[lbo-talk] Re: Antiwar Protests Fizzle

BklynMagus magcomm at ix.netcom.com
Mon Mar 20 08:31:48 PST 2006


Dear List:

Doug writes:


> With the US public now disapproving of the war, and a
majority wanting the troops out of Iraq within a year, why can't we do better than this? Has the old protest strategy lost its magic? Are people burned out on massive street demos? Does it seem too after-the-fact?

My own unscientific observations:

1. Protests are seen as more for the people going to them than as effective tools of action. Protest march = parade.

2. People believe that other routes are more effective, e.g., the Internet.

3. When protests do reveal an agressive/violent side they are immediately condemned for that posture, leaving the parade/protest as the only option.

Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister



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