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N15 Anti-Cap Bloc Call to Action
by * * *
Tuesday, Nov. 04, 2003 at 4:43 PM
For PGH Indymedia
CALL TO ACTION
ANTI-CAPITALIST FEEDER MARCH
N15 MASS MARCH AND RALLY AGAINST THE FTAA
"Resistance to tyranny is man's highest ideal." - Emma Goldman
On January 1st, 1994 the North American Free Trade agreeement went into effect. NAFTA combined the economies of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into one big trade market. NAFTA promised family farmers more money through exporting, and promised the consumers lower food prices in the process. In reality, the United States agricultural surplus fell by nearly $1,500 billion. We have seen health conditions deteriorate and we have seen the environment destroyed. Chapter 11 of the NAFTA agreement allows private companies to sue governments for anything they say hurts their profits. This means that a corporation can dump toxic waste into your water system, and if the government intervenes they can get sued in a special tribunal for unlimited compensation for lost profits.
NAFTA was a failure.
And now the heads of state of over 34 countries are trying to expand NAFTA to the the entire western hemisphere. The Free Trade Area of the Americas goes beyong NAFTA in both scope and power. The FTAA will allow corporations to trample on worker's rights, human rights, and destroy the environment. We cannot let this happen. In Miami on Nov 20-21st the FTAA's last round of discussions are being held. Thousands are expected to turn out in what will be the largest protest against free trade this year in the US.
Ya Basta
Enough Already
Join us for an anti-capitalist bloc feeder march to the mass rally and march to oppose the FTAA.
Meet up at 12:30 in the grassy area at Gateway Center, right in the heart of the golden triangle. We will march by many corporations known for their human and animal rights abuses.
12:30
Gateway Center (grassy area, near Liberty + Stanwix)
Very accessable by buses, trolley, and bikes.
Great Idea, Assholes
by FBI/CIA/Mr.Wiggly
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at 8:22 AM
Abolish Capitalism ... SO WE CAN ALL FRIGGIN STARVE TO DEATH AND LIVE IN POVERTY IN SOME COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST/FASCIST STATE.
Let's go anarchy !!!! Without any government or police we will all be free of oppression AND CAN DO WHAT EVER THE F____ WE WANT !!!!
NO TAXES (of course, because the government will be gone).
NO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS (because the government will be gone and Anarchy dictates that we can all do what we want without interference).
NO MORE LAWS AGAINST THE SEX TRADE (because that would be regulation interferring with the right of the sex trader to choose to address that market need).
NO MORE WELFARE (because there would be no government to tax us, and thus no mechanisms for wealth redistirbution).
NO MORE FOOLISH GUN LAWS (becasue without the military and the police we will all want the means to protect ourselves in the joyous anarchist state).
NO MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION (because with the abolishment of capitalism or standard of living and our GDP should pretty much fall through the floor, and thus our economy could afford public education at about the level of Nicaragua).
NO MORE PAY CHECKS FOR ALL THOSE FORMER GOVERNMETN EMPLOYEES (since we are no living in an anarchist sate, I think, but didn't the sign say to abolish the state.)
It is the ultimate pay as you go, take as you want, free society without any societal responsibiltiies to the citizenry. Lovely idea kiddies. No more regulation. Nothing to stop the crowd from beating you to death if you block traffic and piss them off. No laws to keep a newly formed group of anarchists with clubs and control over the prison facilities from locking you up and using you as a meat puppet. Gosh kind of sounds like Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
Another Fine Ideal
by BraveNewWorldStateSmasher
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at 8:34 AM
Resistance to Emma Goldman is man's highest ideal.
...you must learn...
by KRS-UNO
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at 11:11 AM
wiggley, what does anarchism and a fascism have to do with each other??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????huh????????????????????????????? yes, we all know anarchy means total chaos, right? maybe look into what anarchism is REALLY about.
my opinion--anti-capitalist and anarchist are not the same thing
So , Asshole
by FBI/CIA/Mr.Wiggly
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at 11:36 AM
What is anarchism all about then? ANd doesn't teh friggin sign say "Down with Capitalism, Up with Anarchism" or some similar nonsense.
Anarchism is shit. So is that Anti-Capitalist crap. Only losers hate capitalism because it means that they have to work for a living. Get off your ass and get out there and make capitalism work for you you lazy idiot. Only Assistant Professors and tenured nardowells buy into that shit.
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by .
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at 1:51 PM
I think you should get off your ass and make capitalism work instead of trying to insult people from behind a monitor.
I heart cops
by the forgotten class
Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at 5:49 PM
Capitalism is a constant struggle, and it is seen more and more as the separation of the rich and poor grows larger and larger. Anti-capitalists are not "lazy".
Capitalism is awesome if your rich, especially if a greedy rich person (which is a lot of the rich, cause if you were not greedy then you would give your money away to the people that need it), but if you are poor or middle class, there is almost no hope for you to become rich.
I struggle my whole life to live comfortably, but it just doesn't work. I can't afford an education on 8$ an hour and I can't do manual labor cause of my bad leg. So how am I supposed to live comfortably? You need money to make money!
It sucks I can't come to this protest, cause oh yeah... I have to work 2 jobs in order to survive.
And btw... who do the cops work for?
Definitely not the people...
I LOVE Cops
by 2Beers
Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at 8:56 PM
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