Yes, you protest too much.

I think I've finally reached saturation point with protesters. I'm not limiting my anger to any group in particular - just people who protest in an organised fashion. Let's take, for example, the people who protested against the war in Iraq.

I remember being at Uni in London at the time, and there was a major protest planned, and of course the students were getting riled up and excited about the prospect of appearing to know what they're talking about outside of their chosen discipline. The protest was starting outside my accommodation - opposite the University of London Union were roughly 10 million people, all waving flags and banners about war, oil, bush etc. I chose not to participate - my reasoning was that a bunch of people waving and shouting about things that they don't have an empirical knowledge of, and therefore can't possibly comment on, was going to be a complete waste of time and resources, and most importantly, would not stop the world leaders from going to war, because they'd already decided that they would.

It turns out that I was right. Funny that.

I remember the abuse I got from fellow students, assuming that I was pro war just because I wasn't marching against it. Well I'd like to say something now; fuck you fuckers - who looks like a complete prick now? Hmmm? Who? YOU - THAT'S WHO. All you fucking idiots that protested against it and convinced yourselves that you were 'making a difference' and 'making your voices heard' - you were wasting your time. Nobody listened to you then, and nobody's going to listen to you now.

So, if you're planning a protest, or thinking about joining in on one, have a good, long, hard think about it. Personally, I'd suggest that if you want to 'make a difference' in this world, the only viable way of doing so is to a) grow a brain that's at least 1/4 functionable, b) read up on whatever it is you're looking to protest about so that (and here's a foreign concept for you) you actually know what you're talking about, and c) get a degree in politics, somehow get into politics, and get a job as prime minister and stop wasting the time of the normal people in this world who realise that as a human being who doesn't sit in office, you just have to learn that nobody gives a shit what you think about anything.