"The point is that there wasn't the hatred, even by those of us on the far left, that we are seeing today..."

Oh? I seem to recall as much if not more.



As for printed signs and organization, I recall a lot of that in the Pro-Saddam marches prior to March of 2003. But I guess they are OK if they are for something Bobert and Amos supports, and only wrong when supporting something they have declared to be wrong.