do you think the rallies and protests against the reservations will do any good?
489568
yes . im sure they will. seeing as, not everybody who has a reservation benefits. also, many people forge documents to show that they belong to a backward community.
539292
According my point of view there should be no such reservations for anyone,it is because of these reservations that our country is going bad to worse...whoever wants to do somthing worhtwhile in life work hard and gain success ...merit is the step by which any qualification should be achieved,,,not caste or religion....
172144
Good question, it could be.  What they riots definitely don't do is improve the image of muslims in the eyes of the world.  Hopefully these riots will serve as a wake up call to the leaders of islam that there are problems in their ranks.  I don't think the radicals will back down, even if mainstream muslims condemn them.  I read that in the middle east some muslim clerics tried to stop the protests, but were unsuccessful.  I think maybe those who view this behavior as embarrassing were already to some degree sympathetic to the west.  While those who engage in it probably already had negative feelings toward the west.  Those in between, i'm afraid, are probably going to be more likely to see this situation as an attack on islam. It may end up helping the radicals if they are seen by ordinary muslims as protecting the religion while the liberals sided with outsiders.  Typically in past events, muslims have sided with other muslims against outsiders, especially the west who they see as oppressing them, I don't think this will be different.
202621
Yes!  ALL and ANY Public demonstrations need to planned in advance in order to keep things as orderly as possible to insure that the General Public (people) will be safe from harm.  I hate to say it, but there just doesn't seem to be as much common sense and a feeling of "oneness" as there was in the 60's. Everyone seems to have hidden agendas that tend to be of a negative nature, and mixed with alcohol and other unstable substances, most communities cannot afford the crowd control, let alone the Medical Emergencies that a large group of people could bring to an area.  I am all for free speech, but in the world of today you need a Security Team.  If you can not afford it, there is always Radio & whatever happened to THE FREE PRESS???People need to organize to succeed. Otherwise, it is a waste of time.
410394
It might. But at the same time there is huge divide between the poor and rich. While it is nice to be proud about being Indian but we still have a long way to go before we can rest :)
379140
I'll Second that and give you a pat on the back, but i think a protest doesnt help anything, it just causes trouble for all the other people than the ones you are trying to affect in the first place anyways.
541218
The protests have an un-wanted effect on Americans period.\nNot just white people.\nThere protests sent a messgae of how much they dislike this country. That does not help their cause one bit.
309457
People are good. \nThe govt need to change its attitude.
989956
thank you!!! \nexactly what i was discussing with my friends. \n\nIllegals need to stop protesting here and go back to South America and protest there, they need the protests there more. Their country needs them now more then ever.
662499
All of the above sounds good, but most of all I would be careful there has been a lot of rally's going on due to immagration..   Have fun!    PHB
692073
yes i agree with you...but the thing is ppl esp. politicians for their personal interests (eg.to gain votes)have never taken any action and do not want to in the future..moreover they dont care who is suffering unless they are affected.in the present scenario if you just observe then students are protesting against the quotas.. and the students who are eligible for the quotas they in turn are against these students..i.e because they do not want to work hard and why will they because they are getting so many fecilities even if they are not worth them.. so the students eligible for the quotas must also start protesting against reservations telling tht they can prove themselves and get into instituitions without reservation and on pure merit.. if they do this then surely some change might happen..and in todays world you can also see tht the so called backward class ppl have such a good and sophisticated life style and the so called upper classess barely manage to have a days meal.
503209
no i think if anything it will just become another luxury to thoes that can afford it. the cost of living is already exceeding peoples incomes as it is.It is just going to get more and more expensive to the point where reservation quotas won't come close to being filled
505370
i really do not support this reservation\nit should be given only to poor people who just cannot afford but they have real talent.
332085
I agree with you to a point.  This government isn't that weak to listen to some protesters.  But they are doing something about it.  Other people gripe...and do...NOTHING.  That will really get you nowhere.  What are you doing about gas prices?  I know you're griping, but they you are, filling your tank up once more.  Protesters do something.  They gripe to the right people.  The media love this stuff.  Either that or a rescue story of a stupid dog.  \n\nEven though protesting gets you nowhere, doing nothing gets you some place worse.
499363
I have faith that with the pro-ILLEGAL immigrant rallies yesterday more people are opening their eyes and becoming just as upset as the rest of us that these people who have already shown a total and utter disregard for our laws are now demanding rights that they would have had had they went through the legal process to come here instead of coming here ILLEGALLY and living off of wellfare and getting free health services and not paying the taxes which help to pay for these things.  Most of the media stories I've been reading today are saying that one of the things the rallies have served to do is stir up opposition to amnesty and guest worker programs.  The Legal Citizens here in America are making their voices heard as more and more become aware of what is taking place in OUR country.
503011
No.\n:-)\nBut it should. \n\nLike all other countries that were invaded by our ancestors and linked to their own country.\nGive back the natives their own land !
232671
Yep they should and they should be armed with Lasars and don't worry about papers if they are crossing anywhere other than a check point..Blast'em and let what's left feed the buzzards. I for one remember what this country use to be like and I don't like whats happening. We have to stand up for ourselves because the people in other countries don't care about US...We need to not care for them.