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Date Posted: 03:08:36 12/03/99 Fri
Author: Tommy
Subject: Re: Are a hand full of protesters the ONLY ones that care?
In reply to: saint stephen 's message, "Re: Are a hand full of protesters the ONLY ones that care?" on 01:28:09 12/03/99 Fri

> > Because I live in the Seattle area what's going on
> > with the
> > protesters is on the TV all day long. In all the
> > coverage NOT
> > one word about what those people are there to
> protest.
> >
> > The violence is wrong but the protesting is not. Why
> > are there
> > only a hand full of protesters when the decisions
> > being made
> > in that WTO meeting will effect everyone on this
> > planet?
> >
> > Does anyone stop to think that the decisions made in
> > that
> > meeting will effect them, their family's, and
> > neighbors and
> > ALL of our futures?
> >
> > Why is the news focusing on the protest and not the
> > reasons
> > for the protest? Why is there no coverage of what's
> > going on
> > inside the meeting? It is not only our right to
> object
> > it is our
> > obligation to the earth and all its inhabitant now
> and
> > in the
> > future. We are reaching a point in history where if
> we
> > don't
> > change the way we treat the earth and the people on
> it
> > there
> > isn't going to be a future.
> >
> > Jesus isn't going to beam down and fix us but He did
> > give us
> > the key to heaven ... love, Love, LOVE
> >
> > Love,
> > Robin
> =======================================================
> =====
> The estimates are saying that there where 30,000+
> when the protests where merely peacefull, that is a
> large number. Consider this is during the middle of
> the week, people have children to feed. You as a
> mother know this takes first priority over everything.
> Get down to it, like I said before, the people of the
> city of seatle are a progressive lot that vote and are
> very well informed for american citizens(if that means
> anything at all)on politics(a generality). There will
> be no confusion at the ballot boxes In next years
> elections, that is, of course, if we are still free to
> vote. Think this is chaos is bad, wait to see what
> happens if anything goes wrong with Y2k. Mass
> hysteria, and the iron fist shall grash down upon us.
> enough rambling, I am tired, I need to sleep soon.
>
> Love,
> Steve

:
I agree with both of you! :) I am sure you both realize that we are all not in the same position to participate. First it would be a good idea to somehow be informed on what is taking place and how we feel about it. I am sure the majority of the 6 billion people on this planet do not have even access to knowing what is going on there.
Second point I want to make is that most of us don't have the ability to make our voices heard. Do we all need to physically protest in person there? Why are there not other ways that our voices can be heard? Websites providing information? Letters? E-mail? etc. Why can't we empower each other and give others options to do so? I bet all the little things we can all do will make the real differance. I think that is why most of us sit back and don't do anything because we are not shown options and little ways we can feel empowered and having our voice heard.
Just some food for thought :)
Love,
Tommy

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