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Originally Posted by Klath
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No, that's what you want them to be about because it makes it easy for you to ridicule them. It's intellectually lazy but you'll continue to do it because making fun of dirty hippies always gets a chuckle.
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It's intellectually lazy to assume that the protesters want what they claim to want? What I posted (with included levity) was straight from the horse's mouth. Instead of looking at what they are saying they want and seeing it for what it is, you are adding into what they are wanting to find some deep meaning and/or just ignoring a large percentage of the protesters and dismissing them as not part of the group. What I posted is literally straight from interviews, signage and submitted 'demands' from various groups throughout the country.
Also, I didn't once call anyone a 'dirty hippie' in my post but I did indicate (factually accurate) that the ones camping out aren't necessarily following generally acceptable personal hygiene expectations.
Again, it's lazy to assume that what someone says they want, they actually want?