Reply #13: There is a big difference aside from tactics...

[Bjorn Against]

The anti-war protesters were fighting the status quo the right-wing protesters are enforcing the status quo. It is much easier to win a battle when you are supported by the powerful interests and your victory equals more of the same.

While the anti-war movement may not have ended the war yet the war is far more unpopular now than it was when the movement began, we do need to get more people in the streets to disrupt things but we should never disrupt democracy. Town halls are a venue in which people are supposed to be able to go speak their mind, we should not protest when we are given a voice we should protest when we are not given a voice. Protesting a town hall is no different than protesting at a voting booth, it is undemocratic to shut down the rights of others to participate in democracy.