Hi George!
November 21st, 2003Went to the march today (or rather yesterday) with Hugh. For seeing so much solidarity and a few good speeches, not to mention the toppling of Bush in Trafalgar Square, it was worth it, but it was also worth it for the little things - the Middle Eastern guy who bowed before a protester dressed as Bush begging “LIBERATE ME! LIBERATE ME!”, the WW2 war veteran wearing a Union Jack hat but taking no shit from smarmy white van men on the sidelines, the schoolgirls yelling their heads off with chants, the communist bloke who kept on popping up on random bus shelters with bongo drums, the tolerant and friendly policemen and policewomen who kept order throughout, the magnificient bright pink tank trundling its way, the bloke who suddenly realised he couldn’t rhyme anything with “Poodle”…
I could go on, but that was just a fraction of the well-spirited, good-humoured and above all peaceful people there. Everyone has their own stories to tell of the march. I just hope all the positive spirit of the day will go on to produce something good out of the horrible mess 2003 (and Bush) has given the world. G’night…
PS DOWN WITH BUSH! :-)