There was a picture with the article denouncing corporate greed, military spending, as well as a plea to move away from fossil fuels. So which is it? What you they demonstrating against? What are you for? Focus, people, focus!
Can you imagine the issues they had to deal with at the "Occupy Marin" rally in San Rafael? First of all, there's the parking. Where are you going to put all of those BMWs, Lexuseses (what is the plural of Lexus, anyhow?) and Mercedes? My guess is some of those protesters were driving cars that were more than three years old. Then of course, there's the basics. Water would have to be provided in BPA-free reusable water bottles. It's not like Marin protesters are going to drink out of a hose. Then, of course, there's the rest room issue. My guess is the downtown Starbucks had a banner day yesterday. They were probably lined up out the door for a pit stop and a latte.
I've lived in Marin off and on for nearly 20 years. One thing I've noticed is people have a lot of time. Drive through Mill Valley at 11 a.m. and you'll notice people out everywhere. They are jogging, biking, sipping, eating, chatting. What they don't seem to be doing is working. Somehow, they've found a way to fund the other "ings" without the bother of going to an office. So, my guess is when the word was put out that there's going to be an "Occupy Marin" protest that they were grappling with issues like moving their pilates appointment so they could make the protest.
Who exactly are they protesting? If it's the bankers and CEOs that live in Marin, then you might want to march on down to San Francisco where they are working and do your protest there. They're not in Marin in the middle of the day when you do your protest between carpools and a mani/pedi. The only people in Marin that fit your "Nation Ruled by Corporate Greed" sign is the manager of the Starbucks where you just took a pit stop and bought a $4 coffee.
I'm a little suspicious that it's the same folks demonstrating in San Rafael over and over for various issues. The Tweet goes out, "Hey, the weather is great. What are we pissed about today?" I was in San Rafael a few months back to get something at Mike's Bikes and I walked by a group of four protestors with signs depicting President Obama with Hitler's mustache. I have no idea what they were for or against. I just thought to myself that no matter how you differ from the President due to your political views or racial preferences, it's going way too far to depict him as Hitler.
I look at the protesters, the arguing politicians that can't find a middle ground to get anything at all done, and I can't help think that there's just a lot of angry people in the world right now. Is our generation somehow less adept at dealing with adversity and challenges? Our parents went through the Great Depression and yet they still came through it able to raise a generation to be relatively optimistic about the future. Have we lost that?
I don't think we have. I think we all need just a little more Burt Bacharach right now.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No not just for some but for everyone.
Cheesey song or good advice. You be the judge.
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