Is it my imagination, or is the anti-war movement losing steam? [View All]

Maybe it is sheer exhaustion, or possibly dissalusionment?

I'm not sure.

It just seems unlike the early days of this fucked up war - or even the first 2-3 years, that the voices of protest and even the crowds shouting out in unison are becoming less frequent.

On the first anniversary of Shrub's war I joined over 10,000 people marching in the streets of downtown Portland Oregon - downtown was SHUT down for this march! Year 2 was very similar. Though now as we enter year 6, I'm just not seeing the same energy or the same numbers in protest.

In no way do I fault the anti-war movement; rather I wonder if the Democratic complicity and enabling on The Hill (see last weeks 92-3 vote) has simply let some of the air out of the balloon.

I know here on DU and among activists, the PASSION is the same - the RAGE against the BushCo war machine is the same; yet we also have lives outside the effort. And now we have Dem candidates in the top tier talking about troops chilling on Iraq soil for at least another 4-5 years.

Is it a case of anti-war fatigue?

Or then again, maybe I'm just outta the loop here in rural Washington....?




On Edit: that's dissalusionment with one L


peace~:)