Yesterday I participated in a peace demonstration here in Atlanta organized by Not In Our Name as part of a nationwide protest of the current administration's rush to war. We had more than 100 people in attendance (120-150 by my count) and had coverage by the news team from the local NBC affiliate, channel 11. I taped the news report last night and saw that they reported that there were "dozens" of demonstrators.

This morning I started looking for news items about this nationally coordinated protest. After a good bit of looking I found multiple local articles mentioning peace rallies in Portland, OR; San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, CA; New York City; Cherry Hill, NJ; Texas; Alaska; Hawaii; and many other communities. Some of the reports mentioned that the protests were part of a coordinated, nation-wide protest. However, I have not been able to find any national news service which has attempted to report the extent of the rallies across the country.

I guess peace just isn't sexy enough to sell advertising in this country. Apparently, trying to get people to think instead of fear is not a high priority.