An Honest Anti-War Rally

[Drooper]

http://irishwar.org

Among the luminaries in the Irish anti-war movement are Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. You know, mouthpieces for a terrorist murder gang, or in the case of McGuinness a veteran of the terrorist campaign. For some reason the Irish peaceniks see no contradiction at all in having these people at the helm of a peace movement.

So I suppose an honest Irish peace rally will look something like this:

"Blowing children to bits is not murder!"

"Shooting drug dealers in Ireland while colluding with drug producers in Colombia isn't hypocritical"

"Protestant fundamentalism bad. Muslim fundamentalism good"

Or perhaps: "They only want to kill other people, so they're OK by us."

 

[a_unique_person]

http://irishwar.org

Among the luminaries in the Irish anti-war movement are Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. You know, mouthpieces for a terrorist murder gang, or in the case of McGuinness a veteran of the terrorist campaign. For some reason the Irish peaceniks see no contradiction at all in having these people at the helm of a peace movement.

So I suppose an honest Irish peace rally will look something like this:

"Blowing children to bits is not murder!"

"Shooting drug dealers in Ireland while colluding with drug producers in Colombia isn't hypocritical"

"Protestant fundamentalism bad. Muslim fundamentalism good"

it is a common tactic of those wanting respectability to associate themselves with something that they believe will give themselves credibility. it could also be that they believe in the cause. either way, it has nothing to do with the pro/anti ware arguments of this issue.

 

[Drooper]

How many straw men can one create in a single post?

You might think it is bit strong, but I think it is a good piece of satire.

I might have been tempted to attend a protest march until I saw some of the promotional posters.

What got me was this one:

NO WAR IN IRAQ
ISRAEL OUT OF PALESTINE

I dont't want my presence to be a validation of some of the other agendas that will be pushed at this rally tomorrow.

 

[a_unique_person]

You might think it is bit strong, but I think it is a good piece of satire.

I might have been tempted to attend a protest march until I saw some of the promotional posters.

What got me was this one:

NO WAR IN IRAQ
ISRAEL OUT OF PALESTINE

I dont't want my presence to be a validation of some of the other agendas that will be pushed at this rally tomorrow.

you get them turning up. most people don't have those posters. I was at a rally today, and yes, the lefty nutters were there, but so were over a hundred thousand other people. you can always make your own sign to take along.

 

[Drooper]

you get them turning up. most people don't have those posters. I was at a rally today, and yes, the lefty nutters were there, but so were over a hundred thousand other people. you can always make your own sign to take along.

Perhaps that's where you and I differ.

I don't want to give credability to a cause, or group that I vehemently disagree with. That is why I will never be a politician I suppose.

 

[Shane Costello]

Originally posted by a_u_p:

it is a common tactic of those wanting respectability to associate themselves with something that they believe will give themselves credibility. it could also be that they believe in the cause. either way, it has nothing to do with the pro/anti ware arguments of this issue.

It has everything to do with the motives and beliefs of the anti-war movement. Ostensibly they decry the use of military force in the Middle East, yet seem comfortable with the support of those responsible for terrorist atrocities at home. They see no contradiction in opposing the deaths of children in Iraq, and condoning the deaths of children in the UK. The bottom line is that anyone is acceptable, so long as they spout the usual anti-American guff.