Pictures from Portland Oregon's Anti-war march today

[Seven]

A good turn out today. 10,000+ people.

Two sets, 20 pictures.

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[Hal_Briston]

Don’t quite know why, but “Nice War Assface” is making me chuckle a lot more than it probably should.

[Mr.Moto]

Gee, an antiwar march in Portland had a high turnout. Color me shocked.

You could have an antiwar march in years without a war, and get near that much there.

Weren’t the protests this year relatively small, from the news that I heard?

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@Mr. Moto

Gee, an antiwar march in Portland had a high turnout. Color me shocked.

Yes, the people in Portland are a smart bunch.

You could have an antiwar march in years without a war, and get near that much there.

I doubt it.

Weren’t the protests this year relatively small, from the news that I heard?

Heard from where? Rush?

[chiroptera]

There’s some wonderful placards! Love it. Were there many counter-demonstrators, or were they smart enough to stay huddled at home watching Fox news?

[Mr.Moto]

Nope. Washington Post.

Modest Rally Reflects Global Cause

[Mr.Moto]

I’ll be helpful, and quote here:

About 250 people took part in the march sponsored by more than 15 local antiwar groups – short of the 500 to 5,000 people they expected. Organizers said that they were not disappointed and that there was more impact in many local demonstrations than in one large event.

“This is a decentralized effort that is happening all across the United States and internationally,” said Mo Alem of D.C. Resistance Media Collective, one of the sponsors. “Today, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the streets all over the place.”

In other cities, turnout also was lower than planners had hoped. In London, for example, organizers expected 100,000 people; police estimated that the march from Parliament to Trafalgar Square drew 15,000.

[Bertie_Wooster]

I had not heard that the number of people espousing a belief (eg, “Invading Iraq was a poor idea.”) has any connection with the truth or falsehood of that idea. Or in other words, perhaps they’d rather be right than be popular.

[RickJay]

@Mr. Moto

I’ll be helpful, and quote here:

Which has nothing to do with the Portland rally, which apparently drew thousands.

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@bonobo_jones

There’s some wonderful placards! Love it. Were there many counter-demonstrators, or were they smart enough to stay huddled at home watching Fox news?

I saw one guy holding a sign about “the democrats war against unborn babies” :rolleyes: