December 21, 2004
More stunt idiots
Those "community activist" stunt devils are back at it again, pissing off the very people who are in charge of giving them what they want. In the spirit of negotiation and mutual goodwill, these folks are going ape at the Wilson Building over a homeless shelter. One particular moron caught my eye:
"Also, according to a press release Jamie Loughner, Founder of May Day DC, is now standing on a fifth floor ledge of the Wilson Building, and has announced she will begin a hunger strike tonight at midnight if a demand by the coalition is not met for a new homeless shelter to be opened in Northwest D.C. Just an idle threat? We're not so sure: in 2001, Loughner staged a 30 day hunger strike in opposition to the closure of D.C. General Hospital."
What, exactly, is the point of threatening a hunger strike after the same tactic has proven to fail to sway the same group of people on a larger issue? It's not like Jamie is threatening to cut off the food supply to everyone else: activists can starve themselves, make paper mache puppets, chant the same inane slogans over and over again and generally make a spectacle all they want, but nothing will be achieved other than a photo op unless they are willing to come to the table with options and arguments that don't start with "hey hey, ho ho."
Insanity (n):
1. A deranged state of mind leading to actions that may hurt oneself and/or others.
2. Doing the same thing twice and expecting a different result.
Posted by rj3 at December 21, 2004 1:28 PM
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