The police shooting death of an Athenian boy has triggered a national uprising and ignited a call to global action.
"We chose this monument to democracy, this global monument, to proclaim our resistance to state violence and demand rights in education and work. (We did it) to send a message globally and to all Europe." — Protestor to Reuters reporter on December 17th, 2008.…
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76 - Dave Nalle
Still busy with work, but just to clear one thing up, we used to have a frequent commenter named Nancy. And check the similarity of the names. Consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant, y. Easy to confuse when underslept and overworked.
Dave
77 - Cindy D
Mark Eden,
Since you didn't answer this #61. I'll tell you what I've been thinking about your assessment in # 21.
Resistance means pushing the status quo back.
In this country we are pushing back against having a permit for a demonstration. A PERMIT! We are struggling against not being locked in a cage to demonstrate (you have seen the fenced in cages for protesters at major demonstration sites?)
In Greece, they are pushing back against the whole of authority. If there is an Anarchist principle more worthy than resistance. I'm sure, as someone who would only hold a sign, I don't know what it is.
78 - Cindy D
the winner of the most inept president ever award is...
79 - Mark Eden
Cindy, you say, Resistance means pushing the status quo back. But we become what we resist.
If cooperation is the way in fact, then anarchy is pushing hands with the status quo and moving forward.
Now don't get me wrong; I loves the monkey wrenching and jamming...and there must be a place for a good riot now and again, I guess.
But better graffiti for a better world, I say.
80 - Cindy D
Mark,
I don't much know what I think. I'm confused. Thanks for that reply. It adds to my confusion. Not a bad thing.
Here is the latest occupation FYI:
Occupation of news editors union HQ in Athens
Submitted by taxikipali on Jan 12 2009
ESIEA, the Union of News Editors HQ have been occupied by radical journalists and transformed into a counterinformation center and anti-spectacle forum.
On Saturday 10/1/09 in Athens radical reporters and journalists have occupied the HQ of the Union of Athens Daily Press Editors (ESIEA) which functions as a control institution regarding journalism across the country. The squatters have called for a series of open assemblies to discuss the nature and problems of broadcasting and reporting December's insurgency and its aftermath. On Monday the Assembly of Free ESIEA has called for an open discussion on the Spectacle and ways of confronting it in journalism. What follows is the founding brochure of the Free ESIEA:
The workers will have the last word - not the media bosses
81 - Cindy D
Someone liked this article. They posted it to another site.
Love in the Ruins of Democracy
Submitted by hpwombat on Sun, 2009-01-11 14:55.
From Blog Critics Magazine
82 - Roger Nowosielski
Hey, that's good news for you. How did they find out about it - Google search engine?
By the way, four of my consecutive pieces "The Case for Fraud" were features among the top picks in the Solari website (Geopolitical section, 12/01/08 week).
Roger
83 - Cindy D
Nice Roger. The top 4.
Who knows how people find anything. I don't even know how to apply tags.
84 - Cindy D
Mark,
Thanks for that comment (#79). My confusion is apparent in the book title I chose.
Things are a bit clearer now.
85 - Roger Nowosielski
Tell you the truth, though. Watched a couple of movies yesterday, The Merchant in Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream - all Shakespeare of course. He's so deep. I'm really having serious doubts as to whether cranking out these little pieces is good enough. I should be working on a new novel: only then you can see with an all-seeing eye and can consider every point of view. Jane Austin was great at that. It's all about human nature, and there's nothing more interesting or intriguing than that. So perhaps talking and writing about politics and other subjects is only at second remove - secondary and subsidiary to true works of literature. That's where my heart is.
86 - Cindy D
Roger,
I can only say you inspired me. I probably would never have been exposed to one of your novels.
And Dan(Miller) is waiting to engage you on your piece.
I'm not sure how many people can be reached. On Znet, for example there are brilliant thinkers, like anthropologist David Graeber. I might be the only person on the site who even read his two articles. No one's commented on them. That's at a site where there is some sort of community.
A novel might work better. But, I'm glad You're writing on a blog.
I'm going to work now.
87 - Roger Nowosielski
Later and thank you.
88 - Cindy
Johnny,
Have a look a this.