Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: rextilleon
It appears that do to their incredible mastery of every dirty trick under the sun and their expert use of Propoganda, the Bushites will win this election. Kerry's campaign is run by people who have no idea how to fight the forces of Big Brother. Having said that, the next four years look glum. I would say that by year three of the IRaqi fiasco, major civil disobedience will occur. It is my hope that we revist that shinning moment in the 60's where we brought down one president and forced another one to act to bring our boys home. It will soon be time to take to the streets!
Guess what? The huge riots and protests over the Vietnam war ended abruptly after the draft was scrapped in 1973. After that, the antiwar protests were hardly different in size and effect than what we see today. The vast amjority of antiwar rioters of the 60s were fueled by kids scared of being drafted... not by any real moral problem with the war
This is why the antiwar folks are doing everything they can to get a draft passed, or at least spread as much FUD about a draft as possible.
You can dream all you like, but you'll never see anything like the 60s riots again unless a draft is passed... and that's a real big long shot.