G20 demonstrations

While a committed course of action over a lengthy period is always going to have more chance of being effective, sometimes events such as this can politicise those previously unpoliticised and, just once in a while, popular demonstrations can effect change. The Poll Tax riots are a good case in point.

Times of plenty breed apathy and inertia. Perhaps today's economic issues will give rise to a more politicial youth. Today could be the start of that.

But then again, perhaps not.

I have no problem with protest or with working to effect change long-term or immediately. To be honest, I'm a Yank and am not too familiar with the whole poll tax issue. What I have no respect for is the vast majority that are just there for a good time and a story later.

I also have a problem if they leave broken glass on the road for my commute home...