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Edited on Mon May-09-05 01:12 AM by DrCorday
I may feel a little weird like, waving an individual's bloody shirt. It could be like, their exploitation for the anti-war cause.
But, at the same time, it wouldn't be false or inflammatory. THIS is what actually happened, and THIS is actually why. Yeah, it sucks, but we know that already.
I think a lot of the PR problem with the anti-war movement simply has to do with the fact that we haven't been in the war long enough for the deaths to pile up to like, a level that REALLY pisses everyone off, which is beginning to happen. Granted, I was pissed before the war started, but now even some of the war's major supporters are starting to back down (in the rank and file, at least).
Also, the press has been really shitty through the whole war. It's all about "heroes," and "the greatest generation" type stuff. That's all good and fine, and even appropriate in these times - our troops do deserve respect for the hard work they're doing. (A phrase Bushy likes but doesn't know anything about...) But, on the other side, the more sordid details have been somewhat ignored by our press. There's a smoke screen they voluntarily put up to make the war seem all dandy and heroic, ignoring the flat brutality that exists in even the most noble of wars. That alone, especially on false pretenses, will wear people down.
I think one of the major things pro-peace advocates could do is solidify and concentrate their message. The way it's been portrayed in the news, the peace movement is far and few between, rather than a nation-gripping force. I honestly think if we pulled one of those million-man marches on Washington, it'd suck in many other Americans, and the media would be running around talking about how huge the peace movement has become. Remember the anti-inaugurals that the media kept mentioning during that insane 11-ball affair? I'm thinkin like that, x10. Maybe this July 4 we should stage a freakin huge demonstration - like 80% of all the pro-peace people collect in one location at one time. I think it should be fairly random, and not on one of the Bushy's big news days (like the Inaugural), so it's just ALL about the war protest. And that it comes out of nowhere and hits the chickenhawks when they don't see it coming.
Suddenly the pro-peace movement would drown out the irrelevant Runaway Bride crap. That'd be so badass!! But what do I know.
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