I'm protesting protesters

Protests are stupid.

Every Saturday on the corner of Ridge Road and Indianapolis Blvd in Highland, there is a small group of protesters that gather, holding up their signs protesting anything from the Iraqi war to former President George W. Bush (he is out of office, guys, unless you are really that obsessed with him…), which has been this group's focus of protest over the several-year period I have seen them standing on the corner.

Personally, I think they are just protesting just to protest, like there is some sort of super power that comes from holding up a protest sign. Maybe they think that by holding up these signs of protest, they are bringing about real change to a nation full of moral wrongs.

Someone should tell these protesters that this is NWI, and that people are too wrapped up in their own lives to notice them, especially given that on Saturdays, hundreds of cars drive by their corner and only about ten people honk in acknowledgement. Or if they want to protest, protest issues like job loss or foreclosures.

But honestly, what do protests prove? Do protesters really think that the government is watching them be traffic hazards and saying, "Wow! I should change this particular legislation in order to prevent a fatal car accident."

I think not.

I support their freedom of speech and whatnot, but really, what are they proving, especially since they are protesting in a little town in the United States that no one pays attention to?

I do find it amusing though that they try, but they need to worry about the REAL issues. Sometimes, when I see this particular group of protesters, I want to jump in and hold a protest of my own in order to share my freedom of speech and in order to call attention to some real problems that plague our world.

I already have some of my signs made up:

"Every time a mime gets stuck in a box, a child dies from the sniffles! Honk to protest mimes!"

"Life is the leading cause of death. 100% of people die from life. Say 'NO' to life!"

I bet the Highland protesters will try to quiet my freedom of speech because they would be jealous that my protest of real issues is upstaging their cause (I say with a knowing smile and a wink).

I'm just sayin.'

But seriously, what does protesting solve? If you want to help make change, harass your congressmen, call the President (if he is not having "date night" with his wife or golfing in Hawaii) and be proactive in the government instead of just wishing for change. Standing on a street corner holding a sign with a long web address (www.stop-the-war.com/Highland-protesters/standing_in_7he_street. spiffysigns.html) is not going to help end the world's problems.