Do a web search for 'rock throwing demonstrators' and you may or may not be surprised to see hundreds of responses as to who, what, when and most importantly, where these events take place. The locations are overwhelmingly international. A question arises: are there more or worse problems in other countries than here in the United States? Or is it that the problems are the same but the people here lack both the desire and the motivation to actually do something about them? My guess is the later.
I'm not a writer and I always say that if I can't say it better than someone else, quote them. So I'll quote Douglas Haddow from an article in this month's issue of Adbusters about Hipsters:
'...The half built condos tower above us like foreboding monoliths of our yuppie futures. I take a look at one of the girls wearing a bright pink keffiyah and carrying a Polaroid camera and think, 'If only we carried rocks instead of cameras, we'd look like revolutionaries. But instead we ignore the weapons that lie at our feet--oblivious to our own impending demise."'
So today, as a start, a friend of mine and I decided to 'go throw some rocks.' We started with a post on Craigslist that advertised the event, made a target and then met at a park. It felt good to get exercise and fresh air outdoors while constructively venting our current frustrations. If you haven't thrown rocks in a while, I suggest you do it. I know I'll be out there again in the near future, with my sign, my target and my rocks.
