I didn't see too many Stalinists and ultras. Yes, they were there. But they were far, far outnumbered by the peacenik crowd. It was, on balance, a gentle and upbeat march.
The American Friends Service Committee's table was jammed with vistors, ANSWER's abundately less so. TIKKUN had a nice little prescence.
I only heard one or two speakers, and they were strident, I admit. But no one paid them any attention; and I didn't notice anyone leaving as a result.
The U.S. is about to launch a brutal war and the mostly gentle, earnest people who show up at these rallies are the only force that stands in the way. I don't like the ultras either, but hand-wringing about "Stalinism," in this context, is diversionary bullshit.
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