"Protest is good. Fucking yerself with a slimey dead chicken for shock video and desecrating a church... not so much."

I agree also with you, Gnu, in that the type of protest--that is, the manifestation it took--was not really the way to go. HOWever, as I look back to the time protest in my life was dangerous, I realize that cultures have to protest as they think effective. Please let me explain.