The tyranny of the minority in America

Fortunately the majority still rules in a country such as the USA in America.

As a citizen who took vacation and kid's school time off and traveled some distance to see the Olympic torch pass by in 1996 before the Atlanta Olympics, the farce of the torch run recently in 2008 San Francisco gained my attention. The serious threat of disruption by minority protesters caused most people to miss the torch being run along the announced San Francisco route (since the route was changed and unannounced). In spite of whether one agrees or disagrees with the minorities protesters reasons ( I happen to agree), they should have shown some courtesy towards the majority of viewers that took the time and travel, often with their families.

Now even the coverage of all this seems appalling. Somehow the protesters are being honored by too many in the media coverage. Even the local politicians self report they feel good about “containing” all this. What a change from 1996 when so many citizens would have taken the protesters out, as in tackling them long enough to let the torch pass and the rest of the crowd to enjoy the historic occasion.

This whole occasion has made this citizen wonder again about the riots by protesters and the police response in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic Party Convention. History generally reports it was a disaster for the Democratic Party. Now I think maybe it was a win for the USA. And this may apply to the Democratic Party Convention in Denver this summer. After all America, the USA, is about we citizens, and not any present national political party’s frictions, or some minority group without basic manners that has latched on.