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symbioidlj"That's why the one thing that would have really shaken Middle America last week wasn't "creativity." It was something else: uniforms. Three hundred thousand people banging bongos and dressed like extras in an Oliver Stone movie scares no one in America. But 300,000 people in slacks and white button-down shirts, marching mute and angry in the direction of Your Town, would have instantly necessitated a new cabinet-level domestic security agency.
Why? Because 300,000 people who are capable of showing the unity and discipline to dress alike are also capable of doing more than just march. Which is important, because marching, as we have seen in the last few years, has been rendered basically useless. Before the war, Washington and New York saw the largest protests this country has seen since the 60s--and this not only did not stop the war, it didn't even motivate the opposition political party to nominate an antiwar candidate."
Freezerbox article on the failings of the modern protest movement.... Great article.
BTW, also a great site in general, I highly recommend freezerbox. wonderful political content.
Why? Because 300,000 people who are capable of showing the unity and discipline to dress alike are also capable of doing more than just march. Which is important, because marching, as we have seen in the last few years, has been rendered basically useless. Before the war, Washington and New York saw the largest protests this country has seen since the 60s--and this not only did not stop the war, it didn't even motivate the opposition political party to nominate an antiwar candidate."
Freezerbox article on the failings of the modern protest movement.... Great article.
BTW, also a great site in general, I highly recommend freezerbox. wonderful political content.
