On 8/25/2011 7:50 AM, ss wrote:
On Thursday 25 Aug 2011 2:39:21 am Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote:
It's really weird though to watch people assume that peaceful protest
alone gives legitimacy to the goal being sought here. If the bill is
passed, will all the protesters disperse and go home happy?
I think this is misinterpretation by overanalysis. Ascribing intention to a
crowd can only result in comical fallacies.
Sure. However, one can certainly ascribe intention to individuals
writing spirited articles of support for the goals of the crowd's leader.
If a staduim full of supporters watch their team lose one could assume that
they all came to do just that, that is, to watch their team lose. Showing
support to a cause or a team or a person representing a cause does not
necessarily translate to suporting the end result.
This analogy doesn't quite work. A better one would be: showing up to a
cricket match hoping that the end result is world peace and free gulab
jamuns for all. Even if your team wins, at best you leave confused and
hungry.
-Taj.
