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alpha0 · 4957 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why are we so willing to repeat history's mistakes?
Who is "we"?
I recall a huge demo in Washington DC with troops ranging from Free Mumia crowd to your next door granny and grand children march against the pending war against Iraq. I remember the crowds from back in '79 in demos against the Shah. This wasn't a million "we certainly did learn our lessons" march, but I would venture to guess ten of thousand (my guess <= 200k) of Americans marched. The next day the Washington Post and the New York Times reported precisely nothing on their front page. The Post I believe buried it somewhere in "metro" section! We already knew the lessons. No one seems to listen to "we the people" anymore. [edit: typos]