Parrish on the Burgeoning U.S. Anti-War Movement
Geov Parrish has written an interesting piece that looks at the growing anti-war movement in the U.S., and asks what effect, if any, it is likely to have on a political ruling class that has grown increasingly deaf to the will of the people, as distinct from the will of corporate and institutional campaign contributors. He tries to put a silver lining on the analysis, holding out the prospect that a sufficiently annoyed populace could convince Bush that war will be bad for his re-election (excuse me, I guess that would have to be election) prospects, but I think he’s just whistling past the graveyard. Today’s Democratic party, to my mind at least, is more part of the problem than part of the solution. This country is so overdue for real political reform.
