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In my course, I have my

In my course, I have my students take turns bringing in examples of protests. The student who went on Monday brought in this example that you've blogged about, and we watched this clip. What struck me while watching the protest was the audience's clapping, which occurs at a confusing point in the protest. The protesters chant "Even the Pope calls for peace!" are escorted out of the church, Cardinal George states, "So should we all," and the church audience claps. It seems that they are clapping for the Cardinal's pronouncement, but how do the audience members relate that to the protesters' protest of the war? Are they applauding the sentiment but not the tactics?

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