And Who Are The Media Painting As The BogeyMan? The Police!

Poll finds G20 protesters blew it big time

Kelly McParland  July 2, 2010 – 10:59 am

 

Tim Fraser for National Post

Hey, c'mon, what's disgusting about this? I'm with the kid with his gut hanging out. Whatever his complaint, I agree!

Those demonstrations during the G20 summit sure did a lot of good for the activist community.
Here they had a chance to make a political point on some crucial issues at a moment when attention across the world was temporarily focused on Toronto.
So what did they achieve? According to Angus Reid they disgusted the vast majority of the people they were trying to woo:

Respondents were asked about their feelings about the demonstrations that took place in Toronto during the G20 summit. Two-thirds of Canadians (69%) are disgusted, 59% are ashamed, 57% are angry, and 54% are sad. In Toronto, the proportion of respondents who reported negative feelings was higher (Disgust 81%, Anger 74%, Sadness 65%, Shame 61%).

Good job activists! Way to seize an opportunity and make it yours!

National Post

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