apparently there are no republicans in italy
over 450,000 people marched in florence italy this weekend as a protest of impending war in iraq and globalization in general.
the protests were peaceful, unlike those against the g8 last year.
"police in florence said about 450,000 people took part in the demonstration, the highlight of an anti-globalization gathering here that started wednesday and ends sunday. the figure was more than twice the number expected. organizer vittorio agnoletto estimated the crowd at 800,000 to 1 million."
why can't the u.s. turn out those kind of numbers for our protests? oh yeah, because we're stuck in first amendment zones!
addendum two of our favorite things in blogtopia (yes! i coined that phrase!) also cover this story, as talkleft reports about it on stand down, the no war blog.
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