Re: RAT Hello Seattle

["chris mac" <cmacdona@adobe.com>]

Jonathan. No offence. You are an idiot.

Love...Chris

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>From: jonoh1@juno.com
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: Re: RAT Hello Seattle
>Date: Thu, Dec 2, 1999, 11:55 AM
>

> But what does this have to do with MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!?????
> Selflessly,
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:20:48 -0800  "Sylvain, John"
> <jsylvain@station.sony.com> writes:
>>Well I think the whole thing is just plain wonderful. It might seem
>>petty
>>and awful when you're in it and it might seem annoying that the news
>>is
>>focusing on the violence but here's the point: THE MESSAGE IS GETTING
>>THROUGH 
>>
>>What has happened in Seattle has moved globalization and trade to the
>>center
>>of the nations attention. What has happened in Seattle has
>>re-legitimized
>>Labor as a force to conteract Capital, over night.
>>
>>What has happened in Seattle has galvanized the various and disparate
>>threads of liberalism and progressivism and fused them into a
>>coherent
>>whole. No longer will multi-national corporations tromp along telling
>>world
>>governments what to do with relative impunity.
>>
>>IT CAN NO LONGER BE TOLERATED!
>>
>>From the outside the tear gas and rubber bullets didn't just sting the
>>eyes
>>and skin, they inspired those of us who have grumbled by the side of
>>the
>>road as amoral multinationals destroyed our grandchildren's planet and
>>eaten
>>the children of the third world. There are other things that are
>>important
>>besides money. That may sound like an empty, obvious aphorism but in
>>fact,
>>for the past 20-30 years the world has been opporating as if a free
>>market
>>is the very best thing since sliced bread. The worth of anything is
>>measured
>>in US $. CEOs justify downright evil behavior by saying "we are
>>responsible
>>first and foremost to our shareholders."  NO! Stop it! Fuckers!
>>
>>As artists and as liberals (I can respect all you conservative
>>theater
>>artists out there but you confuse me, kinda like Gay Republicans, so I
>>chose
>>to pretend you don't exist) the Battle of Seattle is a wake up call.
>>It is
>>time to do something.
>>
>>I don't know what, but something.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mkleinhans@juno.com [SMTP:mkleinhans@juno.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:51 AM
>>> To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>>> Subject: Re: RAT Hello Seattle
>>>
>>> What a week!  From my point of view (living in downtown Seattle)
>>the
>>> whole thing got out of hand when a parade of looters and thugs ran
>>> through Seattle breaking windows and stealing things from the
>>stores.
>>> (there was also a scheduled peaceful protest going on as well) On
>>that
>>> day, the police didn't do much at all. (some tear gas and pepper
>>spray to
>>> try and get the out of control people to go home)  Now, the whole
>>cause
>>> of the WTO protestors has basically been lost, because of the crowds
>>of
>>> people coming to the area who just want to fight the police.
>>Overnight
>>> the police seem to have lost all patience and are taking no small
>>amount
>>> of force to get people to stay out of the area. I'm really of two
>>minds
>>> about the whole thing, and honestly believe that the law enforcement
>>has
>>> been simply trying to keep any more riots and damage to innocent
>>stores
>>> and people from happening, but because people are so excited to
>>have
>>> something new to protest every day it just keeps getting worse.  I
>>think
>>> there have been over 500 arrests and as of last night there were
>>large
>>> crowds in many different areas of the curfewed area (of which I
>>LIVE!)
>>> Egad...I'm living in a war zone.  I just wish people would go home
>>and
>>> find a better way to make their point.
>>>
>>>
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