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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:19 PM Original message |
Where were the war protests of the 70's, and where are they today? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Getting rid of the draft took some of the wind out of them. nt |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. today's college crowd does not sacrifice anything of consequence in iraq war terms |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Can't find an image of the beach protest of Nixon's second inaugural. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Getting real .. on the political stage. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. 300,000 Strong in DC September/October of '02 and again in January of '03 |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. I think one was about 500K. I went to most of them. nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. SEIU? The one in NYC stretched for dozens of blocks to ________ square. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Hey, |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. That was the underrepored number. I saw it for myself. Way underreported number. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Many Universities and Church-groups, old Peace Activists, new Counter Culture Families. nt |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. I was there with a lot of people of all ages. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. There were HUGE protests in Portland before and during the early stages of |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Even here in Portland |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I do remember that on the night of the invasion, Channel 2 (I think) |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Oh, I heard about them, too. (Were you in OR at the time?) |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yes, I lived in Portland from 1993 to 2003 |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Portland can teach the nation about the nuts and bolts of CHANGE. nt |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. On March 15, 2003 |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. One must now appeal to the sense of justice or the sense |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, actually there have been some pretty large ones, |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. We've had them. They haven't worked. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Start the draft |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. There was one at Kent State... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Sen. Sherrod Brown knew Bill Schroed, IIRC |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. Iraq does not have as many casualties as Vietnam. |
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splat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Authorities" decided people could walk in circles and they'd ignore them |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. wow |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. Protesting has its limits. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. The day after the invasion, |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. We always mark the March anniversary here. Every year since 2003. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I remember so well. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. We will not just disappear for the political convenience of those who ignore us. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I'm glad to hear that! I was so outraged, I could barely make sense. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
20. Different Age...Different Protests |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. United for Peace and Justice did a wonderful National Lobbying Action Days in DC |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. There have been anti-war marches and protests here and around the world, |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. People are too busy chanting Yes We Can to chant Get The Fuck Out Of Iraq. |
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