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[Henry Musikar]

Marching isn't really any better than "rhetoric," is it? Especially if the march isn't large, what does it do to really move laws, money, and policies forward?

If the march just vocalizes the same ideas as those espoused by the politicians, then the marchers time and money would be better spent canvassing, calling, and generally helping make sure that the politicians who aren't on board get on board.

Henry Mu
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-----Original Message-----
From: Laura

If change doesn't happen from the top down, shouldn't the people on the bottom be marching?

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Henry Mu
>
>Page is right.  All the critics of Obama from the left, including "leaders"
>like Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, and Ralph Nader put together haven't done
>half as much to actually move the USA towards helping world peace efforts as
>Obama and his centrist supporters have.  A reduction of American nukes will
>eventually lead other countries to be able to reduce theirs.  
>
>If Obama's rhetoric isn't worth a damn, than why are the words of
>Palestinians and the people who just can't stop marching?  Change doesn't
>happen from the top down, which is why Obama can't do more, or do as much as
>quickly as he appears to want to do.  Obama is hampered by unfriendly fire
>from both sides, each of which accuse him and the Democrats of embodying all
>that they oppose.  He must be doing something right!
>
>I ain't marchin' anymore.  At least not for time being.
>
>Henry Mu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Page
>
>Ian wrote:
>
>National change does not happen from the top down.
>_________
>
>This is a lesson we learned from the 60s and early 70s. The way to effect
>real change is to become a member of your City Council, or become a County
>Commissioner. Perhaps, the most useful and effective position would be on
>your local School Board. It was impossible to topple Nixon by small groups
>of the disaffected marching in the streets.