Nathan wrote:
>Why wasn't UFPJ coordinating with antiwar Democratic grassroots
>groups like the Deaniacs or the Kossacks or the other networks of
>antiwar folks?
-It would have been interesting if Daily Kos, Democracy for America, -Blog for America, etc. had sought to mobilize for the March 19th -demonstrations, but Democratic Party cyber-networks are mainly for -raising funds for Democrats, rather than getting people to attend -demonstrations of any sort.
Which tells you where most antiwar opinion thinks effectiveness is at. You may disagree, but it's a mark of the ineffectiveness of antiwar leadership that they can't convince the vast numbers of antiwar Americans, including those willing to stomp door-to-door through states on behalf of Democrats that going to one of your rallies is a worthwhile use of their time.
Why shouldn't activists concentrate on electing antiwar politicians as a more effective use of their time and money than going to a random rally with no strategy. What's your argument for why someone should go to a rally against the war? What is the plan? What will it accomplish? In what way will such a rally cause Bush to change his policy?
Nathan