Promoting progress or Promoting hate

     Protest can promote awareness of a problem or they can also promote hate. There seems to be a very thin line separating the two. One has a positive result the other a negative. It's hard to know what's in the minds of people but when the objective of a protest is to be disruptive, it's a small step to destruction.

     Are we taking a step forward or backward with these protests? Maybe we are using the wrong word. Protest seems to have a negative connotation. Does the use of that word stir up anger in people, making them feel they have the right destroy property?

     Many members of my family have participated in awareness walks for Alzheimer’s and Breast cancer. There are many awareness walks that take place around the Metro area and I have never heard of any disruptive activity from the participants. These walks are positive and up lifting. The charitable contributions they receive go toward research.

    I haven't seen a protest solve a problem. They seem to create more. I've heard protesters say that they want to make people feel uncomfortable. Well, it's working, we feel uncomfortable but when has making people uncomfortable actually helped a cause? Rarely. Making people uncomfortable is a bad idea. People don't like to feel uncomfortable so they will either turn away or fight back. Which one of these outcomes helps your cause? Neither.

     Some historic figures have protested by their achievements. Here are three names for you to look up. Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan, they grew up in difficult times but they didn't protest in the streets. They achieved greatness though their intelligence and hard work. Maybe more people need to follow their example. You reap what you sow. "Just Saying...."