jv103 said:
Kasz216 said:
jv103 said:
Well as the february 2002 anti-war protests against the iraq war showed, protests don't accomplish much. Especially, since the media always tends to marginalize protesters and their view points (I'm thinking of the WTO protests/anarchists / agent provocateurs). The Tea Party was different in that it got a lot of support from Fox News. Which larger protests (i.e. the iraq war one) have been dismissed.
I think the most ironic thing though, was the purchasing of one million tea bags (I believe they purchased them) and complaining about wasteful spending. Not to mention the elaborate costumes that apparently some people must have had laying around.
Overall though, I like protests and support them. I think many people had valid points, although most seem to be simply saying Democrats =evil. Nonetheless, I don't think it will have much effect - mainly because of the cheerleading that makes it seem disingenous in the eyes of those more to center or left. |
Your kidding about the Anti-war protests right? That wasn't marginal in the least. Hell the news networks were way better then the protesters at that particular goal.
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I mean't they were covered, but it was never considered as a valid argument and backed as much by any one network as Fox backed this one. At least to my memory. Especially since the media (even those liberal stations besides Donahue) were beating the war drum as well. The media only started going against the war (MSNBC, CNN) after it became popular to do so. That's what I meant. It did get coverage though. I know that.
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I disagree. I think the minute it was obvious it wasn't "Mission Accomplished" they pounced on it. This was back well before it was unpopular.
