Todays demonstrations against Bush were an encouraging sign of a bit of militancy in the anti-war movement. After police closed Whitehall, refusing demonstratrors access to Downing Street, scuffles broke out as the more spiky end of the demonstration confronted police lines.
More than one crown barrier was liberated and thrust into the police lines as a refreshingly pissed off crowd finally showed a bit of spirit and showed some true resistance to this war.
The kids at the front deserve a fucking medal as the batons came out and the forces of democracy showed their true colours.
Let’s hope this is the beginning of a new spirit within the Stop the War movement.
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Mike Corbeil // June 17, 2008 at 1:36 am |
“More than one crown barrier was liberated abd thrust into the police lines as a refreshingly pissed off crowd finally showed a bit of spirit and showed some true resistnce to this war.”
I like your tone, say. Finally, … indeed. And in case you are interested in knowing of a good explanation on the distinction between real activism and the rather non-real, only some odd pretending activism, the following is good.
“Activism and Risk: Life beyond altruism”, by
Denis G. Rancourt, a prof. of physics and an environmental science researcher at U. of Ottawa, Ca, Feb 24 2007,
http://activistteacher.blogspot.com/2007/02/activism-and-risk-life-beyond-altruism.html
An additional set of articles of his and others he refers to, and which I’d like to bring to peoples’ attention(s), are the following and those linked in it.
“Global Warming: Truth or Dare?”,
by Denis G. Rancourt, Feb 27 2007
http://activistteacher.blogspot.com/2007/02/global-warming-truth-or-dare.html