any suggestions? its not a bush-hating thing, its just that we are against the war. Our slogan is that we support the troops, not the war... what types of music, food, booths, and others should be have to make it good and not just a stupid thing organized by highschool hippies?
2006-08-04 12:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by peace, love, & happiness 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
make a LOT of signs
2006-08-04 13:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the slogan for one thing. You do not support our troops if you don't support the war. The idea is ridiculous and turns rational organizations that might participate off. If you support bring the troops home - that's great. Still the majority of the actual troops believe in the war and you do not support them. Don't try to play both sides of the fence it just blurs your message and makes you the object of ridicule on the hard left and right.
Also, call around you're own city and get a great speaker. There's nothing like a great speaker to motivate people. Your mayor may be the guy for the job. Your librarian or English teacher. Someone who can say something other than "No blood for Oil". Ask around.
2006-08-04 20:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you for not piling on to the Bush-hating feeding frenzy. If I were you, I would play up the "it's not a Bush hating thing" element of it somehow. I wouldn't participate in most "peace rallies" because so many of them involve speeches that are very hateful toward people with differing viewpoints. Based on your message above, though, I WOULD participate in yours and I bet there are a lot of other political moderates out there who would as well. Also, by playing up that aspect of it, it would be taken a lot more seriously because people would know how earnest and thought-out your viewpoint is, the way you come across in what you said here, and that it's not just about longing for the 60's and wanting to be cool by bashing the government. Good luck !
That being said, a little 60's music couldn't hurt, to be honest. I could groove on someone playing some Crosby Stills and Nash, Grateful Dead, The Band, etc. Some vegetarian food booths would be a plus, too. Many anti-war people are veg.
2006-08-04 20:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by Schleppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invite george bush.
2006-08-04 21:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋