Unsuprisingly, the first city that came up on the protest meter, was Eugene, Oregon...home of University of Oregon. Having lived in Portland for several years, I can attest to the fact that the Oregonians LOVE their protests. Half the time, I'm pretty sure, a good half to three fourths of the protesters waving their signs and yelling at passerby's, have absolutely ZERO idea about what they are out there for.
However, you have to give them credit for their limitless passion. It takes alot of commitment to go out in the grey skies and constant Oregon drizzle, day after day, to stand around for hours protesting random things. These people are dedicated to the art of protest, it is like the official 'sport' of Oregon.
So, University of Oregon students had a Columbus Day Protest, which you can read about HERE
One of the great things about America is that we have freedom of speech to protest things like Columbus, labor rights or even florescent light bulbs (because I'm sure that they offend somebody, somewhere). However, I am somewhat bothered (or shall I say irritated) by inefficiency and protests that really are doing nothing but furthering 'victim' mentality among minorities and other groups who feel that they deserve special rights because they were 'oppressed by the white man' gazillions of years ago. I just have an inability to see the helpfulness of this (the actions or the mentality).
In today's world, 'special rights', only go to further any racism that still exists. Any person or group who advocates for minority privilege is, in my mind, refusing to take responsibility for their own lives and 'pursuit of happiness'.
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