[Marxism] A War Protest Falls Short in Manhattan : NYT

[Ruthless Critic of All that Exists]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Benjamin Morgan
<foreverblaze89 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I  don't think this is an issue of lack of support as in horrible publicity. Past anti-war demonstrations have enjoyed the backing of large reputable anti-war groups like IVAW etc.


No War:
The Movement That Has Dissolved Itself
by Tariq Ali

What has happened to the movement against the war that exploded in
2003, mobilizing millions of people in the entire West, to the point
that the New York Times called it "the second superpower"?

The fact is that it never was, in the true and proper sense of the
word, a movement -- only a day of paroxysm, a spontaneous and
desperate attempt of citizens of all political persuasions to stop the
war.
[...]

Full:
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/ali290308.html