What do you think is the real reason behind the supposed low numbers at anti-war protests?

Question

We know that mainstream media doesn't cover war protests, because it is their job to "sell" the war.

We know that the police are arresting people for no reason and are becoming more and more violent and confrontational these days, making protests potentially dangerous places to be.

We know that there are people hired to make trouble at popular protests (provacatours).

We know that you need a permit to protest and those are often denied for no reason.

And we also know that "free speech zones" are set up to be aware from the general public and that kind of defeats the purpose of a protest altogether.

So is this more spin to make people think that there are not that many people who are willing to protest the war?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071003/ts_nm/usa_iraq_protests_dc

Answer 1

There are several reasons the Media doesn't cover Anti- War protests , one of the medias "pet" answers is that it doesn't want to cover or "promote"something that could escalate into a "riot" or similar excuse.

The ironic TRUTH of the matter is that the Media or "government officials" claim Anti- War protests are:
"Disturbing the Peace" or can lead to riots, when the TRUTH is
Anti-War protests are "DISTURBING THE WAR"


SILENCE is Collaboration

Peace

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www.DOPcampaign.org
or find it on the web @ Department of Peace

Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism

Answer 2

At the DC protests, the biggest issue is that so many groups via for speaking time, it makes it impossible to maintain a cohesive message. There are no great orators who can capture a wide appeal usually, and that's been a problem for some time.

The message is good, it needs someone who can capture the attention of the general public for it to be heard. I think that with so many groups with their own agendas under the one banner, it becomes muddled, and ultimately, doesn't drive the point necessary to break through the media blockade of protesting.

There isn't an Abbey Hoffman for the Iraq war as of yet who can energize and focus the anti-war protestors as a whole. I've not seen it either when it is covered on C-Span, or personally at the events.

Answer 3

Nothing more than media spin to fool the public into believing that WE THE PEOPLE are for the war. But when national polls showed that 70+% of the people were against the war, it tells a different story.

I believe that the people will wake up and make a stand against this crap. People who are against the war have been deemed as anti-Americans or worse. We support the troops, that's why we say BRING THEM HOME. These stupid political wars aren't solving anything, and are only bringing more death.

Answer 4

I live in Arlington, VA (5 minutes from the Pentagon and 15 minutes from the White House) and work in DC about 4 blocks from the White House and the World Bank. I can tell you that there is no shortage of anti-war protests...or any kind of protest for that matter.

Answer 5

I heard from extremely educated teacher that the draft will be back next year. It's already in Congress. The only reason nobody is saying anything is because the election is coming up and since they know people will not want the draft they will less likely vote for whichever person it's focused on. Previously the age limit was 25 or so....it's going to be raised to age 37 including WOMEN. So get your asses in school full time and you wont have to go.

Answer 6

Its simply not being reported.
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/141001/index.php

And of course no one gives any other source besides AP/AFP any credit. When will america wake up to the truth that the news is completely controlled!!!!

Likely 1/2 the leaders of the antiwar movements are actually FBI or letter salad operatives. Who keep things divided. Can you envision a better scenario than having a big charismatic group lead by a few well trained operatives. Whose only focus is to seem to care while undermining the group all the while?

Answer 7

War is always very devisive with a lot of people strongly in favour and a lot strongly against. These two sides don't even seem to understand the other sides point of view.

I think that to some extent, the people who manage or have some influence media and law enforcement don't really want coverage for people who oppose war.

Answer 8

No. All war is in keeping with territorial expansion and the hunt for greater components. the final public of war in historic previous have been approximately nationalism, territorial expansion and the hunt to income greater components. asserting otherwise shows an severe loss of historic wisdom. EDIT: back no, the justification for war interior the final public of cases isn't faith. that's certainly concern, yet not faith. p.c.. up some historic previous e book sometime and look at the rhetoric on the two facets of a war. The justification for war is very just about continually expressed in form of an existential probability to a undeniable usa and nationalism (and on occasion racism as in WWII) is stirred as much as stir up the inhabitants to fulfill the possibility. All significant present day wars have been justified in this way. whether you bypass back to the Islamic invasion of the West and the reaction of the West interior this form of the Crusades, you will see that it grow to be a quest for greater components and land. faith grow to be not used as a justification, yet truly as a variety of differentiating between "them" and "us". In present day war, nationality and ethnicity has frequently taken over the functionality of religion because of the fact the delineating ingredient.

Answer 9

It is like a tennis match with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder
Endless love without the love.Harry Reid surrenders but forgot to let everyone else know he is in charge. Could it be the fact the war is being won? I doubt it. The Failure to close the deal could be having an impact.

Answer 10

There are not that many war protesters for 1 simple reason!
NO DRAFT! If there was a draft there would be lots of them just like in the VN era. People now might think we should leave Iraq but because they can't be drafted and sent there its just not all that important an issue