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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:31 PM Original message |
how come when we had tens of millions of people peacefully protesting the war..... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. we didn't stay in the streets |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. true..... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Everybody went back to work -- money still flowed to the ruling elites |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. We got permits -- |
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vim876 (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. The army... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. We didn't stay there for eight days |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yes....that was definitely the difference. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Well |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. yeah, i was in the same boat as you.....i didn't have a big screen tv or SUV either...... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Cheers |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. How many days will you stay in the streets? |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. had we done what the egyptians are doing, and had we taken a death toll.... |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. No |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:40 PM Original message |
Those are invisible deaths, |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. It depends, but long term, yes |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. If you think it would |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. Well, 3% of Egypt's population showed up today... |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. yes, we had the numbers during the protests..... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. we didn't have tens of millions in the streets here in the U.S. |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. right with you. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. You have to admit, it makes you laugh. Doesn't it make you laugh? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. In another ten years we'll have had a Billion Man March |
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littlewolf (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
49. K & R |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Speaking of which, there's an anti-war protest on March 19th n/t |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. i'd be there if i could! |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
39. Where? Who's organizing it? |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. ANSWER is organizing it again: |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. " tens of millions ". When did that happen? nt |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. never.... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Yeah I caught that as well... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. February 15, 2003 |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. bullshit. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:11 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. There were millions, definitely, and all around the world on that day |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. facepalm |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. I hate to break this to you, but the majority of Americans supported his stupid fucking war |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. Not at first. At first the majority were against it, but after a steady |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Too spread out... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. The largest protest against the Iraq war was February 15, 2003 |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. BINGO. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I participated in the Redwood Summer protests in 90 |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Agreed.n/t |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Redwood Summer -- |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I never understood the purpose of giant puppets. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. We could hardly get the tv to show what we were doing if I remember |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. yep |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. 10's of millions? Hardly. Just a small handful. The vast vast vast |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
40. The media ignored us so it didn't happen |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. not to mention that there were |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
45. My question is....Why aren't we doing it now? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
46. Because most of our protests happen on the weekend and only last the afternoon. |
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