> But Thursday's march was a far cry from the crowds in Los Angeles
> during the 2000 Democratic National Convention. The day's most tense
> moment came when about 400 protesters who had walked to the wire-mesh
> walls surrounding the FleetCenter burned a two-faced effigy depicting
> President Bush on one side and Democratic presidential nominee John
> Kerry on the other, and engaged in a brief shoving match with police
> officers. The march -- the largest since 2, 000 peace activists rallied
> last Sunday -- left activists wondering: Where have all the protesters
> gone?
Well, the anarchists in Boston did a bang up job of organizing protests and logistics. A Boston anarchist whose opinion I trust confirms that the Black Tea Society did some excellent work this week.
Now you can organize your butt off, but you can't make the usual suspects protest the Democrats if most of them have turned into ABB zombies. The convention protests of the party which is out of power are always smaller than the ones at the party which holds power. This is why the RNC protests will be big.
I'll bet that the protests at the 2008 DNC convention will be hot after the Democrats screw up this year and hand re-election to Bush. Once that happens in November, a process of radicalization will set in for many people as they realize that both parties are the same damn thing.
Chuck0