Lone war protester tells 2 dozen anti abortionists off

[Omaha Steve]

I should have gotten out an hugged the guy. Marta and I usually would. We live down the street from the clinic and see protesters all the time. Today we were in a rush. A lone anti anti protester stood across the street. He was holding a cardboard poster of one of the Iraq coffin photos. We heard him say "save the lives of thousands in Iraq, protest the war". Everybody was gone when we came back by. Much earlier than usual for the anti crowd when temps were in a sunny 50. We are wondering if something happened. Nothing the local press if there was a confrontation.

[Forkboy]

1. Sometimes one man can inspire millions.

If you see the man again, give him a hug for all of us.

[Peace Patriot]

2. When a lone individual stands up against oppression, it ripples through society

in ways that the lone protester cannot even imagine. This is why I never play the numbers game on protests. The numbers may be interesting, but they are immaterial to the moral, ethical, psychological and spiritual impact of righteous protest. Such protest heartens others. And it's not just that one person tells another, and that person tells a few more--or several people see it and knowledge of it grows from there. It is something more--I'm trying to find the word, and "mystical" comes to mind. I think it may be a combination of the obvious rightness of the cause, and some kind of telepathic ability among humans. Perhaps the injustice has built up to a point where many people are on the verge of comprehending it, and it just takes one courageous individual to trigger that latent but growing realization. In this case, it is the hypocrisy of the so-called "pro-lifers" who want to curtail women's rights, on the one hand, yet support war and mass slaughter on the other--people who support fascist economic policy, and take no responsibility for the poor, yet want to force others to raise children, and want to enforce their religious views on secular society. This protester is at the leading edge of that realization. He may not start a movement--as, say, Rosa Parks did (by refusing to sit at the back of the bus)--but he certainly contributes to a potential movement that will bring a new social justice consciousness to these issues.

It takes incredible courage to stand up alone and protest injustice and hypocrisy. I admire the lone protester even more than the 100,000. By the time it has become 100,000, it has become easier. And the more courage it takes, the more ripple affect there is, in my opinion.

[JayLo]

3. Logic begs to differ

Since you are Omaha Steve, I assume you are referring to the PP on Dodge Street and not Carhart's dump in Bellevue. Do you honestly think that one pro-abortion protestor standing on Dodge Street, separated by 5 of the busiest lanes of traffic in Omaha will be heard by, let alone intimidate the antiabortion protestors across the street?

[Omaha Steve]

4. Carhart's dump

It is just down the street from our house. We moved to Bellevue long after I had my DU handle. We lived in Omaha for 50 years before the move.

[uppityperson]

5. JayLo went away, perhaps to make another movie?

[Omaha Steve]

6. LOL

Could be?