Anti-Meles Protest
-Four Stars out of Five-
On November 15, 2005, protestors assembled for a march down Constitution Avenue to protest the rule of Meles Zenawi in Ethiopia. Quite frankly, I don’t know anything about Mr. Meles’s government, but what I can say is that American protestors could learn a lot from African immigrants.
First off, like anyone who has followed events in Ukraine or Georgia, they know that protests need a color, or colors. In fact, the green, yellow and red three-striped flag of Ethiopia is perfect. Color, color, color. Want to protest in DC, people, pick a color scheme, and make some flags. Got it?
Next thing they have: melody. Their protest chants don’t have that annoying, nursery rhyme boredom of American protestors. (Next time I hear, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, [insert person] has got to go,” or the even worse, “One, two, three, four, we don’t need your stinking war.”) MELODY, really, protestors, you need to throw out the ‘Nam era leadership and find some new blood…maybe a choreographer?
And the whistles are a nice touch. And the clapping! Great stuff.
Also, nothing gets people excited by bringing out Ol’ Glory. Yes, that’s right, Lefties, the red, white and blue can work for you!
Chants, with reply chants! I love it.
Anyway, I usually tune out the protestors, but these guys are good. A truly entertaining protest, recommended for all.
On November 15, 2005, protestors assembled for a march down Constitution Avenue to protest the rule of Meles Zenawi in Ethiopia. Quite frankly, I don’t know anything about Mr. Meles’s government, but what I can say is that American protestors could learn a lot from African immigrants.
First off, like anyone who has followed events in Ukraine or Georgia, they know that protests need a color, or colors. In fact, the green, yellow and red three-striped flag of Ethiopia is perfect. Color, color, color. Want to protest in DC, people, pick a color scheme, and make some flags. Got it?
Next thing they have: melody. Their protest chants don’t have that annoying, nursery rhyme boredom of American protestors. (Next time I hear, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, [insert person] has got to go,” or the even worse, “One, two, three, four, we don’t need your stinking war.”) MELODY, really, protestors, you need to throw out the ‘Nam era leadership and find some new blood…maybe a choreographer?
And the whistles are a nice touch. And the clapping! Great stuff.
Also, nothing gets people excited by bringing out Ol’ Glory. Yes, that’s right, Lefties, the red, white and blue can work for you!
Chants, with reply chants! I love it.
Anyway, I usually tune out the protestors, but these guys are good. A truly entertaining protest, recommended for all.
posted by Jason at 11:31
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I can just see the bearded, Birkenstock clad lefties now jiving or girating down Pennsylvania Avenue (depending on the version of the song):
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again y'all
War, huh, good God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Listen to me
I guess the only question to resolve is whether to do it up pimp style as a tribute to the Edwin Starr version:
http://www.soulfuldetroit.com/SDNight/images/44-edwin%20starr.jpg
or whether to go Mod style in tribute to the Frankie Goes to Hollywood version:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/features/wallpaper/images/800/frankie_goes_to_hollywood.jpg
Either way, they better have a live band!
Oddly enough, I just bought the spousal unit a gift, a nifty little book, entitled "Good Chants for a Lively Picket Line." Listen for it soon at a protest near you!
Perhaps the Birkenstock sect could hire me to write chants. I'll be needing a writing gig soon, and I couldn't do worse than the knocked-off high school football cheers they've been using since the sixties. To what commune should I address mt resume?
Funny post, by the way.
Holy crap, are you gay.
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