G8, not to be confused with Live8

The G8 Summit.

Where world leaders come together to exchange ideas and have a brainstorming session.

Presedent Bush recently arrived in Scotland to attend the meeting, and was met with much protest. And, as per any world leader summit, the protests are on the edge of violent. Students and citizens fighting against the "Man". The establishment. The Government. Angry that the powers that be are fighting wars and making laws and governing them. Honestly, what good does it do to protest? Hold a sign up that states your feelings on the subject, yell and scream to deaf ears, and ultimately fight the riot police. After we're all done screaming ourselves hoarse and occasionally getting arrested, what change have we brought? None. None whatsoever. Do you think the powers that be actually sat down and said to eachother: "Wow, those protestors really don't like what we're doing. We should change things."? Some folks just need anger management. On a side note, seeing protestors clash with police in Scotland is nothing new. Plus, having a foreign nation protest Bush is old hat. They've all done it, no matter how much the U.S. has helped their nation. They've fallen from constructive protest to mindless trendfollowing.