Observation On RNC Protestors

I've always thought it was curious that there are thousands of lefties who demonstrate and protest at Republican and conservative events, often times accompanied by several arrests, but you will almost never here of righties demonstrating and protesting at Democratic and liberal events. Is it that conservatives aren't as passionate as liberals about their ideas? Or is it maybe that conservatives are just not that rude? I tend to think the second option is more likely. Seriously, there are a million things I can find to disagree with in the democratic platform, but I won't be protesting and causing havoc at any liberal events in the near future. They're entitled to their beliefs, and they can go ahead and celebrate them. Why don't the lefty protestors just let the conservatives have their moment in the sun? (to be fair, the DNC was protested, but not by conservatives - it was protested by radical liberals who think the democrats aren't liberal enough!)

My line of thinking was inspired by my wife as we sat and watched the evening news tonight. The story was that much of the RNC proceedings have been and will be affected by the arrival of hurricane Gustav to the Gulf Coast. Much of the festivities and parties that make up the convention have been (rightly) postponed or canceled out of respect for the potential disaster down south.

It should be noted however (but the media hasn't), that the protestors will continue to protest, even in the absence of many of those they are protesting against. One protestor on the news said that this protest has been in the works for the past two years, and they refuse to call it off, even if the Republicans aren't in the building. Doesn't she realize that the RNC at the X has also been in the works for just as long, cost way more money to plan and implement, but they have chosen to cancel and postpone? Sounds like the protestors should take a cue from the Republicans on this one.

Another interesting thing to think about is that the protestors are protesting the Republicans for being cruel, heartless, war mongers who love to see the innocent oppressed, or so they believe. But the Republicans are canceling parts of the convention out of heartfelt compassion for people! Could that be more ironic? And another thing: the republicans are canceling, but the protestors are insisting that the protest will go on - in spite of the fact that hurricane Gustav is barreling down on the Gulf Coast! Couldn't we thus conclude that the protestors are the heartless, cruel people who are looking after their own interests rather than those who are oppressed by the hurricane? It seems that they've become what they hate!

Delicious.