Elitist Attitude Doesn't Help

Marty O'Malley is frustrated that no one seems to share his outrage at our presence in Iraq.

Well, maybe, if he didn't give idiot advice like this;

As he and two other protesters waited, Maddie Smith, a student at the Art
Institute of Pittsburgh, approached Mr. O'Malley and asked for a sign for her
lawn in Brookline.
He gladly gave her one. He also gave her instructions:
"Put it so it's facing traffic. Otherwise no one will see it."

he might find people more willing to listen to him.

Does he really think it is necessary to give such obvious advice to an adult?

Or, is it that those who do support him are such dolts that they need this sort of advice?

Or, might it be that those who support him are so enamored of themselves, so full of their own importance, that they purposely face their signs towards their own homes, such that they may admire their handiwork in comfort while sipping a latte?

If he gives all of his advice in such a condescending manner, it's no wonder no one showed up.