and again....how many times back then did you see active counter protests in favor of the war, in favor of the troops and in favor of LBJ's policy?
There have been lots since the run-up to the Iraq war....I also think what happened with the Freeper H.O.T. rally in Crawford this weekend, and the media attention it drew, took it up another level.
In the immortal words of Eric Cartmann, "I hate hippies"