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To: Yorikke who wrote (17862)	4/6/2003 12:03:37 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81271

Hi Yorikke > Nobody is going to get out, and the vast majority will quietly wait, and vote them all long vacations in the next election. It has happened before and it will happen again. Yes, a nice idea but I'm not sure it will work. My reason is that the supposed "opposition" party, namely the Democrats, is also led, infiltrated, coerced, intimidated and brainwashed by the pro-Israeli supporters, think-tanks and lobbies etc. Don't forget that most of the neocons/chickenhawks, who are largely responsible for this war, were previously "liberals". These people have the fancy "footwork" of ballet-dancers! Furthermore, be sure that this administration will get the US so deeply entwined and involved in the MidEast mire that it will take decades, if not generations, to get it out. >Even in these times the US is still a democracy of sorts Unfortunately. It would probably be better if there was a military coup or a revolution. At least, then, one would hope there would be a government of Americans, for Americans. Without any doubt, the ordinary American, today, has no say in what his government does. In fact, he doesn't even know who his government is! See how he benefits from the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the military: news.independent.co.uk >Many people are not particularly happy with the war, less happy with the evocation that the Lord supports the war, and even less happy with all the trappings of the New Patriotism. I am aware of that. In fact, most of the antiwar writings that I read and post are American. However, the antiwar people are not organized and have no particular access to the levers of power. In fact, if they are not careful, some could even be arrested and tried for treason or as "terrorists". >....people will begin to ask why they must feel unease voicing even the most basic level of dissent. It wont wash with the US public. A leadership that today appears unstoppable will crumble at the precinct polls. I would love to believe you but I saw how last time Bush & Co, with the support of the Supreme Court, "fiddled" the democratic process. And, I see it every day in the clearly rigged polls which proclaim increasing support of the American people both for the war and for GWB. To coin a Libertarian expression, "If voting could change anything it would be illegal."