on saturday there’s an anti-war/bring-our-troops-home march in washington d.c.
if you, or someone you know, are planning on going can i ask you a favor?
can you do everything in your power to get those around you to behave with respect and dignity?
i’m sure you would anyway, but i had to ask.
the reason i ask is that the media, especially the right-wing media, are always looking for shots of crazy lefties burning flags and throwing garbage cans through shop windows.
and it goes without saying that nationally televised images of crazy lefties burning flags and throwing garbage cans through shop windows doesn’t exactly help the cause of progressive politics in america. think of the civil rights marches on dc in the 60’s.
they were dignified and respectful and effective, and they changed the nations mind on civil rights.
how effective would martin luther king jr have been if instead of calmly and eloquently giving the ‘i have a dream’ speech he had been burning a flag and throwing a brick through a car window?
i don’t want to sound like a kill-joy, but i do believe that a progressive left who are able to comport themselves with dignity and respect have a much better chance of being able to actually accomplish their goals.
thanks
moby
