We live in a free country and people should be able to protest about what ever they want. I can think of many more important things to protest “about”, but what ever flies their kite. Shit! there I go again falling into Andy’s trap: quacktrick #39; “what aboutery”.
To be honest, like most people, I could care less about what is in a homeopathic remedy or whether it works or not I dont use the stuff. Surely there are things that Boots sell that actually harm and cause death which are more worthy of protest What aboutery??
Let me put “protest” into context. When I was a child my mother took me on the Ban the Bomb marches. I was at Grosvenor Square when the police attacked the anti Viet Nam March, I saw her thump a suit in a bowler hat who was urging the police on. My mother made the first public protest in the house of commons after Bloody Sunday. She helped those brave young girls who were sacked from Dublins Dunnes stores in the late 80s for refusing to sell South African fruit. In 1988 while her body was riddled with cancer, she made her last protest, chaining herself to the gates of the Irish parliament for twelve hours in protest at the divorce ban, she helped bring attention to the plight of many people.
Phylis McGhee devoted her life to fighting social injustice and my family were so proud when Christy Moore dedicated his song Yellow Triangle to her memory. Most people dont speak out and they look the other way when autocratic bullies use lawyers to silence dissent. So hats off to people who speak out for what they believe in, no matter how ridiculous their cause.
