the salt makers

In case you guys missed it, there was a pretty substantial, if not poorly organized, protest against war in Washington, D.C. last Saturday. I say "protest against war" because the messages of these innumerable "direct action groups" (thats' what they call themselves... as if there's such a thing as "indirect action") were to garbled and convoluted, if you looked at the whole as a group, marching down Pennsylvania Ave., you'd be hard pressed to figure out what specifically they were marching against, marching for, or where the hell they thought they were going.

Apparantly, it's time to stop the war, remember some other war, stop animal testing, start rebuilding Indonesia, stop driving cars, start buying organic vegetables, stop the war on drugs, start offering free healthcare, stop buying Strabucks coffe and start voting with your heart, not with your brain. Code Pink, Mothers Against the War, MoveOn.org, Breasts not Bombs (not kidding) and just about every other lefty, pinko group had a presence in spades. As usual, they came together to deliver one message, and ended up delivering about seventeen, all of them poorly.

What caught my eye was the elaborate "things" these jobless freaks took the time to construct, with no clear purpose in mind. The giant puppet of Uncle Sam drinking a barrel of oil, sure, that's one's pretty clear, but the giant duck?



Yes, that's a giant duck. No, I have no idea what it's supposed to mean. "Stop the Ducking War?" Too childish, even for them. "Duck! Cheney's got a gun?" Clever, but unrelated. Frankly, I'm stumped. Maybe it's some kind of giant "Peace Duck."



This looks like a giant spinal cord. The message is convoluted at best, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find a decent photo of what's written on the side. I'll just pretend it says "Spine. It's What's for Dinner" because it doesn't make any sense.



This one's a personal favorite. It turns out public buses don't run on fossil fuels, they operate solely on one's feeling of self-worth. Oh, and gasoline.



I gotta give this woman some credit for a clever protest sign. Here's a conundrum: Do you think she'd polish the President's knob to end the war?



Okay, this one's actually an altered photograph from the Islamic demonstrations in London, I just thought it was fucking funny.



Man, that flag is an asshole! Why do we even keep that thing around, after all the terrible things it's done? I've got a good mind to sit that flag down and give it a good spanking.



This photo was taken in a nearby park area after the crowds had dissipated to score some weed and find a box to crawl into for the night. Truly, civil disobedience in it's purest and most awe-inspiring form.



Alright, this photo is also not from the recent protests, but I just thought it was awesome. Can you imagine what Dr. King would have to say about that? I think he'd just rub his temples and moan quietly to himself.

I find it amusing that so many people start their criticisms of the anti-war movement with "I would never question anyone's right to protest but.." The fact is we should be encouraging these people to to parade around like idiots, waving flags and chanting not-too-clever slogans that make humorous associations with the names Dick and Bush with genatalia. Every time these people show themselves in public, they show not only how disorganized and ramchackle they are, but every time they spit on a veteran or threaten someone's life, they expose their true extremism, hate and disrespect for anyone that disagrees with their own very narrow view of the world.