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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I would think the embarrassment would be to those who think shouting down and attempting to disrupt an open town meeting is more productive that an honest and open dialogue where opposing views could be expressed without derision and false characterizations, most of which was on one-side.
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If a meeting is fraudulent does it deserve to be shouted down?
If you engaged in a common populist method to non-violently protest a public fraud that is being attempted by the powers that be in government would you be embarrassed by it?
If Nixon was having a town hall meeting on the subject of Vietnam and you thought the point was to promote untruths about the war what would you do? What if it were Bush on any subject, you think he lied about - would you do something anything to let your voice be heard?
Isn't protest a part of our Democracy?
Isn't it true that for the masses to exercise political power between elections they have to use an "outdoor voice" (I learned that when my son started kindergarten, as opposed to an "indoor voice", I guess they learn stuff like that in teacher school)?