PrintFebruary 6, 2011
The Code Pink Blues
It was a cold day in the maelstrom of a Midwest blizzard when I inadvertently stumbled upon the glossy, pink, smiling cheerleaders of the Code Pink website. The attraction can only be compared to the inexplicable instinct to slow and gawk at a horrific accident, only to be left with images of a sad and unanswered tragedy. Trolling Code Pink's website is nothing less than an assault on rational thinking. If only I'd turned away.Women swathed in pink running about objecting to war, undermining our soldiers, targeting the children of military families, sticking blood-covered hands in the faces of politicians, forsaking rights in the name of social justice, and frolicking with dictators joyously fill the pages of Code Pink's website. "People who want to influence a shift in the focus of world society and government from militarism to life-affirming endeavors are CODEPINK!" In the words of co-founder Medea Benjamin, "[a]ctivism is good for our...(Read Full Article)
