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The G-20 protests - The Big Picture

Whomever got the idea for the Boston Globe's The Big Picture deserves a raise -- a substantial one. Their latest entry covers the protests at the recent G-20 meeting in London. I always love the cognitive dissonance that manifests in the minds of people in the teens and 20's. They are all about open communication but will shut down tighter than a clam if you bring up something that they do not agree with. They are all about peace and love but will resort to violence at the drop of a hat. They are all about learning but quiver at the sight of a Calculus textbook or anything approaching hard science. The subset of this last one is that they are vehement environmentalists but have none of the scientific background to justify what they say -- they are content to parrot the words of people they like and are incapable of coming up with an idea of their own. Here is one such luminary: I see Paris. I see France. As he rattles down his fifteen minutes and goes back to his real profession: "Would you like fries with that?" Don't forget to check out the comments -- the ones in favor of the protesters are deliriously out in moonbat territory. Posted by DaveH at April 3, 2009 8:33 PM | TrackBack