It is the heart of arrogance to tell someone what is happening in their own community.

I work mere blocks from the tea party protests in San Jose. The Federal Building is closer to me (next to where I have lunch on Tuesdays), but protests were outside the building that hosts the local IRS offices (next to where I have lunch on Wednesdays, it's a big gold-glass cube, always good for a chuckle).

I saw it with my own two eyes. It wasn't a big protest. More people show up for the gay pride parade, and that's not a big event. The Cinco de Mayo parade used to draw a lot more people.