Another hurricane and riots

Well, it looks like the Gulf Coast is going to be facing yet another hurricane before long. Just what we did not need. And California had a mild quake down near San Diego. What's next? Plagues of locusts?

I watched FNC's coverage of the Toledo riots, (yes, I'm a Fox News Channel watcher. What of it?) and I have to wonder why those people who threw rocks and set buildings on fire thought they had a right to do so and if they really believed they would further their own cause by doing those things. I have nothing against peaceful protests. But these people weren't peaceful. While I don't agree with the group who had permission from the city to protest, and I believe that the citizens in the area had a right to a counter protest, there is absolutely no excuse to ever start doing the things they did.

They're upset that the city council gave permission for the Neo-Nazi rally to begin with. Well, the last time I read my Constitution, it included something called the "Bill of Rights" which allows for freedom of speech. I can stand on a street corner and say whatever I want to. And others have the right to do the same thing. But we do not have the right to physically attack others when they disagree or to cause damage to police officers or private property simply because we're angry that someone else has the right to espouse their views.

And they want us to believe that the Neo-Nazis are the bad guys here? How? The NNs left as soon as the protest started getting out of hand, yet the counter protesters remained and escalated things far beyond where they should have gone. And they have the nerve to be upset that the police were protecting the NNs instead of them. I'm not sure that the counter protesters were the ones in danger in that situation.

As a side note, I read something interesting last week about NASCAR's head guy, Brian France, talking about not liking the fact that fans fly the old Confederate battle flag (the 'Stars and Bars') at races because he's trying to include everyone in the racing.

That's fine. But don't take away my right to fly a flag that I believe to be part of my Southern heritage.

It's not about hate. It's about heritage.

Deal with it.

Later!

As always, the ideas expressed in this are my own. If you disagree, fine. Just don't go flaming me unless you want to be flamed in return. I've been known to label people who can't read the fine print as Village Idiots, so you've been warned. <G>