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Rally against wars in Iraq and Iran

Submitted by WallyCuddeford on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 8:36pm.

local activism

Start: Aug 2 2008 - 12:00pm

End: Aug 2 2008 - 3:00pm

No War on Iraq! No War on Iran!

The current administration and the complicit congress have clearly made evident their intent to escalate tensions and pave the way for an attack on Iran. This comes on the heels of a catastrophic war on the people of Iraq, which continues to kill and dispossess numerous people daily. As a movement for peace and justice it is our responsibility to exact a social and political cost for such actions and prevent them when threy are imminent.

Saturday, August 2nd, is the National Day of Action against war with Iran. Join us at I-5's Exit 119, outside Fort Lewis, from Noon-3pm for a family-friendly demonstration and overpass rally.

An Attack could be Imminent!
We Can’t Afford to Wait!
U.S. out Of Iraq, Stay out of Iran!
Money for human needs, not war!

Organized by IVAW, G.I. Voice, Olympia SDS

For more infomation on the build-up to war with Iran, visit http://stopwaroniran.org/

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Carpooling

Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:46am.

Will there be a carpool from Olympia to this event?

I happened...

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:59am.

To be in north Seattle this morning and about a dozen people were displaying a rather large sign which stated "Troops out of Iraq. No Afghanistan."

Ah, the experience of being back in Washington state!

Welcome back, TFI!

Submitted by Rick on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 2:12pm.

Beware the terrible simplifiers.
Jacob Burckhardt

Thank you

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 3:46pm.

I've actually been back for a couple of weeks but am headed back to Korea in a couple of days.

I don't want to hijack this thread too much, but the way people express their political views in the U.S. and Korea seem to be very different. For instance, during the South Korea presidential campaign I didn't notice any bumper stickers (and now that I think about it, I haven't seen any bumper stickers period) or signs in apartment windows. Instead there are large rectangular banners at major intersections with all of the candidates (each candidate has his own banner, so there would be about half a dozen banners).

People wear their candidate on their chest quite a bit more here in the U.S.

korea v usa

Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 4:22pm.

Thanks for mentioning the difference between political expression in Korea, v. that in the good ole' USA. I am sure there are a multitude of factors involved here. Not the least of which are the respective foreign policies of the two nations. The government of the USA operates under the dictate of "Global Dominance" and maintains the largest military force complete with hundreds of military bases around the world stationed in foreign countries.

Now compare that to Korea.

Compare the number of people who are directly profiting off of the military industrial (congressional) complex in the USA v. those in Korea who profit from it.

Politics are extreme in America. There's no doubt about that. There's good reason for it. Our government is extreme.

I think you've got it wrong.

Submitted by Real Olympian Hero on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 4:38pm.

I think our culture in America is way more advertising and marketing based than in SK, and that's what the difference boils down to around political campaigns. Got nothing to do with the military.

Thanks for the Criticism

Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 5:01pm.

I am sure you will agree that there are a multitude of factors.

Wasn't a criticism, sir.

Submitted by Real Olympian Hero on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 5:16pm.

Just my thoughts.

We're talking about political signs here versus in SK. Perhaps you could expound a bit more on the topic, because I'm failing to get any connection between those signs and our military. Signs, buttons, and stickers are used as tools for votes. In America, we're pretty susceptible to advertising and marketing. SK may also have laws prohibiting certain forms of political advertising where here we embrace free market ideals all around.

extreme actions elicit extreme response

Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 7:57pm.

Extreme expression of political ideology, like standing outside the gate of the nation's third largest army base with a sign reading, "the war is illegal." (which it is by the way)

Basically:
The extremity of the American Empire gives the American People cause for expression.

Fair enough.

Submitted by Real Olympian Hero on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:10pm.

I don't disagree with what you're saying, necessarily, I just think there are other reasons we have so much political hype. It's politics baby.

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