But Seattle type action is exactly what Presidents Cheney & Rove want! It keeps the middle class too afraid to join us. It creates scarry propaganda to be used against the anti-war movement. The politicians would love for activists look bad. Then the anti-war anti-republicanism movement will not grow.
Two separate activities are the perfect way to accomplish both goals - Growing a legitimized movement on March 18 and growing an activists movement on March 19.

I think both of you are yanking our chains.

But for those who want to think about it, if done well, it's not either-or but both-and.

It goes like this:

In nonrevolutionary conditions, the strategic orientation is the 'war of position', organizing to gather strength, and within that, a tactical orientation of 'war of manuver', periodic mass mobilazation and direct action to bring dynamic growth to the 'war of position.'

When a revolutionary upsurge takes place -- every 30 or 40 years or so -- than you shift gears radically, but if you haven't done the nonrevolutionary work beforehand, you're shit out of luck and often the right makes the greater gains in the upsurge.

Google 'Gramsci' 'Trong Chinh' and 'Mao Zedong' on strategy and tactics, if you want. But mainly, think in terms of the majority and use common sense.