[mdmathis6]

Ahh, but do you have in mind a class of folks who would be more turned off than usual?

I ask this in all sincerity because the political situation is such that many reasonable folks are starting to be considered more and more “fringey”, especially in light of how DHS guidelines are depicting conservatives. Even quiet non confrontational types who are just trying to live non-controversially and raise their families are being called and depicted as evil and anti society if they happen to hold views such as limited government and traditional morality. Some on the left are seeking to cause flash-points by which they are trying to justify further enslavement by rules and by taking of our arms and liberties. So what is “fringey” and at what point do you and I become “fringey” and subject to imprisonment by the evil left?

[americanophile]

I'm considering it merely from the PR point of view. The whole purpose of demonstrations such as these is to win the political argument, and you do so by building a consensus founded upon principle. You arrive at that consensus by winning people's hearts and minds, and I think theatrics like fake blood make it easy for people to categorize the proponent as someone not to be taken seriously. By contrast, I think an MLK/Ghandi style sit in, march, etc., is both dignified and poignant, and invites people to examine the principle, rather than roll their eyes at the theatrics. That's just my opinion, but I think a cause is better served by persistent, principled, and dignified opposition than by unpleasant theatrics.