Doug Henwood wrote:
> Chuck0 wrote:
>
>> This has pissed off a lot of local activists and is sure to create
>> some interesting disputes later today. This *is* something new and
>> demonstrates the arrogance that has taken hold among the IAC
>> puppetmasters in ANSWER. Believe it or not, there are some activists
>> within ANSWER who aren't happy about this.
>
>
> ANSWER's predeliction for organizing rallies that involve three hours of
> standing around listening to mostly dull speakers is annoying enough,
> but when the wind chill is like -40 F, it's excruciating. Aside from
> that, though - and the hamfisted propaganda video they showed on the bus
> - the ANSWER presence was greatly upstaged by all the other people at
> the rally. It's like they were a catalyst for something much larger than
> themselves.
Good point. There was a lot of the trademark creativity and humor from the anti-globalization movement in evidence yesterday.
Chuck0
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