tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post8216251664815464734..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Protest is a Many Splendored ThingSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-66960647300335877152012-05-25T14:35:29.812-04:002012-05-25T14:35:29.812-04:00Case in point - a friend and former colleague of m...Case in point - a friend and former colleague of mine who tends to support liberal causes unabashedly saw an article on the Montreal protests, and immediately reposted it to FB with a supportive comment. He saw what he expected to see - good and noble students standing up to the evil, rapacious Man (whoever that is). If that's the narrative you want to spin, you certainly can - although it's pretty far removed from the truth. (In his defense, he's an American, and we neither know much about Canada nor get much news about it - I've heard the protests mentioned maybe once on NPR in the last 100 days).R. William Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228717107253041752noreply@blogger.com