Direct Action. What'd you think?

FreeYourself · 11-21-2001, 07:57 PM

I have been an activist for a while now and am growing tired of how the media manages to bend the points we are trying show and makes us look like the bad guys? Us, the people who leave whatever we're doing to go out and get hurassed by police and speak for people who don't have a voice (or can't get heard), we come out as the bad guys! Is this justice?!?

An example, I went to the OCAP protest in Toronto, Ontario on October 16th to give voice for all of those homeless people and let the Tories know that they are only making it worse for the people at the bottom of the corporate ladder and we're not gonna stand for it.

This is what the media heard:

"2000 protesters, mostly anarchists with concealed weapons..."
"Thugs came from all over to terrorize this peacefull city..."

I was among 1-2 thousand protesters peacefully marching down the streets chanting and playing drums and dancing. We had signs. A small handfull decided to vandalize and such.

What'd you think about all this? does it help? Do you believe what the corporate media throws at you?

I have one word for you...PROPOGANDA!

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11-21-2001, 07:57 PM	#1
FreeYourself Pithy Euphemist Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 19	Direct Action. What'd you think? I have been an activist for a while now and am growing tired of how the media manages to bend the points we are trying show and makes us look like the bad guys? Us, the people who leave whatever we're doing to go out and get hurassed by police and speak for people who don't have a voice (or can't get heard), we come out as the bad guys! Is this justice?!? An example, I went to the OCAP protest in Toronto, Ontario on October 16th to give voice for all of those homeless people and let the Tories know that they are only making it worse for the people at the bottom of the corporate ladder and we're not gonna stand for it. This is what the media heard: "2000 protesters, mostly anarchists with concealed weapons..." "Thugs came from all over to terrorize this peacefull city..." I was among 1-2 thousand protesters peacefully marching down the streets chanting and playing drums and dancing. We had signs. A small handfull decided to vandalize and such. What'd you think about all this? does it help? Do you believe what the corporate media throws at you? I have one word for you...PROPOGANDA! __________________ keep jammin' ~FreeYourself

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