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If this doesn't make you anti-Chirac, I don't know what will (pic)

Heh. The best part of that page is the story below about the big student anti-war protests.



College Enrollment # of Protesters % of students not protesting
Stanford University 7,886 300 96.20%
University of Maryland 24,638 500 97.97%
Marquette University 7,496 40 99.47%
Penn State University 34,406 1,500 95.64%
Miami University (Ohio) 14,914 125 99.16%
University of North Carolina 15,608 100 99.36%
(Chapel Hill)
Virginia Commonwealth 16,505 2 99.99%
University
Rice University 2,856 200 93.00%
New York University 18,628 100 99.46%
University of California (Berkeley) 22,593 300 98.67%
Rutgers University 27,939 80 99.71%
(Sources: Information Please Almanac, AP, CNN, Daily Californian, Daily Targum)



The New York Times reports that an Arkansas-based protest organizer, Andy Burns of the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, "received a panicked call from five middle school students in Los Angeles who were the only ones who had left their classrooms and were now hiding from administrators in a school restroom. (His advice to them: call the American Civil Liberties Union.)"

The overwhelming number of students staying away from these protests makes clear that the vast majority of America's young people favor the liberation of Iraq. So if you're a pro-war collegian, what can you do to make your views known? Drink beer, says Joshua Claybourn of the Hoosier Review. This Friday and Saturday night, Claybourn reports, supporters of the National Youth and Student War Coalition "will go to bars and watering holes in solidarity with students across the country, to show our support for the war on Iraq. All students drinking and having fun at bars on March 7th and 8th will of course be celebrating their freedom to take part in such an act--freedoms not afforded to the youth of Iraq."

 
What I find more interesting is the chart showing the walkout ratio in the protests the other day. Just from the media you would have thought about 50% of students were participating in the walkout.
 
See, they did it all wrong. If they offered free pizza or laundry tokens for anyone that shows up to protest, they would have had a 50% of the student body showing up.
 
Originally posted by: CPA
What I find more interesting is the chart showing the walkout ratio in the protests the other day. Just from the media you would have thought about 50% of students were participating in the walkout.
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Yep, just further proof of how the press is hyping the anti-war protests.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Most of the war mongers on this board aren't getting any anyway, so that won't work.
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ROFL. The link in my sig is proof otherwise 😉
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Most of the war mongers on this board aren't getting any anyway, so that won't work.
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I've got four kids, tell me I aint gettin' any. (and yes, they're most definitely mine)

 
Choosing not to protest isnt a sign of support for the war. Just as the "support demonstrations" that garner a small amount of people dont imply that the remaining 99% are against the war. To suggest that this is the case is simply absurd.

 
Originally posted by: CPA
What I find more interesting is the chart showing the walkout ratio in the protests the other day. Just from the media you would have thought about 50% of students were participating in the walkout.
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LOL yeah the camera shows 120 students protesting,but Not the 1200 at school.
 
Originally posted by: HendrixFan
Choosing not to protest isnt a sign of support for the war. Just as the "support demonstrations" that garner a small amount of people dont imply that the remaining 99% are against the war. To suggest that this is the case is simply absurd.
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I think the paragraph stating that was written tongue-in-cheek. In any case, it shows a couple things. There are more students who don't care enough about the anti-war protestor's message and have better things to do. And, there are students who are pro-War/pro-Regime Change/pro-America (depending on how you want to word it).
 
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