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miriam_eAfter reading this:
http://en.avaaz.org/826/spain-indignados-austerity-protest-crackdown
I have to wonder why it is that politicians never seem to see that changing the way things look does not change how they really are. It is obvious that putting wallpaper on a cracking, crumbling wall won't hold that wall up, but it seems that politicians almost universally think that outlawing protests repairs problems. I'm astounded. Are they really that stupid? Can they seriously not see what remains when peaceful protest is made illegal...?
http://en.avaaz.org/826/spain-indignados-austerity-protest-crackdown
I have to wonder why it is that politicians never seem to see that changing the way things look does not change how they really are. It is obvious that putting wallpaper on a cracking, crumbling wall won't hold that wall up, but it seems that politicians almost universally think that outlawing protests repairs problems. I'm astounded. Are they really that stupid? Can they seriously not see what remains when peaceful protest is made illegal...?