We're Not Gonna Protest

yesterday evening on my way home i encountered an iraq war protest induced traffic jam on los feliz blvd.

now, trust me when i say i dislike george w. just as much as the next guy (unless the next guy happens to be a born again republican), and believe me when i tell you that there would be almost nothing more pleasing than to see an end to the needless killing and chaos that is the current state of things in iraq.

however, one of the things that would be more pleasing is not sitting in traffic needlessly.

look, don’t get me wrong, if you could somehow guarantee me that sitting in traffic would mean an end to the war then i would (probably) grit my teeth and bare it. but this isn’t the case. there is no way that last night’s traffic jam and/or protest will have any affect on this administration’s policy in iraq.

so, i don’t really see the need for you to set your protest up in a high traffic area that will only prove effective at disrupting the evening commute (as opposed to say the forthcoming troop surge — said protest’s apparent goal).

then again…maybe these protesters are unknowingly on to something.

perhaps, their intention was in fact to disrupt traffic and to piss everyone off.

while some might consider this strategy dangerous, as it runs the risk of annoying and thereby alienating supporters of their cause. maybe, just maybe, the protesters realize that if there’s one thing that all people (regardless of political ideology) hate, it’s sitting in traffic.

perhaps the protesters secret agenda is to now disrupt the flow of traffic as much as possible until only one logical conclusion remains.

the traffic jams will continue until the war ends.

this, the more i think of it, might actually be an effective way to end the war. imagine the outrcy from millions of americans if their daily commutes were disrupted constantly.

if this is your new strategy, then i guess i take back what i previously said.

and to you now, protesters, i say…well played.