The Power-Serving Myth That Anti-War Protests Make No Difference by Caitlin Johnstone published on 2023-02-20T04:31:33Z If anti-war protests made no difference, the US empire wouldn't have completely abandoned full-scale ground invasions after 2003 and switched to sneakier, less effective means of warfare while launching unprecedented narrative management systems to suppress anti-war sentiments. They abandoned Bush-era Hulk Smash ground invasions in favor of drones, proxy warfare, covert ops and sanctions because enough people rose up and said "NO" to make them afraid of the masses beginning to wake up and begin turning against them and their institutions. And now people are even beginning to protest the proxy warfare. I guarantee you that's making our rulers nervous about the possibility of losing the ability to effectively dominate the world with violence and coercion, and even losing the ability to continue to rule us. Reading by Tim Foley. Genre News & Politics Comment by Veterans for Peace THE HECTOR BLACK CHAPTER thanks so for keeping hope alive for the protestor who really feel frustrated that absolutely nothing is working. 2023-02-20T16:04:20Z Comment by Nick About 3,000 people seems a decent estimate...a spark, as you say Caitlin, perhaps as it warms up, literally and figuratively, it will then turn into a barbeque fire, then local forest fires and then the kind conflagrations that consumed Paradise, CA. Could become pretty sweaty as the lies of consent are revealed by the perps, aka, like war lover Pal Joey and his comment re Nord Stream that it can be done way before the event actually happened. A criminal can't help acknowledging his/hers own efforts; which is laudable in its disaffection! Bravissimo, Joey. Yes, a spark yesterday, collect your tinder and let's ignite the lies. 2023-02-20T12:03:53Z Comment by Bill Paci I was there but my old butt couldn't make it 'til the end. I think Jimmy Dore got the most applause. 2023-02-20T09:24:24Z Comment by Toujours Pret The horrible leadership at Veterans For Peace literally put out a statement that said, “We know that one demonstration in Washington won’t end capitalism and imperialism” etc. 2023-02-20T06:06:57Z