Demo against militarism

thomas · Jun 20, 2002, 19:42

On June 16th, a demonstration against militarism took place in Tokyo, with reportedly 60.000 people participating.

"...60,000 people marched against militarism by Japan on June 16. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the mainstream media. Most of the media was entirely silent..."

Hm, I wasn't able to find any hint on that event.

Please read more at Paul Arenson's web site TokyoProgressive.

samuraitora · Jun 20, 2002, 22:29

Why would this not get very much publicity?

60k people is a good size movement.

thomas · Jun 20, 2002, 23:48

Hehe, I apologize for my sarcasm, but in times of global polarization and "war against terrorism" critical anti-estblishmentarian voices are not too popular. Main stream press is reluctant to pick up such topics.

moyashi · Jul 19, 2002, 10:05

soccer was too important at the time ;)

Or were the uryokudan inolved? If so, they don't make news that much like they used to do in the 70's. Besides, they're noise polution.

Jun 20, 2002, 19:42	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Demo against militarism On June 16th, a demonstration against militarism took place in Tokyo, with reportedly 60.000 people participating. "...60,000 people marched against militarism by Japan on June 16. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the mainstream media. Most of the media was entirely silent..." Hm, I wasn't able to find any hint on that event. Please read more at Paul Arenson's web site TokyoProgressive. __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Jun 20, 2002, 22:29	#2
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Why would this not get very much publicity? 60k people is a good size movement. __________________ ja mata samuraitora (^_-)/

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moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	soccer was too important at the time ;) Or were the uryokudan inolved? If so, they don't make news that much like they used to do in the 70's. Besides, they're noise polution. __________________ crazy gonna crazy

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Jun 20, 2002, 23:48	#3
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Hehe, I apologize for my sarcasm, but in times of global polarization and "war against terrorism" critical anti-estblishmentarian voices are not too popular. Main stream press is reluctant to pick up such topics.