Guilt Wash*

WAR BAD! PEACE GOOD!

"White gas on concrete" - Alexander Cockburn referring to Internet organized protests

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Drove a bit to get to the anti-war demonstration. It was more depressing than I could have dreamed.

A couple of commies holding a too small banner in a stiff breeze unable to read at 30mph. I did recognize some gibberish at the bottom -socialismliberation.org. All I needed to see.

Parked and took the dogs for a walk, circled around, a dozen or so people showed up in the meantime, some wearing medical masks. Out comes the dreaded Big Brother powered bullhorn chanting some juvenile rhyme. Call/response, so robotic, unhuman. No five gallon bucket drummers, thankfully. Lots of selfies framed to look crowded in the background. Maybe 15 show up by now, Vets for Peace, more peace-niks.

They are acting out this demonstration at a fairly less traveled city intersection, a technical college campus and parking lots all around. Not a half mile from a state highway with high volume traffic counts, as if you are trying to get your message heard. They were complaining into a void. Playacting. The one police car parked down the street had something more important to do and left.

Parts of this little scene will be used in social media propaganda purporting to show the outrage of caring American citizens. There were a few naive good-hearted people that get drawn into these actions, but they are being used by the ideological organizers. It is the message and the image that they want, without the messy street fighting part.

It's a Facebook Revolution! Guilt Wash! Feels Good!!!

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