I head this morning a protest is planned north of Auckland this arvo. They are going to block all motorway lanes (potentially with a horse and cart at the helm), just when everyone leaps in their car to go away for the long weekend.

I have heard what their issue is but can’t even remember it, because the only thing that sticks in my head when I hear this is that EVERYONE will HATE these people. They will be hard pressed to find any support for their cause.

Clearly these people are angry, clearly they are at their wits end and feel this is the best option available to them. But also, clearly, they have become so angry that their focus has narrowed so much that they are giving into anger and have forgotten their end goal.

I understand how they feel. I feel it ALL THE TIME.

And it’s HARD work to keep the end goal in mind, especially when you genuinely believe that people/animals/the environment are being harmed and you NEED to make it stop.

It would be so easy to give in and scream, yell and disrupt traffic with a road block, leap aboard whaling boats, write an email/blog rant, punch someone… It feels like the best or only option left, but sadly, you would be doing your cause MORE of a favor by sitting at home and watching TV.

Or is any publicity good publicity?