Amusing Tale of Protest
Mark Steel has written an amusing entry on his blog about taking his kid to an anti-war march and the point where you notice a change in your life.
For some people Mark Steel went from being Double Plus Funny to Double Plus Unfunny overnight. Thankfully I don’t have anyone telling me what to think so can still have my own opinion about such matters.
Poignant and funny at the same time.
Oh for God’s sake, they’re not going to break down the embassy with balsa wood.
Then he added Come on dad, let’s get to the gates.
No I think it’s safer to stay here,
I advised.
COME ON,
he insisted, and we shuffled through the squashed crowd to get nearer the front. Why don’t we all invade the Israeli embassy?
he asked, and whoever was stood next to us answered Because the Israeli embassy is better protected than Buckingham Palace.
Well then let’s invade Buckingham Palace,
he said.