Protest the troop buildup on an intersection near your home

[2tr4nqued]

I just got in from protesting the war during rush hour. I live by a busy intersection, so I can just walk out and get a fairly good audience. I stood on the sidewalk right next to the road from 7:30 to 9:00 with a big sign that had a peace sign on one side and "The war is not worth it" on the other. I plan to do it again at quitting time today. And then I am going to do the morning and afternoon rush hours ever day until Obama makes his announcement next week. We the citizens can help set the frame for Obama's announcement. We should demonstrate resistance before he has even said anything, so the backlash will be even greater when he tells us he's sending more troops.

So I hope others will join me and make up a sign, very legible from a distance, and protest where they live. You don't need a big group to protest. A single sign can remind people of the war. All you need is a big audience. High-traffic intersections are excellent. So please, for the Iraqis and Afghans, make a sign and protest. If you wait around for the big organized protests, you will have waited too long. This is something you have to do on your own. Protesting with a small group of friends is fun too.

[MadHound]

1. Glad that you've finally joined the rest of us,

I've been doing this for almost six years now, as has the rest of my local group. Twice a week, regular as clockwork.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Same here

We have MO covered :)

[MadHound]

3. I just hope that we don't have to keep doing this when we're old and gray,

Oh, wait, I'm already old and gray. Nevermind.:evilgrin:

I don't know about you, but I saw some folks drop out when Obama was elected. I'm wondering if they're going to come back now that Obama is escalating the war.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. I dropped out of a rally because the Fred Phelps clones took over

I won't share the sidewalk with them.

[2tr4nqued]

6. Thanks!

I used to do a weekly thing too, but the wars dropped so far off regular people's radars that I didn't feel effective anymore.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. K&R

:thumbsup: