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Originally posted by Silver Cheetah:
Zby - I don't agree with you at all on this one! It could be an idea to go along to an anti-globalisation protest/march, before you start making sweeping generalisations about what goes on - how about it, dude? (I went on one a few weeks ago. *No violence at all*. About 90% or more of peole who take part are genuinely peaceful people concerned about the planet we live on who want to wake up government and big business to what is happening on this planet.
There are a small minority of hate filled idiots who use these occasions as excuse to stir up trouble and get their violence fuelled kicks. I despise these people totally, as they have given what are genuine protests about genuine problems that need to be addressed a very bad image indeed, with the result that many people dismiss the anti-globalisation cause (just to take an example), focusing instead on the few extremists who take part in the demos.
As usual, the (mostly rightwing) press are doing their utmost to distort actual happenings, ably assisted by such total arseholes as Berlusconi, (who owns a good chunk of the italian media, as well as being president of the country - and it's richest man, incidently... ho ho ho.... )
I must say, I'm getting very fed up of this coupling of activists with terrorists, which is *so* negative for activists. The recent happenings in America are already providing excuses for govt's all over the world to crack down on what is meant to be peaceful protest (until it is hijacked by extremists.) I knew such cracking down was going to happen, - the bombing was a heavensent opporutnity for western governments on this particular front, as they have been getting increasingly panicky about anti-globalisation protests.
I don't agree with violent protest at all. However, a point you might like to consider - would government anywhere have given a flying ■■■■ if a small minority of people hadn't started getting heavy?
Be interested to have your views.
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