mea culpa
ohmsayer | 03.04.2003 08:18
a comment to all the whingers who seem to think demonstrating is futile and they know much better from their comfy armchairs
Who’s fault? In order of culpability:
“Coalition” crew
Anyone who’s pro-war
Anyone who says, “On the whole I’m against war, but I suppose our leaders know what they’re doing.”
I’m sure the majority of people reading this would agree.
And anyone who protests, anyone who makes ANY amount of noise whatsoever is helping towards counteracting the inhumanity and injustice currently taking place.
We might not be able to stop it, but at least we’re not silently complicit. And for those that accuse us of going on protests to assuage our guilt SO WHAT? Is it better to stay at home and slit our wrists cos it’s all going horribly wrong and it’s all our fault and there's nothing we can do about it, or to get together en masse and say THIS IS WRONG
“Coalition” crew
Anyone who’s pro-war
Anyone who says, “On the whole I’m against war, but I suppose our leaders know what they’re doing.”
I’m sure the majority of people reading this would agree.
And anyone who protests, anyone who makes ANY amount of noise whatsoever is helping towards counteracting the inhumanity and injustice currently taking place.
We might not be able to stop it, but at least we’re not silently complicit. And for those that accuse us of going on protests to assuage our guilt SO WHAT? Is it better to stay at home and slit our wrists cos it’s all going horribly wrong and it’s all our fault and there's nothing we can do about it, or to get together en masse and say THIS IS WRONG
ohmsayer
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ASSUAGE GUILT?!
03.04.2003 14:12
''assuage our guilt SO WHAT?''
...then please be plain and simple about it.
Do not be english/british in making misleading placards in the millions like 'Not In My Name' , 'Don't Attack Iraq' , 'Stop WAR', 'Stop The Slaughter' etc.
The attack has happened.. the war is going on... the slaughter will go on ...and it is in your name.
At this late stage the only other option is to be clear and precise with against who the protest is targetted at.
In my opinion it should be against the Queen and Country (burn union jacks and effigies) and the armed butchers that some call 'Troops'.
If this is scary then carry placards like 'I am Scared' alongside 'I Fell Guilty'
Why I go into such details?
Because every time the phoney misleading pig protests were held I suspect it only plays into the hands of the military planners of both sides to better prepare to kill the innocents.
Whatever you do please do not lie about your real feelings.
Fifty years from now (hopefully much sooner) the world will hold you responsible for the current duplicty of the british public much like the current global view on British colonial crimes.
ram
subjectivepersonalrants - resisting the urge!
04.04.2003 01:06
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