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SINCE DECEMBER OF 2010 youth have been rising up in: Sudan, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Mirrocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebonon, Israel, Mexico, Columbia, Bolivia, Visakhapatnam, Serbia, Armenia, Grece, Hungary, Albania, Pakistan, New Dehli, Bangladesh, China, Haiti, Senegal, Chile, and in the UK at the Petroplus refinery, an oil refinery in Whales, London Student Riots, not to forget China's Tienamen Square in 1989 and the WTO riots in Seattle in 1999. The internet has been cut-off in some countries as well.
It is interesting to note that this article by american media (The NewYork Times and The Wall Street Journal DO NOT mention protests and strikes in America such as:
Largest Crowds Since Vietnam War March In Wisconsin
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-wisconsin-protests-idUSTRE71O4F420110226
100,000 protesters in Wisconsin
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/category/us-protests-2011/
Peacefull Revolution March in Washington D.C. on March 20, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYLbbYzUVJ0
Faith Leaders Arrested In U.S. Capitol
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/faith-leaders-arrested-in-us-capitol-during-protest.html
U.S. Protests Against The Tar Sands Pipeline
http://thegreenmarket.blogspot.com/2011/07/american-protests-against-tar-sands-oil.html
2,600 Protesters arrested in U.S. since 2009
http://www.americanpendulum.com/2011/05/bill-quigley-over-two-thousand-six-hundred-activists-arrested-in-us-protests/
Protesters in America seek new policies towards Middle East
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Protesters-in-US-Seek-New-Policies-Toward-Middle-East-115378299.html
Rallies in 50 States support Wisconsin voters
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/26/earlyshow/saturday/main20036739.shtml
This Labor day We Need Protest Marches Rather Than Parades
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Robert-Reich-s-Blog/2011/0825/This-Labor-Day-we-need-protest-marches-rather-than-parades
Progressive Groups for good Jobs - Nashville, Target DSen. Corkers Office
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110826/NEWS0201/308260065/Progressive-groups-target-Sen-Corker-s-office
Picketing continuies at sugar plant in Minnesota
http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/10287/publisher_ID/30/
400 protest water rates in Arizona
http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/2011/08/24/20110824surprise-residents-protest-proposed-water-rate-hike.html
Glenn Beck's Israel Rally Prompts faebook Protest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/23/glenn-beck-israel-rally-facebook
... and there have been protests against the Iraq War since it began in 2002.
This is all connected to governments and a false and corrupt fossil fuel economy. Mankind will have a much better life now and much brighter future ahead if we all go out and be heard that we want a new Green Energy Economy world wide.
original link (NY Times/Wall Street Journal
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Thankyou for adding the links to articles about discontent on U.S. soil that they "omitted" from this article. You give a much more honest view of what is really happening. Thanks, we need more of what you do in media.
ReplyDeleteWe can all be journalists by using the in ternet and sharing what we read with our friends (and enemies)
ReplyDeleteDid you read my piece on the french revolution, America, and Apple Pie? it might be a good inspiration for you. ... and if you havn't read Thomas Jefferson lately, there is a reading of his speech on my blog as well. I also recommend Howard Zinn on Civil Disobebience (also on my blog) thanks for the comment, Pete