Where the Hell is the Peace Movement?
by Geov Parrish One last thing, and it must be said: where the hell is the U.S. peace movement? Has there ever been more convincing evidence of the Left’s irrelevance to American politics? Without even having heard the case against it, half the country opposes this war–but the usual suspects can only round up a few dozen people for the occasional protest. (There have also been ethnic Serb protests, notably one of 1,200 in Chicago.) Even during the Gulf War–which was much clearer and more defensible to most Americans–the beginning of bombing came with thousands of people in the streets, and enormous national protests called and held within two weeks. This time, a mere eight years later, absolutely nothing is going on–it’s more analagous to the first few dozen people protesting Vietnam in the early ’60s, a decade of organizing and cultural transformation away from being able to stop a war. Last weekend, 10 days into the bombing, 150 people marched in Capitol Hill– an encouraging sta
