The itinerary of this "Journey for Humanity" was NO SECRET, but for all busy New Yorkers, including the most well intentioned staffs of our many progressive orgs., journals and bloggers, it might have just as well been one.
If there were a higher degree of cohesion among the multitude of separate progressive endeavors, how many thousands would have heard Cindy at these three events in New York this weekend? And how much Cindy Sheehan would the conglomerate owned media begrudgingly have served up to its advertising paid for entertainment/news audiences.
And how does a peace movement grow? By each peacenik doing his or her own thing independently?
Cindy, apparently did not let the smallness of the 'crowds' affect her in the least, and was most appreciative of us, and we of her.
If there were a higher degree of cohesion among the multitude of separate progressive endeavors, how many thousands would have heard Cindy at these three events in New York this weekend? And how much Cindy Sheehan would the conglomerate owned media begrudgingly have served up to its advertising paid for entertainment/news audiences.
And how does a peace movement grow? By each peacenik doing his or her own thing independently?
Cindy, apparently did not let the smallness of the 'crowds' affect her in the least, and was most appreciative of us, and we of her.
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