liberaldemocrat7
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:19 PM
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Poll question: Will the Sept 15 antiwar protest do anything signifcant to end the Iraq war? |
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Will the Sept 15 antiwar protest do anything signifcant to end the Iraq war in the next 6 months to a year?
If no, then what will end this war?
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:20 PM
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1. The war will not end while Bush is in office. n/t |
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:25 PM
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2. And even after.Too late. |
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:26 PM
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3. IMO, large and centralized protests are no longer useful 'cept for giving people a chance to network |
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actually, knowing you're not alone and being with lots of like minded people is very powerful.
But not directly effective in forcing change.
Not in this day and age.
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:28 PM
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4. Yes,Yes,Yes.................. I love saying that. Can you imagine |
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all that energy with one thought coming together...... Amen-Bring them Home.
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:32 PM
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5. Let's all vote "No" so we can feel superior for not wasting our precious time, OK? |
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After all, we gotta keep our valuable powder dry. Right? Right?
(Let's not forget our precious juices, either.)
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:34 PM
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6. unfortunately, no, but it is still an important statement to congress, |
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history, and the world at large. we aren't all sheep. there is dissent
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:48 PM
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When middle and upper class kids get drafted, (including those at universities), I think things will change a lot.
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Fri Sep-07-07 11:57 PM
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Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:57 PM by spag68
and I'm going. Unless as many people show up as showed up for the nam protests, it won't work. The draft is the only thing that can change the equation of a war pres. with absolute power.
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Sat Sep-08-07 01:19 AM
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9. What will end the war? No more KBR employees. No more guardsmen |
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reporting for duty. A dem Congress with a spine might help, too.
Suppose you worked in factory. If no one showed up for work, how much product could you produce?
Merkans have to stop producing war product.
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Sat Sep-08-07 02:22 AM
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10. So far it looks like most people see this protest as a networking and anger release exercise |
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Edited on Sat Sep-08-07 02:24 AM by liberaldemocrat7
and nothing more than that.
So these protests have some value. Meeting people appears very good and getting out the anger appears very good also.
As long as you don't expect to end the war have a good event.
As a student of history, boycotts brought the British and South African National party down.
As for ending the Viet Nam war, it took the Democratic congress to end it when Democrats finally got the courage to do so.
If everyone in the general public who really wants to end this war called General Electric and demanded so, I truly believe this war would end.
After seeing many protests over the last 4 years I will just take this next one with a grain of salt to end the war.
Sigh, just another protest. Ok let's move on.
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