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If you have any doubts as to whether the groups involved in
the "peace" march in Washington, DC this weekend are
Anti-American, look no further than the International Action
Center’s website. This US-based group, which is spearheading
many of the rallies around the country, boasts a speech from a
nation’s leader on their homepage. It’s a re-print of a
rousing speech, delivered to an adoring public, clearly stating
that violence against innocent people is not the solution to
dealing with terrorism.
The speech, from September 22, 2001, was delivered by Fidel
Castro, and condemns America for our tactics in dealing with
this crisis.
Though we’re only three weeks from the largest mass murder on
American soil, and close to 6,000 innocent civilians are still
missing, these groups are paying homage to another infamous
murderer of our time. That’s about as anti-American as you can
get.
Since September 11, many of our nation’s leaders have been
earnestly trying to think outside the box, and encouraging the
American public to do the same. Ironically, the leftist groups
involved in these peace protests are famous for pushing
Americans to think beyond the conventional, but are acting
entirely predictable in their blame-America attitudes.
The good news is that this crowd is needy in numbers. This
weekend’s ‘big’ protest was projected to draw 100,000 –
by most accounts, it barely reached 1,000. And countless opinion
polls taken since the Sep 11th tragedy continue to
show the majority of the American public in support of military
action against the terrorists groups who launched an unprovoked
war against the United States.
The bad news is that the seed has already been planted and,
over the months ahead as military strikes against Afghanistan
begin, their movement will continue to grow. Don’t expect
reason to play a role; these groups rely on emotional reactions.
Though their solution is that we take ‘rational’ steps to
dealing with the terrorists – college papers are actually
advocating that we simply "punish Osama in our federal
courts" – this hate-America crowd has no interest in
finding out the real facts.
When I attended a similar rally last week in Union Square
Park, the day after President Bush’s history-making address to
Congress, I could only find a few attendees who actually watched
or listened to what was probably the most important speech in
their lifetime. As the few hundred protestors gathered beneath
statues covered with peace symbols, most participants told me
that "what they heard" about Bush’s speech justified
them marching with signs that said, "We Are All Being
Sacrificed for U$ Oil."
I assume the same went for this weekend’s rally. While the
crowds were busy assembling in their tie-dye t-shirts, President
Bush’s weekly radio address was airing across the nation. He
clearly stated that this would be a different kind of war. He
told how our weapons would be military and diplomatic, financial
and legal, while the protest speakers whined about studying the
underlying causes of terrorism. Bush denounced the Taliban,
while the marchers – who, ironically, would never be allowed
such freedoms in countries like Afghanistan – shouted
"Victory to the oppressed peoples of the world!"
Though this weekend’s rally was a failure, there are bound
to be more. If there is already noise now – before the US has
taken any action – what will happen when military strikes
begin? What will the reaction be from the cynics when we have to
rely on the government for accounts of what battles have been
won or lost? Most won’t like not being privy to inside
information, and charges of foul play from the MTV generation,
used to seeing all news as it happens, will be the loudest.
Some of the mainstream media has begun to lap up stories
about college campus protests and the professors who, reminded
of their own rallies from the 60’s, are provoking the
movements.
Comparisons to a romanticized Viet Nam era are already
trickling in, and while movie stars may have done their civic
duty in the recent telethon, raising money for the victims of
the tragedy, plan on hearing much more about diversity training
from that crowd. Here in New York last week, celebrities
re-recorded a song with proceeds going towards tolerance
education.
Don’t let images of police in riot gear
controlling crowds like the ones that were shown over the
weekend, give way to the images we currently sustain of police,
firefighters and other uniformed service officers running into
burning buildings to save the lives of over 25,000 people.
Don’t let these groups, who hate everything America stands
for, convince you this is Viet Nam II. Back then, many didn’t
understand what we were fighting for. One look at the still
smoldering site of where the World Trade Center once stood, and
there should be no question as to why we must use any and all
tactics at our disposal to wipe out those who declared war on
the American way of life.
See their web site: International Action
Center
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