Protester Shot in Head, Run Over in Genoa

[Kelley Walker]

At 08:49 PM 7/22/01 -0400, Joe R. Golowka wrote:
> >Whether the police or the protesters in Genoa used force first doesn't
>matter.  The elites which the cops are defending have done a hell of a lot
>more violence to ordinary people then protesters would dream of doing even
>to the elites.  In that context, any violence used at this protest is
>basically self-defense by the working class against the exploiting class.
>Joe R. Golowka
>
> > Question:  why should he look at you, given
> > your statement, as anything other than someone
> > from a galaxy far, far away?
>
>Because I'm not from a galaxy far, far away.  Or you could point out that
>the Pope supports many of the more moderate demands of the protestors.  And
>so do unions (some unions support the more radical demands, too).
>
>Joe

to which joe sixpack and suzy winecooler along with jack scotchenwater and 
jill martinidry would probably say, "that wasn't my concern, since that 
wasn't your claim to begin with". which brings up back to / dave /'s 
reminder that people aren't as dumb as some would make them out to be.