Monday, October 17, 2005

Millions More (or Less!)

From OpinionJournal on the Million More March:

It seems to us, though, that size does matter. If the Million Man March drew "hundreds of thousands" and the Millions More Movement only "thousands," that means this movement is shrinking exponentially--by two orders of magnitude in a scant 10 years.
The diminution of the Louis Farrakhan-led "Millions" is a welcome development. Among the "
issues of the Millions More Movement" is this:
We demand full and complete Reparations for the descendants of slaves. We demand that America take the appropriate steps to help in the repair of the damage done from 300 years of slavery, 100 years of segregation, and 50 years of the misuse and abuse of governmental power to destroy Black organizations and leaders.
A
Washington Post puff piece on Farrakhan notes that "the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast has become a rallying point"--and indeed, many observers predicted that Katrina would be a boon to the infantile politics of racial grievance. The failure of the Millions More Movement to draw a sizable audience suggests these predictions were wrong. For that, the country--and especially black Americans--can be grateful.

Were all his supporters in Toledo? Or maybe like the Iraqi's, they are tired of being bossed by tyrants!