Whatever Happened To The Anti-War Movement? : NPR
28 Jan 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Public Choice Tags: anti-war movements
the anti-war movement in America evaporated because Democrats — inspired to protest by their anti-Republican feelings — stopped protesting once the Democratic Party achieved success in Congress in 2006 and then in the White House in 2008.
“As president, Obama has maintained the occupation of Iraq and escalated the war in Afghanistan,” Heaney, an assistant professor of organizational studies and political science, said in a news release. “The anti-war movement should have been furious at Obama’s ‘betrayal’ and reinvigorated its protest activity.”
Instead, Heaney continued, “attendance at anti-war rallies declined precipitously and financial resources available to the movement have dissipated. The election of Obama appeared to be a demobilizing force on the anti-war movement, even in the face of his pro-war decisions.”
After 2008, the proportion of protesters who identified themselves as Democrats dropped from about 50% to roughly 20%. The rest identified with no party or, less often, a third party. The proportion of third-party activists grew over time.
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