Anti-war stances are not something new to the American consciousness, even though much of our international history seems to be involved in some type of military conflict. Americans were very opposed to joining WWI even after the Zimmerman telegram. The majority of Americans were opposed again to WWII, until Pearl Harbor was bombed. We saw massive protests in the 1960s against the Vietnam War protesting the military tactics and the necessity for fighting in Vietnam. But these views have always been looked at in a negative light, and that citizens should always support the US going to war.
Today, we don't see many anti-war voices in the mainstream media, you would have to go to either social media pages, or what seems to be fringe news sites to find those views. The antiwar stance is not oftentimes given a positive view because it goes against what the mainstream media sources believe. These sources usually get their information directly from the government, on from who they think to be trusted sources, and those can be pushing their own agenda. These sites like antiwar.com and theamericanconservative.com are considered to be not as trusted at first glance because they oftentimes disagree with the government's stance on wars. Sites like these are harder to find than ones with opposing views because these sites are often speaking out against the government, and no matter what country you are in speaking out against the government is never regarded fondly. These sites are also thought to be on the same level of conspiracy sites because of their opposition to what the government will release, which tarnishes their reputation by association, even though what they write is true.
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