Prejudiced Protests
It’s kinda sad reading and watching my facebook feed after the marches this month. On one hand, they demonstrated solidarity; they showed people everywhere coming together and saying this is not acceptable. But I don’t think it was all constructive. A sentiment that begins and ends with an expletive at the president doesn’t cry for justice, but hammers out ad hominem that is then used by the opposition to dismiss the march as a whole. I mean, to disagree that there was any benefit or rational arguments were present because of some marchers’ signs is an ad hominem itself, but that isn’t stopping either “side” from shouting at how stupid and evil the other side is.
But the other thing is an individual argument: “You lost. Get over it.” Those that marched were giant crybabies. But those that went afterwards for the Pro-Life march were lauded by many, even though they “lost” Roe vs Wade. And I’m seeing many post, like, or comment on one march or the other and how wonderful it is to stand up against injustice. When will we admit our own hypocrisy and bias? Obviously, there’s so much more to the political sphere and both marches that have happened and the many more that will come, but this is still disheartening.
