Anti-war activism can make a difference.
Activism against the Vietnam war began with a small number of agitators protesting during the early stages of the war. As the nature of the war became apparent to more and more Americans, the anti-war movement grew in both size and influence.

Eventually the anti-war movement triumphed, first with the ousting of Richard Nixon and then with the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam in the mid 1970s.

Current day activists should take these lesson to heart as they continue their struggle to influence public opinion against the occupation of Iraq and the rest of the Bush administrations militant, imperialistic foreign policy.


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It seems people are more afraid or more disinterested in active agitation, and the free assembly of those of disagree with their own government has been "sanitized" by permits and red tape. Local police will not allow even the most peaceful attempt to actively demonstrate disagreement and dillusion thru peaceful assembly. Of course, we also now have "homeland security" and the "patriot" act to deal with as well. HP
Dallas
10/6/2006

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