Demonstration to Stop the WAR (Fri., Oct. 11)

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Thu Oct 10 09:06:21 PDT 2002


On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


> Part of the wisdom is knowing when to let go, and stop banging your head
> against the wall. The time is not right. The only time the people in
> this country will publicly protest against a war is when their sons will
> start coming home in body bags in large numbers and the fragging will
> sufficiently cripple the Army's capacity to fight. Save you energy when
> such time will (hopefully) come, if it comes. But for now, if "our"
> side is loosing - let's at least accept that with dignity.
>

Man, I thought I was pessimistic. I think it's important to keep in mind that the majority of the U. S. population disagrees with Shrub's plan for unilateral action. Granted, it's bombs away if the UN comes along, but the general public is not solidly behind Bush's plan, despite the propaganda blitz.

What I'm afraid of is some kind of desperate Gulf-of-Tonkin misinformation campaign that will convince people to go to war now.

Miles



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