Who do they hurt and who do they benefit? Look at all us TVers and friends, family, visitors at these parades. Hard to find a grump and a sad face in the crowds. Yep, I said "crowds". Doesn't take much for us to have a good time, at the time, most of the time.
I wonder how many of us in our first visit to TV happen to hit it when there was a parade, and didn't walk away saying "I gotta live in this place!"
BOOYAH!!