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Re: Change the World |
by Will
wjason (nospam) malibuonline.com (unverified) |
05 Nov 2004
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A group of us will hopefully be meeting in Allston tonight (Fri, Nov 5 at 7PM) to discuss strategies--nothing concrete yet, just some people getting together. If you are interested, email me and I will let you know where we are meeting.
The important thing is that we have some focus. The problem with well-intentioned protests like "ANSWER Boston" is that with such a broad agenda (troops home from all around the world, end racism, end global exploitation, etc.) it is hard to gain momentum.
Pushing for withdrawal from Iraq might be a good start. Although I am an atheist, I acknowledge that Christianity might have an important tool. Americans expressed at the polls that they are not ready for a secular state. Maybe we can convince people that our Iraq war contradicts Christian values (and later, with momentum, show how the gov'ts other foreign and domestic policies also do so). BE CLEAR: I do not support school prayer, the Pledge of Allegience, or any other manifestation of our theocracy. I just think that right now, to get the heartland on our side, we need to fight preachers with preachers. |
