OneVoice Movement

[sabra]

Run time: 05:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34bVcLMrcRs   Posted on YouTube: January 25, 2007 By YouTube Member: OneVoiceMovement Views on YouTube: 334227   Posted on DU: February 02, 2007 By DU Member: sabra Views on DU: 542

 

[Tom Joad]

1. If this is so popular, why is Israel run my militant extremists?

What did this group have to say about a million cluster bomblets poured over every neighborhood in southern Lebanon?

A wall that cuts through the middle of the West Bank?

Punitive sanctions against Palestinians (who are under military occupation) that will ensure hunger?

[sabra]

2. if you recall there were protests against the Lebanon campaign

I imagine this group was involved...

[Tom Joad]

3. I looked at their website, and while i am sure many people of goodwill are involved,

there is nothing political there. It takes no particular political positions that i could find.

It reminds me of a very old Coca-cola commercial. many people gather on the hillside, join hands, and sing:
"I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony" it was in '69.... no mention of the Vietnam war, no mention of anything, just good feelings and warm fuzzies and corporate branding.
Millions and millions of people saw that commercial. That commercial changed nothing, except increase Coca-cola's market share. Don't get me wrong, i'm not against people singing on hillsides, its fun and nice, but this kind of stuff does not end wars.

I don't see much coming of this, unless people go beyond this and engage in demanding a just settlement based on international law, and not merely saying peace, peace, when there is no peace.