We Are the Majority Now
"The feeling of banging your head against the wall ended with this." Joan Baez
Contrary to the majority of media reporting 'tens of thousands' of people attending the rally in DC, the figure would more correctfully be 'hundreds of thousands' of people. We have reached the tipping point. We have momentum. We are the majority now. Here is a
video of the rally and march. linked at bottom of pageWe got there early and had a chance to feel the crowd build. There was excitement, yet space for
personal reflection. The attention given to the organization of the rally was quite evident. There were
many different groups represented, with many different agendas, but there was a feeling of unity, a ripple that flowed through all, an understanding that what is happening in our country is unacceptable, that current leadership is incompetent and a recognition that in order to take this country back,
'people power' is vital.
It was stressed throughout the day that taking the message back to your communities would continue the momentum. Sharing video from local community peace marches is one avenue as
Mark Dilley's video of the Ann Arbor Peace March illustrates. I've found that people who were not willing to talk a couple months ago are now
happy to share thoughts. I've yet to talk to anyone who is happy with the way this leadership ignores people. I've also heard much disgust that Democrats are just as unresponsive, especially now that they have a door propped wide open for them to step in, oppose and even push
articles of impeachment.
AfterDowningStreet is carrying the seeds of momentum. It's up to us to continue to spread them. Perhaps it's even up to us to engage in
civil disobedience.
Monday's civil disobedience ran the gamut of Code Pinkers and Naderites, anarch-kids and feminist boob-flashers, along with some guys roaming around in prison garb, with Abu Ghraib hoods over their heads.
posted by Cyndy
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