> Images of Violence
>
> But for labor, it isn't that clear-cut. While the Seattle WTO
> protests energized antiglobalization forces, it also scarred the city
> of Seattle -- and tarnished the protest movement, with its images of
> anarchists breaking windows and rampaging through downtown stores.
> While the overwhelming majority of the Seattle protesters were
> peaceful, television images focused on the small minority of violent
> demonstrators, scenes that unsettle many among the general public and
> could potentially sour them on labor's cause. At the same time, the
> violence helped grab public attention.
If the window-smashing tarnished the protest movement, why is the FBI saying that 40,000 to 70,000 people will come for the protests?
Violent demonstrators? Who did they injure?
It looks like the WSJ is getting a bit more hardcore about us. They are running scared.
BTW, just bought my first cellphone.
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