protesting gitmo and looking ugly..is it my fault

last thursday, 11 january, while Washington "celebrated" establishment of a black hole for prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, me and some of my like minded neighbours gathered in front of a local book store in protest

as u see in the picture, we are so few that u can actually feel sorry for us and yes it was freezing cold.

on my way home i looked at myself in a store's mirror, i looked ugly as usual. felt sorry for myself and the group. may be people who saw us went home thinking only ugly people protest.

whatever, we stood in cold screaming our lungs out and got few curious stares and some honks.i have no idea if it made any difference.. picture,

we don't like gitmo that much

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Comment by Anonymous

January 18th 2007 01:10

good on you, the world needs people like you that are willing to face scorn in order to stand up and object to something that most people know is wrong but don't have the guts to say so.

Comment by Damo

January 18th 2007 04:21

Something is always better than an appathetic nothing

Comment by Suburban Boy

January 19th 2007 09:54

Oz Politics and Kulture!

I'd like to offer my congratulations to both you and your friends who protested. It heartens me to see people like yourselves who are prepared to stage such a protest. It is not you who is ugly but the US government who enacts such ugly institutions such as Guantanamo. You are probably well aware of the Australian David Hicks who has been there now for five years and the pathetic response of the Australian government to the mistreatment of one of their own citizens.
I have become aware that only today the US government have released the new terms for the so-called military justice commissions which will apparently try some of the inmates. I am currently digesting this information and will be writing a blog on this in the next few days.
I am sure that David Hick's father is very grateful for the protest you are staging and I will be posting details of your blog on the website they have established seeking justice for him so that they can see that they are not alone in their struggle to bring him home.
If that mirror could show your soul/ spirit it would show all beauty and kindness that you reflect to your fellow human beings.
Thank you from Australia and keep up the good work. Your actions restore my faith in Americans.

Comment by pegasus

January 19th 2007 22:29

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Hi Bhumika,

Good for you! You have a passion for your beliefs and you did something about it.

And, you are not ugly!

Comment by Bhumika

January 20th 2007 21:37

Political Minds

thank u guys for ur support. we have a forum on iraq war this monday..i am waiting to see sparks fly..my area is very conservative and totally republican.

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