georgephillip
Diamond Member
"Carnivalesque Rebellion: A sudden unexpected moment of truth, a mass reversal of perspective, a global mindshift - from which the corporate/consumerist forces never fully recover."
"A few days ago protests against the status quo erupted across Europe. The Prime Minister of Iceland was pelted with eggs; a man outraged by bank bailouts drove a cement truck into the gates of the Irish Parliament; and over 100,000 workers from two dozen countries took to the streets in Brussels.
"However, the most spectacular actions of all occurred in Spain where 20% of the population, and an astronomical 42% of those under the age of 25, are unemployed.
"For twenty-four hours, Barcelona was shut down by a general strike: public transit ground to a halt, cafes were shuttered and garbage collection ceased.
"Later, as passions rose, a Levis clothing store was looted and its merchandise distributed to the crowd, a police car was torched and riot cops tussled with everyday folk.
"And in a sign that this time the insurrectionary passion will not subside, Portugals largest union is calling for a general strike on November 24th which is, coincidentally, in the midst of the global Carnivalesque Rebellion.
'We think that there are now conditions for wide protests, a wave of strife that we have not seen in decades,' one observer explained."
For those who like to think big, try wrapping your mind around this metameme:
"Is Economic progress killing the planet?
Adbusters
"A few days ago protests against the status quo erupted across Europe. The Prime Minister of Iceland was pelted with eggs; a man outraged by bank bailouts drove a cement truck into the gates of the Irish Parliament; and over 100,000 workers from two dozen countries took to the streets in Brussels.
"However, the most spectacular actions of all occurred in Spain where 20% of the population, and an astronomical 42% of those under the age of 25, are unemployed.
"For twenty-four hours, Barcelona was shut down by a general strike: public transit ground to a halt, cafes were shuttered and garbage collection ceased.
"Later, as passions rose, a Levis clothing store was looted and its merchandise distributed to the crowd, a police car was torched and riot cops tussled with everyday folk.
"And in a sign that this time the insurrectionary passion will not subside, Portugals largest union is calling for a general strike on November 24th which is, coincidentally, in the midst of the global Carnivalesque Rebellion.
'We think that there are now conditions for wide protests, a wave of strife that we have not seen in decades,' one observer explained."
For those who like to think big, try wrapping your mind around this metameme:
"Is Economic progress killing the planet?
Adbusters