I don't think that the Rage Against the War Machine rally was "taken over" by "a hard right wing faction." That group was one of many which oppose the American empire. They attended the rally like everyone else. We have to accept that many different people, some of whom have different views than our own, will join together to oppose nuclear war, which was what the Rage Against the War Machine rally was all about.
I feel that Code Pink was wrong about their choice. When we are all dead from nuclear weapons, it won't matter if we are squeamish about the views of the groups that agree with us (as Code Pink was) or not. Code Pink appeared to me to be virtue signaling, arrogant, and selfish.
Why don't you tell Scott Ridder this, he has a substack here. He wrote a long article about how he was jerked around by the Libertarian party. What has the Libertarian party done since? The Mises Caucus is hard right wing and they gained control of that party, that is a fact. The Mises Caucus then proceeded to ban people they didn't like from the protest. Code Pink and others don't want to be associated with them, they are vile, their sincerity about wanting peace was and is highly questionable.
I do think Code Pink was wrong for asking Benjamin not to speak, she wanted to, but the fascist remarks spewing from Mises caucus made her appreciate what the Code Pink board wanted.
Did you watch the Rage Against the War Machine rally?
I did. I didn't see that anyone was banned or that they would have complied even if one group among many told them they couldn't show up.
It seemed to me that it was more Code Pink who wanted to do that.
I don't care what a group that is protesting against nuclear war is "spewing." As I said in my first comment, when we are all dead from nuclear war, it won't matter what the other groups who agree with us that dying in a nuclear holocaust is bad for us thought about other issues.
You have allowed your partisanship to stop you from keeping your eye on the ball.
I don't think that the Rage Against the War Machine rally was "taken over" by "a hard right wing faction." That group was one of many which oppose the American empire. They attended the rally like everyone else. We have to accept that many different people, some of whom have different views than our own, will join together to oppose nuclear war, which was what the Rage Against the War Machine rally was all about.
I feel that Code Pink was wrong about their choice. When we are all dead from nuclear weapons, it won't matter if we are squeamish about the views of the groups that agree with us (as Code Pink was) or not. Code Pink appeared to me to be virtue signaling, arrogant, and selfish.
Jimmy Dore was right.
Why don't you tell Scott Ridder this, he has a substack here. He wrote a long article about how he was jerked around by the Libertarian party. What has the Libertarian party done since? The Mises Caucus is hard right wing and they gained control of that party, that is a fact. The Mises Caucus then proceeded to ban people they didn't like from the protest. Code Pink and others don't want to be associated with them, they are vile, their sincerity about wanting peace was and is highly questionable.
I do think Code Pink was wrong for asking Benjamin not to speak, she wanted to, but the fascist remarks spewing from Mises caucus made her appreciate what the Code Pink board wanted.
It's "Scott Ritter."
Did you watch the Rage Against the War Machine rally?
I did. I didn't see that anyone was banned or that they would have complied even if one group among many told them they couldn't show up.
It seemed to me that it was more Code Pink who wanted to do that.
I don't care what a group that is protesting against nuclear war is "spewing." As I said in my first comment, when we are all dead from nuclear war, it won't matter what the other groups who agree with us that dying in a nuclear holocaust is bad for us thought about other issues.
You have allowed your partisanship to stop you from keeping your eye on the ball.
Thank you for your vast knowledge