[lbo-talk] [Fwd: Jena Ignites a Movement: Report from Yesterday's Demonstration in Jena, Louisiana]

[Joseph Catron]

You're missing the most crucial distinction: the ruling class stands
to lose nothing from the Jena 6 movement.

On 9/23/07, Mr. WD <mister.wd at gmail.com> wrote:


> Anyway, as far as I am concerned, Miami was a fucking turkey shoot for
> the cops.  The demonstrations accomplished next to nothing -- barely
> receiving any coverage of any kind in the national media, despite the
> extraordinary police brutality.  Contrast that with Jena, which was
> also large (with a lot of people traveling in), but far more peaceful,
> few or no arrests, and very well covered in the national media (and
> with relative sympathy to boot!).