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these anti-war protests that i'm seeing are sort of pissing me off.

don't forget that i am anti-war...but...

...okay, so i see these anti-war protests, and there is a lot of good, and one really bad thing that i've noticed that disheartens me.

i'll start with the bad...

//bad
okay...anti-war usually means that you don't enjoy the senseless violence implicated with war...among other things. but...okay...when anti-war rallies break out in violence...doesn't that send out a mixed message to the public? it's quite irresponsible if you ask me.

it's cool, and good, to garner attention for your cause...but...don't taint the message with a bad example. you make everyone else that feels the same way look bad.

also...if you're anti-war, make sure that your opinion is informed...this isn't a real big problem right now, as i am impressed with the informative opinions that my generation has been making on both sides...but, i'd just like to remind everyone with that suggestion.

information is power. that power leads to a stronger opinion and sympathy, which the world needs right now.

also...anti-war protestors, remember to take some time sending your thoughts to the troops fighting this war. you don't have to support the cause, but a lot of these troops are our age.

//good
like i said, a lot of the protestors have been formulating very informed opinions about the situation. i heard a sound-bite yesterday of a female protestor yelling hey bush, cheney, powell, and congress: if you want to fight this war, go send your children to fight it and leave ours alone. that clip was followed by a startling statistic that very few children of congressional politicians actually have children enlisted in any branch of the military. seems a little...i don't know...form your own opinions about it.

//news watch
i must say i've never watched so many news stations and so much news in my life. i am impressed that mtv is taking the time to inform their younger audience about the situation...here's their coverage. i'm actually watching fox news a little bit, now that opinion politics have been taken out of the picture for the while, it isn't such a bad station with really good coverage of the war. msnbc's coverage is semi-decent...it just seems like a kinda-alright product in a really shiny box. cnn and abc have been garnering most of my attention, and peter jennings makes it comforting and easy to pay attention to this needless war.

if i'm anti-war, why am i paying so much attention to it? because you've got to, got to, be informed.

i'll fill you in on my personal life journeys later...take care.