> Did I miss some discussion of this?
>
> "The workers and other protesters who gathered en masse at the Group
> of 20 summit meeting last week in London were continuing a
> time-honored European tradition of taking their grievances into the
> streets."
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/weekinreview/05greenhouse.htm
Where we find:
> “I actually believe that Americans believe in their political system
> more than workers do in other parts of the world,” Mr. Gerard said. He
> said large labor demonstrations are often warranted in Canada and
> European countries to pressure parliamentary leaders. Demonstrations
> are less needed in the United States, he said, because often all that
> is needed is some expert lobbying in Washington to line up the support
> of a half-dozen senators.
This is tragic and embarrassing.
SA