peristaltor

bradhicks posed a question on his LJ a few days ago. He noted that, as far as he knew, no protest ever stopped a war, especially a movement and its supporting marches. I had honestly never considered the question, but when he posed it, it made sense. After all, millions across the country marched in protest of the Iraq invasion. No effect, and barely a blip on the media screen. Did the US pull out of Vietnam because of the civil unrest it caused? Nope. Instead, US forces stayed long enough to get their asses handed to them, culminating in a mad helicopter rush from the embassy to offshore carriers as (to paraphrase the headline at the time) Phnom Phen phell.



Why protest might not work -- and, more interestingly, why those that protest might continue to insist that it does work -- ( strike me as worthy questions. )