298,144,215 Decide to Not Protest War in D.C. This Weekend

[SWCAdmin]

When I saw the thread title, I figured this was another Onion link.

[RTK]

When I saw the thread title, I figured this was another Onion link.

I'm right there with you on that.

[goesh]

the Tehran Gazette

[Culpeper]

As of this posting the AP preferred headline is Tens of Thousands in D.C. Protest War

The sixth-grader from Harvard, Mass., the youngest speaker on the National Mall stage, organized a petition drive at her school against the war. "I encourage the youth of America to rise up and tell our government, 'Changes have to be made,'" she said.

[SWJED]

As of this posting the AP preferred headline is Tens of Thousands in D.C. Protest War

... and she has good company. Of course all of those listed at the link have no ulterior motives - just give peace a chance... And oh, free Mumia too...

[Culpeper]

Tell me if I'm incorrect but it seems to me the anti-war movement on the ground is not that large and is inflated by the press. Why, I don't know. It serves no purpose, time and time again, to inflate expected outcome only to fall drastically short. To take an adage from economics, when the invisible hand of free press is left alone it will take care of itself. In this case, pie in the face.

[AdamG]

the anti-war movement on the ground is not that large and is inflated by the press. Why, I don't know. It serves no purpose, time and time again, to inflate expected outcome only to fall drastically short. .

Simple - repeat the lie often enough and it becomes the truth.

Deny the truth often enough, and it becomes an official lie.

Orwell was right.

[SteveMetz]

Tell me if I'm incorrect but it seems to me the anti-war movement on the ground is not that large and is inflated by the press. Why, I don't know. It serves no purpose, time and time again, to inflate expected outcome only to fall drastically short. To take an adage from economics, when the invisible hand of free press is left alone it will take care of itself. In this case, pie in the face.

Something along the same lines that I find interesting is how muted it is on most college campuses. I gave a talk (along with Charles Pena) at Bowdoin College this spring and expected to take a lot of crap. There were very thoughtful, concerned questions, but not of the sort of Cindy Sheehanism I was expecting.