I was a bit skeptical as well, but there’s at least one seemingly reputable academic researcher who says as much: en.wikipedia.org/…/15_February_2003_anti-war_prot… (first citation).
So even if it wasn’t, one could easily be forgiven for the mistake.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
“largest worldwide non-violent protests in history”? I remember living through that time and don’t remember that. Do you have a source? I myself was opposed the second Iraq war because Saddam had agreed to let in any inspectors the west wanted but we went “too late, we’re coming in anyway” and I knew it was a scam invasion.
We were also just a couple of years into Afghanistan and it made no sense to be starting a second war on a second front when there was no immanent danger. Again, it made to sense.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
in4aPenny@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Goes to show how effective non-violent protest is.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Start here: en.wikipedia.org/…/15_February_2003_anti-war_prot…
Specific news articles about that day:
web.archive.org/web/20040904214302/…/record.asp?r…
From Guinness World Records:
web.archive.org/web/20100326221254/…/art.php?id=6…
web.archive.org/web/20190921125652/…/2765215.stm