[Peace-discuss] Ron Paul & GroundHog Day

[Morton K. Brussel]

It seems to me a good idea to welcome all anti-war, anti-imperialism  
folks.  We need a vocal mass anti-war movement. --mkb.

On Jan 31, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Jan & Durl Kruse wrote:

> With this (at least for now) still being a free country and the  
> corner of Neil and Main being a public place I thought it was  
> polite and really not needed for the Ron Paul folks to ask to join  
> our group.  How do you say: "NO we don't allow others to join us in  
> public?  We monitor signs and we only allow like-minded people to  
> join us" ......This (opposition to the war) may be the only point  
> we agree with the Ron Paul folks on, however when the news media  
> (the Ron Paul folks have invited them) asks for a sound  
> bit..........anyone can make a case for free speech....... and this  
> moment where two groups from usually different perspectives have  
> found a point on which they agree and can stand on the same street  
> corner and say.... NO to the War in Iraq!
> You can always hold a sign that says "I don't support Ron Paul or  
> the Iraq War!"  and ...........Maybe it will look like Ron Paul  
> support's AWARE.........
> JAN K
> On Jan 30, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Stuart Levy wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 07:47:51PM -0800, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>> So... they'll be carrying their Ron Paul signs and marching w/  
>>> AWARE members,
>>> and AWARE will be appear to be supporting Ron Paul?? I'm NOT in  
>>> favor of that
>>> at all!!  Somebody needs to set some ground rules on this.
>>>  --Jenifer
>>
>> Yes, I too will be uneasy about it if there turn out to be many  
>> people
>> sporting Ron Paul signs.  I'm happy to demonstrate alongside Ron  
>> Paul supporters --
>> and I don't feel any need to agree with all the signs that we  
>> collectively
>> carry -- but carrying signs for a particular candidate whom many  
>> of us
>> couldn't support does seem to cross a line.  It feels like we're  
>> being
>> co-opted, in a way that co-protesting with AAEI didn't.
>>
>> At the same time, as member of an anarchic group, I'm also uneasy  
>> about
>> trying to set "ground rules".   Still it's worth discussing.
>>
>>> Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at insightbb.com> wrote: > The Main Event  
>>> will be held this Saturday February 2 from 2-4 in
>>>> Downtown Champaign at the corner of Main and Neil.  The following
>>>> message is from our friends and recent AWARE meeting attendees  
>>>> for Ron
>>>> Paul.  They plan to join the anti-war protest this Saturday and  
>>>> wanted
>>>> to let others know the information below!
>>>
>>>> Subject: GroundHog Day
>>>>
>>>> Durl (and Jan)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the pleasant phone conversation this morning.
>>>>
>>>> Our Ron Paul meetup group will join AWARE for the Anti-War rally at
>>>> 2-4 pm Saturday.
>>>>
>>>> MerryAnn's Diner and the RonPaul meetup group will provide free hot
>>>> coffee and hot chocolate.
>>>>
>>>> Would you please let the AWARE group know that we will be  
>>>> joining you.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne Johnson
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