Advice For Protestors Who Want To Be Listened To
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I came across this over at J. Lileks outstanding ScreedBlog, There is a lot more to it so go read it. An excerpt:
At some point the adamantine
skulls of the rally organizers might be penetrated by the realization that the
“anti-war” cause is not served by letting the death-to-Israel crowd trot
alongside, or diluting the message with a million other complaints. Middle
America might have legitimate gripes with the Administration’s war policy, but
they’re disinclined to side with hairy people who paint Bush as Hitler with
dripping fangs. It’s like holding a rally for lower taxes and inviting the Klan:
doesn’t broaden the base.
Consider the signage provided by ANSWER, an
association of sclerotic collectivists, spotty anarchists and Juche enthusiasts:
“US Out of Iraq, Haiti, Afghanistan, Korea, Philippines, Colombia, Cuba!” Yes,
Haiti! No blood for – for whatever they have. Skinny chickens. No blood for
Gristly Poultry! Of course, it goes without saying that ANSWER would want the US
out of Afghanistan; they didn’t want the Taliban overthrown in the first place,
especially if the US Imperial War Machine did the overthrowing. Better to let
the Taliban drop stones on gays than give Bush something to smirk about.
I wish I had said it first but props to Lileks.