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Old 04-21-2003, 12:36 PM   #19
MagiK
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Originally posted by MagiK:
For those of you who say this guy is a "minute minority" of those opposed to the war, I can bring some interesting tales of the demonstration in DC the other weekend. A few thousand kids were protesting with a couple of dozen older people mixed in...and they all seemed to rally round the banners and speakers who were calling for high casualties by the Brits and the US. They were also citing figures of civialian casualties in the was as being so high that only 10% of the population would be left able to survive... We have college teachers wishing for a million Mogadishu's...don't try to kid us, or yourselves that a great many of the "left" were in fact hoping that their doom and gloom predictions would come true so that they could use that to further their agenda.

Of course there are those who will argue the points.
Yeah, right... hundreds of thousands of Americans wanted a bloodbath, a long dragged out war with lots of U.S. body bags. Every single one of these people went to preace rallies and call themselves liberal or left. Thousands of them, your nieghbor, your teacher, your preacher. Traitors are everywhere in our midst.

Say it out loud and realize just how ridiculous it sounds. A bunch of B.S.
[/QUOTE]Errr Did I say "Hundreds of thousands? I seem to read it as saying "a few thousand young people and a few dozen older peeps...". And I am pretty sure I never used the word "traitor", so please do not put your words into my mouth.

I think the motivation of the people I observed was quite apparent...it was all about socialism vs capitalism.....they just used to war to futher their socialistic agenda. It is however really frustrating when you talk to some of the idealistic and fervent young people, when you ask that they answer a question, they get flustered, and resort to emotionalism rather than knowing the facts...they protest because the cause "Sounds good" but never really explore the issue beyond a surface level.

Im not saying all or most protestors are like this group, Im just talking aobut the group I saw.


[ 04-21-2003, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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