Comments on: Santo, Santo, Santo

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:24:24 +0000

Looks like the above poster is more obsessed with what comments I make, rather than discuss Sheehan’s article. Hey Cindy, even your supporters are losing interest in what you have to say. Guess you can only have the spotlight for so long. Peace on Earth. Wendy

By: Hue Longer

Hue Longer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:16:59 +0000

hey, we beat wendy the troll!

By: Gary Lapon

Gary Lapon — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:02:00 +0000

But protesting is also a way to meet like-minded people to organize in order to be able to implement more effective tactics, to embolden GIs who are considering resistance, to send a message to those who are isolated and against the war that there are many other people who feel the same way and are doing something about it, to get a sense of where the movement is at (based on the size of protests, the types of slogans being raised, who is attending them, etc.), to embolden resistance within Iraq (and eslewhere), etc.

You can’t build a house with only a hammer, but you can’t build a house without one. Protest is not sufficient to end a war, but history has shown protest to be a necessary component of every successful mass movement.

By: D. R. Munro

D. R. Munro — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:56:32 +0000

I do think that it is often forgotten. I’m just as guilty as anyone, for my taxes oil the rusty war machine with the blood of innocents.

Which is why I feel protesting is basically useless. As long as Uncle Sam gets your greenbacks, he really doesn’t give a fuck what you have to say.