>Let me provide a recent example of how anarchist direct action gets the
>goods.
>
>Some of you may live in cities which have new LPFM radio stations. Those
>stations are a direct result of anarchist direct action during the
>1990s. Anarchists were heavily involved in the pirate radio movement of
>the 90s. Pirate radio is a classic example of direct action.
Let's give credit where credit is due:
>July 11, 2000
>Religious Groups Pushing Hard for LPFM
>source:
><http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/071100radio-fcc.html>New York Times
>
>For months, Republicans in Congress have sought to block a Federal
>Communications Commission program to license hundreds of new
>low-power radio stations. But now the first batch of applications
>for the stations has come in, and it turns out that about half are
>from religious organizations, mostly the sorts of fundamentalist
>churches active in conservative Republican politics.
>
> From Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego to In His Image
> Outreach Ministries in East Greenwich, R.I., hundreds of
> evangelical churches are asking for space on the airwaves to spread
> the Gospel. Some simply want to read Scripture verbatim; others
> want to preach against abortion.
>
>They will not get the chance, however, if the Republican
>Congressional leadership -- lined up on the side of big broadcasting
>companies and their lobbying group -- gets its way. And that has
>left many of the applicants and their supporters frustrated, while
>offering a fresh reminder of the divisions that persist in the
>Republican Party.