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After January 2007, the attendance at antiwar rallies [measured in] roughly the tens of thousands, or thousands, through the end of 2008.
… After the election of Barack Obama as president, the order of magnitude of antiwar protests dropped [...] Organizers were hard pressed to stage a rally with participation in the thousands, or even in the hundreds. For example, we counted exactly 107 participants at a Chicago rally on October 7, 2009.
Amazing. Especially because the war in Afghanistan ramped up after Obama was elected. American fatalities shot up in 2009 and 2010.
The protesters have remained silent over Libya.
Originally posted by hillynilly
Here is the answer to your question..
Where Did All the War Protesters Go?
It is called THE DRAFT.. Since it is not these peoples kid's getting sent to die (or themselves)
they don't care.....
Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
Originally posted by hillynilly
Here is the answer to your question..
Where Did All the War Protesters Go?
It is called THE DRAFT.. Since it is not these peoples kid's getting sent to die (or themselves)
they don't care.....
Have you been locked in a box for the last 30 years? What draft? There was NO draft from 9/11/2001 to 1/20/2009, yet there were protesters. Where did the protesters go after 1/20/2009?!?!
Originally posted by AshleyD
Or that we were there for humanitarian reasons.
Originally posted by TinfoilTP
People didn't just spontaneously erupt into mass anti war protests. They were planned, paid for and organized using millions of dollars by organizations with agendas. The main agenda being to oust Bush and most organizations and their benifactors had socialist ties whereas now Obama is in and they are not going to attack their own offspring, so to speak.
The answer is as plain as the nose on your face.
Originally posted by AshleyD
I do hope that one day we can get over the hump and truly unite over a worthy cause. And I do feel opposing all of the military conquests and wars is a worthy cause.
Originally posted by AshleyD
I brought this up in a recent unrelated thread but would really like to get some focused feedback.
Where did all the throngs of war protesters go? Sure, some are still around here and there but it's nothing like it was before. Whereas before there would be thousands or tens of thousands anti-war rallies under Bush, the numbers have trickled down into the hundreds under Obama.
So where did they all go?
We're still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have attacked Libya (some claim illegally- I plead ignorance on that) but have not declared official war. More saber rattling against Iran and Syria.
After January 2007, the attendance at antiwar rallies [measured in] roughly the tens of thousands, or thousands, through the end of 2008.
… After the election of Barack Obama as president, the order of magnitude of antiwar protests dropped [...] Organizers were hard pressed to stage a rally with participation in the thousands, or even in the hundreds. For example, we counted exactly 107 participants at a Chicago rally on October 7, 2009.
Amazing. Especially because the war in Afghanistan ramped up after Obama was elected. American fatalities shot up in 2009 and 2010.
The protesters have remained silent over Libya.
FURTHER READING
Is the media to blame for not publicizing the wars as much during the Obama Administration, therefore there is less outrage and awareness to spark protests?
Are there protests taking place at the same level during previous years and I am just not aware of them?
Do they feel 'Bush started it' therefore Obama is just cleaning up his mess and that Obama doesn't deserve to be protested?
Were they just hypocrites protesting because a right winger was in office but they fall silent once a left winger is elected? Party blindness?
Do they believe the wars under Bush were not justified but under Obama they are justified? What makes it different now?
Where did all the anti-war protesters go? And why?
Originally posted by AshleyD
And I will be the first to admit the right can be just as guilty.
Originally posted by The Old American
This is my sticking point with Obama. This right here. I get so [snipp]ing angry at this point. Right. Here. The Democrats were calling for Bush's head on a platter for being in Iraq and Afghanistan, some the very same that were in office when he was President. And now they are not only being silent about Obama's involvement, they are actually supporting the invasions!