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Article #120Re: EVENT: Join "Make Poverty History" riders to Edinburgh, Fri 1 July 2005
From: Jon Senior
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:07
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:07
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Steven Hill wrote: >>Many are. > > > I am so happy for them. > > >>This is a once a year opportunity to do a little more. It is called >>democracy. > > > And how exactly is it going to make a difference, other than by pissing > people off? Gleneagles isn't even near Edinburgh. In case you haven't > noticed, people are battening down the hatches here. The only thing these > marches are going to do is give some folk the excuse to put in some > windows. Yeah, that will really help African nations, and stick it to the > man. Yeah! Because when nobody marches, nobody notices. If Geldof's 1 million actually turned up in the city it makes the statement to those that can make a difference that the we want the change. It is the most direct form of opinion poll possible, and during a period of political apathy, it says to our government "Oi. We're still here. We're still watching. And this is what we want you to do". The cost of travel for many of the protesters will be very low (Advance booked fares / hitching / cycling) and the people that they are protesting to have the a great deal more money to make a difference with. And why is it in Edinburgh? Simple. It's a (capital) city with the ability to cope (Probably). It's the nearest large city to the actual G8 site. And the police have surrounded Gleneagles with a ring of steel, and can be relied on to beat any and all protesters to a bloody pulp for getting too close. The more confrontational you make the issue, the more likely something is to kick off. Swell the numbers on the other hand, and you'll make it far more difficult for the odd disruptive characters to cause problems. Jon
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