Forum Post: Go Rome Go!
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 15, 2011, 6:06 p.m. EST by hiramgoldstein
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I stand in support of our brothers and sisters in Rome and everywhere. In the words of Quentin Crisp: "However low a man sinks, he never reaches the level of the police." Go 99%!!! We are only getting stronger!!!
Change is inevitable, Growth is optional
Why am I not surprised to see this.
Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
We must not condone acts of violence.
Non-aggression is the way
I hope you are right. I believe in the spirit of Ghandi and MLK, Jr. But is it not right for a person to defend themselves?
Self Defense is the opposite of outright aggression.
I thought the people of Rome were defending themselves from the outright aggression of the police. But I am only passing judgement by what I saw on CNN. I wasn't there and may have been mislead by the media. If they rioted without provocation by the police, then I was wrong, and apologize for my conclusions.
This is what CNN said
"Anarchists take over the Occupy Rome protests by setting things on fire, chasing protesters away and fighting back against the police"
Sounds accurate. OWS is filled with many of the same anarchists that destroy public property at the WTO meetings. Just because they aren't torching shit on Wall St. doesn't mean they aren't there.
If something like that did happen it would be bad news for our cause. we could quickly try to distance ourselves from such behavior but the media would say that is who we are and that is what we are about!
I wholeheartedly agree, but I'm just saying lets not be naive and deny that these people make up a good chunk of the crowd (30%?). The anti-consumerist mantra of the peaceful Canadian group Adbusters that started this thing, is a shared value for the Anarchists. They are here, among us. I know there is a strong belief that the need for inclusion is an absolute necessity for this group, but this is what you get when you say all are welcome. Since we are on the topic, there are quite a few Jew hating racists voicing their support as well. Not helpful.