{"article":{"id":4537,"heading":"LA (me) proTEST was for democrats instead of democracy","author":"00X-941","created":"2000-11-13 01:56:39","modified":"2000-11-14 18:38:08","last_modified":"Wed, 15 Nov 2000 01:38:08","article":"

i have decided against printing it...

but it basicaly stated that there will be more passionate chaos in the malls a week before christmas than there was in LA on 11-11-2000

the protest SHOULD NOT have been for the democratic party but for true DEMOCRACY in general!!!

not the rights of the candidates but the rights of the people...

and you dont have to stay within the protest area and wait until the light changes...to protest is to break the rules in CRITICAL MASS so that the opposition will understand that we will not put up with an unjust ruler...if they give us unjust rules we must break them...otherwise they have won...

or something like that...

but this is just some dissappointed rant...

so i leave you with the promise...

i am ready when you are...<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"this was originally an opinion about all the \"protest\" people staying within the \"protest\" area...but i erased it and just wrote this in 5 seconds instead","numcomment":6,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2000\/11\/4537.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":4540,"heading":"Yo, Dude, These Folks Are New At It!","article":"Cut 'em some slack. This ain't Serbia. They're not up for months of daily demonstations. Not yet. But at least they got up and did *something*. That's a start. You'll never organize anybody to do anything if you start off by feeling contempt for them.","author":"Paul H. Rosenberg","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-13 02:28:51","modified":"2000-11-13 03:00:00","fileurl":""},{"id":4545,"heading":"Trust the People isn't a Partisan Group","article":"I was there. I know that there were Gore\/Lieberman sign holders at the rally. I know that the crowd was liberal, not radical. I know that there were no arrests, no confrontations with police, no tense standoffs. Yet it is important to rembember: this rally was organized in less than 48 hours; the vast majority of signs were handmade and did not specifically refer to Gore, but rather, more referred to Bush; that in this crowd, as in any mainstream crowd in the country, the majority most likely voted for Gore but will get Bush; and that the message got out to thousands of people driving by the busiest intersection of the city, with many thousands more from the tv news and in today's LA Times (hopefully more than just the Times covered the event). There will be another protest next week and any and all are welcome to participate in whatever capacity they choose. Come as you are, speak your mind.\r\n\r\nAll power to the people. That's what my sign said. Is it radical enough?\r\n","author":"anon","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-13 06:48:10","modified":"2000-11-13 07:01:00","fileurl":""},{"id":4549,"heading":"Trust the Limo Liberals","article":"I'll take people in the street any way I can get 'em out there. Today's timid marchers are tomorrow's converts.\r\n\r\n-- .- .-. -.-. --- -. ..\r\n","author":"Guglielmo Marconi","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-13 15:40:40","modified":"2000-11-13 16:00:01","fileurl":""},{"id":4554,"heading":"Circle Dancing","article":"How beautiful it would be \r\nif next Saturday \r\nthe crosswalk circle of marchers \r\nfound the courage to, at some \r\nspontaneous moment, dance \r\nagainst the lights\r\nsunwise of course (as most seemed\r\nto instinctively walk Saturday) \r\nnarrowing the circle as in the spiral dance \r\nof the Native Americans\r\ntill they ended up in the center \r\nof the intersection in critical mass\r\nonly to fall back under the rule of law \r\nbefore the boys in blue could mobilize.\r\n\r\nHopefully the drums will be back\r\nto inspire the dancing again.\r\n\r\n\r\n ","author":"Akua","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-13 16:22:42","modified":"2000-11-13 16:39:44","fileurl":""},{"id":4576,"heading":"Read Jack London's IRON HEEL","article":"written in 1908, The Iron Heel explains in some detail, (subsequently confirmed) how plutocracy will overthrow democracy if it gets the chance. If we are about to enter such a phase, it will give us some pointers. ","author":"London Reader","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-14 14:19:24","modified":"2000-11-14 14:58:44","fileurl":""},{"id":4589,"heading":"Los Angeles Urban Rhythm Volunteers","article":"Dunbeks, a small Djimbe, Hoop Drum, egyptian tabla, marachas and clave on the corner of Wilshire and Veteran - over three hours of continuous music in front of the Spanish American War Memorial (prayers for the dead and justice for the living). \r\n\r\nDrumming in a celebration of what the people can do when we look to each other for our fulfillment. The people are a community, not another commodity to be traded and taken for granted. \r\n\r\nSee you next week (Saturday, 11.18.00, 1:00 p.m., corner of Wilshire and Veteran, Westwood, LA, CA), or before if the call demands.\r\n\r\npeace, justice, democracy,\r\nelbop, warren, pamela, walter, corn woman, mikey, clint, rebecca, randy and john\r\nOccupied Hahamongna (Pasadena, CA, USA)","author":"elbop","parent_id":4537,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-11-14 18:38:08","modified":"2000-11-14 19:00:01","fileurl":""}]}