I bet some of these people actually call themselves "global peace" protesters or some such. Worthless pieces of flesh, who cannot ever build a thing in their lives but are experts at destroying things other people built.
Demonstrators converge on G-8 summit
THE MOST VIOLENT protests early Sunday were in the Swiss city Lausanne, across Lake Geneva from the G-8 summit site. Demonstrators wearing masks hurled rocks at police and a posh hotel and looted a gas station and a supermarket.Posted by shanti at June 1, 2003 3:28 PMOne protester was seriously hurt when he fell from a highway overpass. Lausanne police chief Eric Lehmann said the fall was an accident but demonstrators blamed authorities.
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I’m always perplexed by these demonstrators who choose to make a statement during these big summits/meetings, by demonstrating violently. :huh: Dunno what is achieved by this?
Posted by: Sameer at June 1, 2003 10:09 PM
I agree - they are doing nothing to gain the sympathies of mainstream people and end up marginalizing their own causes with foolish acts like this.
Posted by: Shanti at June 2, 2003 6:11 AM
Why do people go to political rallies in India? Because someone transports them in trucks and they end up having a good time in the mela right?
Those protests are basically the same thing happening at a global level.
Posted by: Ravikiran at June 2, 2003 6:25 AM
Ravi, you are right… but the point here, I think, was about having mindless violent protests.
Posted by: Sameer at June 2, 2003 7:27 AM
I don’t think people are doing it for fun sake (though Evian and Geneva are excellent tourist spots!) … One explanation can be found in the article by Friedman (listed in Sameer’s blog) …
These guys are generally greenpeace activists (they show up in every Exxon shareholder meeting at Irving) or socialists who are against WTO’s and trade agreements …
Obviously, the effect of globalization has always been one-sided, with the greatest contribution from America.
L.
Posted by: L. at June 2, 2003 8:35 AM
And did you hear about the verbal terrorist being an ardent supporter (participant?) of this “protest.” I read this morning about how she’s been “looked upon” as some kind of deliverer from the west’s evil axis of capitalism; the same capitalism whose commerical offshoots ensured that she won the Booker.
Heh heh! :smartass:
Posted by: Sandeep at June 2, 2003 11:19 PM
I wonder if Roy understands the meaning of “irony” :)
Posted by: Shanti at June 3, 2003 6:24 AM