Toronto G8&G20
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- xcarlx0
mg33,
when these events first started in Seattle back in '99, the protesters had very clear messages, mostly against the globalization of the world trade and financial regimes. They (we, since i was among them) thought that globalization as structured by the IMF, World Bank and the WTO, was effectively selling the environment and working poor down the river to "enhance shareholder value", and that the increased disparity between the rich and poor would eventually lead to a global financial collapse.none of that happened of course.
- Andrew_D0
There's a bunch more in here:
- vaxorcist0
- I still say just move the shield so it splashes all over the guy.ETM
- I can't do that because I'm pee shy. hahaFrosty_spl
- megE0
mg33
There are all sorts of protesters here. There are people protesting seal beating, private healthcare, public/private education, poverty, canada being on stolen first nations land, war, etc. The biggest violent group of folks are the Black Bloc - and from what I hear they protest government and capitalism.
- megE0
- Andrew_D0
There's a fat chick on CP24 from CLEVELAND!!! Who is talking nonsense about "The war on the poor" (it's on her tye died shirt) and how the Capitalist Pigs are ruining the world. A direct quote, "Um like yeah, stop the war on the poor, for sure". Another gem was when she was asked where she's going now that she's been released from jail, "I'm not sure where to go". How about fucking HOME!!!
Idiots.
- there's nothing to do in Cleveland... must be boredmegE
- But Drew Carey said Cleveland Rocks. Was he lying? ;-)Andrew_D
- Drew is on Price is Right right now in Cali, and Lebron is leaving town... nothing to do anymore ;)megE
- are they taking a steamer to cleveland?vaxorcist
- you know most of those police were hired from outside toronto right? whats the difference?xcarlx
- MSTRPLN0
So I don't get it, are they protesters or paparazzi? Seems strange to complain about poverty when every second "protester" brought their $2000+ camera to the G20 riot. Taking photos of their buddies getting beaten down by provoking the police so they could claim "police brutality".
- vaxorcist0
argh... the lunatic fringe can too easily discredit thoughtful protest.... happens alot, though sometimes with covert help from ....
- megE0
Arrests in Grange Park... *oye
- lowimpakt0
what % of the protestors were violent?
it all looks tame to me
- akrokdesign0
next day they will be in starbucks getting their cafe latte. lol.
- xcarlx0
would any one even know that protests even happened if they didn't turn violent?
- not sure, as the media is pretty fucked up. BAD NEWS ARE GOOD NEWS FOR THE NEWS CAST.akrokdesign
- no one would report " a boring uneventful protest happened in Toronto today"xcarlx
- as far as i've notice, messages gets lost when protest turned violent. it's all about how many people got arrested and police car got burned down.pango
- car got burned down. never news about what the protester is protesting about.pango