A lot of people are hurting anti-war support

[johncmcleod]

Invading Iraq is a terrible idea. There is growing support against it. Unfortunately, many non-Americans are ruining it because they are Anti-Americans instead of Anti-War, not to point fingers or anything. I heard a story about this kid in Pennslyvania (I forgot how to spell it and I'm to lazy to look it up). He was pretty sure he was against the war and he went to these antiwar rallies but the people there hated Bush and America so much that he almost was turned away. I also heard about this one person who goes to my school. She went to Italy on a vacation and she was harassed on several occassions because she was American. And she was opposed to military action in Iraq.

Many more Americans would go against the war I think if some of the demonstraters were more anti-war than anti-American. I know how much foreigners hate Americans, and I don't have a problem with that, but right now getting opposition for the war on Iraq is more important than sharing about how evil Americans are. Just act nice to us now so we'll be against the war, and then when we're not needed you can tell the world how much you hate us.

[Ozz]

Re: A lot of people are hurting anti-war support

Originally posted by johncmcleod
Just act nice to us now so we'll be against the war, and then when we're not needed you can tell the world how much you hate us.

You get treated as you deserve
You aren't needed
You won't be hated until after the unilateral invasion.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

if they get scared away by thugs, then they weren't committed to the cause.

[chequita guevara]

I heard some stuff about a dude that went to a place. Man, that was a great story.

[johncmcleod]

You get treated as you deserve
You aren't needed
You won't be hated until after the unilateral invasion.

I disagree. Why would you harass someone you don't even know? I didn't do anything to hurt the rest of the world, yet millions hate me. Is that fair?

Don't you want more support for not going to war? Most people that don't want to go to war would want support. It especially helps to have the support of Americans, for its their country that's making the mistake.

I don't know where you've been, but we're already hated.

if they get scared away by thugs, then they weren't committed to the cause.

That's the point! They're undecided, and they get swayed the wrong way and we lose support.

[PLATO]

Re: Re: A lot of people are hurting anti-war support

Originally posted by Ozz


You get treated as you deserve
You aren't needed
You won't be hated until after the unilateral invasion.

Isn't it this kind of divisiveness that you accuse Americans of?

Be part of the solution, not the problem.

Only when people reach out to each other on individual levels do governments react.

[Urban Ranger]

Re: A lot of people are hurting anti-war support

Originally posted by johncmcleod
I heard a story about this kid in Pennslyvania (I forgot how to spell it and I'm to lazy to look it up). He was pretty sure he was against the war and he went to these antiwar rallies but the people there hated Bush and America so much that he almost was turned away. I also heard about this one person who goes to my school. She went to Italy on a vacation and she was harassed on several occassions because she was American. And she was opposed to military action in Iraq.

They may be true, they may be false. It doesn't surprise me if the pro-war camp has started smearing the anti-war people.

[johncmcleod]

Urban Ranger, I'm not mad at them doing it because it's wrong. I'm sure that pro-war camps smear anti-war people too, like you said, though probably not nearly as many do it as the anti-war camps, but that's not the point. What I'm saying is we need more support, and it isn't helping us.

[Urban Ranger]

Some crap is happening, certainly, though I reckon most clear minded individuals will see these events as what they are.

[Ozz]

Re: Re: Re: A lot of people are hurting anti-war support

Originally posted by PLATO1003
Isn't it this kind of divisiveness that you accuse Americans of?

Be part of the solution, not the problem.

Only when people reach out to each other on individual levels do governments react.

What divisivenes? A pompass piece about two
incidents where americans were harassed and next thing "you can tell the world how much you hate us."
I'd like to hear the other side, like "some pompass
yank was being a real jerk".

Save yer lectures for your own people, they're the ones
who need them.

[SlowwHand]

I imagine that 2/3 of the USA wanting to snuff Hussein right now is a real downer on peace protests in America.

[woke26]

we shall count bodies after the war and compare who was a bigger criminal, Bush or Sadam.

[SlowwHand]

Sounds good to me. Hussein's count should already be in effect now.

[Drake Tungsten]

Saddam's already up around a million killed. We'll probably have to break out the nukes to catch up...

[SlowwHand]

Exactly, Drake.