Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> Really? Were there any condemnations of the Iraqi
> government at the protests you went to? Any marches
> on the Iraqi embassy? Any demands to free political
> prisoners, stop the use of torture, hold free
> elections? No? I'll go one better - go look up
> International ANSWER and there position on Saddam and
> see if "pro-Saddam" isn't an accurate description of
> their beliefs. Since they were the chief organizers
> of the march...
>
> If conservatives marched in a rally organized by the
> KKK it would be a major news brief and everyone
> involved would be condemned as a racist, and
> rightfully so. Since the "war protesters" were
> marching in something organized by ANSWER, and (even
> mroe) showed no interest in or concern for the people
> of Iraq either before, or in fact during, the protests
> - well, if the shoe fits...
The fact that ANSWER has been organizing a lot of protests bothers me a lot.
But a good number of the people marching aren't necessarily in agreement
with ANSWER's general policies. Additionally, there are smaller rallies and
marches organized by people *not* connected to ANSWER. Will you tar them
*all* with the ANSWER brush? What about demonstrations where people are
gathering not to protest, but to pray for peace?
Julia
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