In a message dated 7/16/01 9:00:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, resist@best.com
writes:
<< "Another similarity with the 60s is that today's protestors are middle
class. That must be worrying for governments who rely on their middle
classes to put them in power and keep their economies running." >>
Even more worrying for them will have to be that, in fact, these protestors -
as opposed to the 60's - are not all middle class. Trade unions have joined
the fray and attract huge contingents of demonstrators (I saw them in
Quebec). OK, we know the trade unions have been greatly weakened, but they
still have some clout behind them. In the 60's, and I do remember it, the
trade unionists FOUGHT us; now they are with us.
Just the other day I was talking with some young people who were bemoaning
that they did not live in the 60's. I said, hey, take a look around you.
The 60's in a new form with some new and some similar issues IS BACK. There
is a movement and it is growing. Go to the next anti-globalization
demonstration and you'll see.
How about someone putting up lists of the upcoming anti-globalization demos
so we can go if one is near us.
Gretchen Dutschke
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