Looks do matter in making a point
So I’m reading the paper Oct. 28 and flip to the opinion section to check out the thoughts for the day, and what jumps out at me but the editorial cartoon titled “Take a guess!” Oh my, but I thought I’d fall out of my chair laughing. That one cartoon says it all to those who are having a hard time understanding that everyone doesn’t “get” their alternative lifestyle looks, perceptions, etc.
What is so sad for this 61-year-old ex-hippie (who still very much remembers with very fond recollections the protests of the ’60s) is that looks do matter when you’re trying to make a point! And the only point that many of the Occupy Wall Street folks are projecting is exactly that shown in this great cartoon.
Credibility is not given, it’s earned, and unless these folks get their act together and have the right talking head getting their message out, the only thing anyone will remember is a bunch of nuts carrying signs and tossing stones.
Which brings me to another related issue: if we want to continue having the right to protest those things we find egregious it must be done peacefully!
SCOTT C. WILSON