the first. I'm for freedom, why can't Tibet have some liberty? OK right I get it. They want Tibet to be free so they say, "Free Tibet." Pretty protests 101.
So you can't say, "Tyranny for Tibet." You can't get behind or yell, "Shut up Tibet listen to China and pay your taxes and follow laws like good Chinese citizens," as it's just not catchy.
So what did they say in protest to the protesters? "Go China" or "Go Beijing" Seriously?
That's all you can come up with? That's it? This isn't a chant it's a cheer. Those guys would flunk protest 101. Not even "keep china whole." OK there was one sign I saw that also wasn't a chant or even a protest it said, "Tibet will always be part of China!" OK This makes a little more sense to come back at the free Tibet people, but really it's just a prediction of the future. You'd think they'd know what state they're in. We in the US don't assume that even California will be part of North America forever. I mean there are tectonic plates at work here, people. I don't like to utter the word earthquake when I am currently visiting Cali so we'll just leave it at that. So for predicting the future we'll give that one a C-.
Seriously, "Go China?" If you can't come up with a verb other than or any better than go and you don't even mention where China should go if it could then you really should examine your position. I mean on the one hand you have the liberty of a peaceful people and the other hand you could have something you hear at a Laker game. Assuming China bought the Lakers and moved them to Beijing which isn't a huge stretch what with the earthquakes and all.
Did you feel that? Go Tibet.
posted by J.R. at 9:05 AM
1 Comments:
Well if you were that fucking lazy, you wouldn't go to all the trouble to explain, now would you? It would really have taken you less time to spell out San Francisco. :)
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