I found it interesting how the media suddenly had a new and scary name to call the violent protestors. No longer the 'anti-globalization' protesters of the Battle for Seattle or other WTO/G8/G20 protests, this time they were labelled 'anarchists.' And it was taken for granted that we knew what anarchism is, and that the images we saw — fire, smashed glass, violence — were what anarchists did.
Sigh. One more word that means a lot to me ruined in the popular mind.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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To be fair, it wasn't all like that. There was that CBC interview I know I showed you with the York professor talking about what anarchism is and explicitly distinguishing between all anarchists, black bloc members, and violent black bloc members. That one was a pleasant surprise.
ReplyDeleteAnd please change the post in which you mention Simpler Thyme. It's a CSA, not a CAS—important things, you know. CSA's are worth spelling right.
Found it.
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