luckily some of us are not effected by what is or is not a popular issue
Of course not. Taxes are evil (because taxation constitutes theft) regardless of the popularity of the issue. The same goes for torture.
I see that I used the wrong word to try and make my point. The word I should have used is
current issue. The only thing I was trying to point out is that
if the goal is to open peoples' minds, perhaps one would not want to be seen as protesting against a thing of the past. As far as I can tell, the Bush administration seems to have backed off on the use of torture at least for now, or else they are doing a better job of concealing it. I was just trying to offer some food for thought, and I do not know for a fact that the anti-torture message will not resonate.
Perhaps I am misrepresenting the real purpose of the protest. Can you or Kat clarify the purpose of the protest, or what you are ultimately hoping to accomplish by it? (You and I already know each others' positions on the best approach to activism. I will refrain from debating the merits of your
approach; I just want to make sure I am not assuming something that is not true.)
I hope you do not perceive my input as antagonistic. For better or worse, I appreciate the stand you are (both) taking. If I saw your protest as being without merit, I would not offer any input at all.
