C'mon, Mike. Massive demonstrations don't materialize overnight through sheer strength of will. We're trying to build something, and that takes time, energy and patience.

This is the first time we've held it in Silver Spring. Previous actions (I think there have been six or seven) were held at Takoma Park. We got 15 people, which is about average for us so far.

There are valid criticisms that can be made, of course. This wasn't as well-promoted as it could have been. There were a few new faces, but not enough. It wasn't very energetic. And it was very, very white.

But we got good information out, received an overwhelmingly sympathetic response, and publicly confronted a pro-war racist. These are very small success, but successes nonetheless.

I would love to see general strikes and soldiers revolting, but that's just not happening. It's not even a remote threat; and unfortunately, it's only the *threat* of such -- at least -- that will end the war. None of us harbors the illusion that we'll end the war by holding signs outside Metro stations. Rather, it's a matter of getting from Point A to Point B.

The thing to do is *participate*. Come to a demo. And if you have ideas, share them. I assure you they'll be listened to, and maybe even well received.