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Originally Posted by Antithesis
They could start by publicly denouncing them - that would be a decent start. They could actively seek to work WITH the police to eradicate that problem rather than tacitly approving it.
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If you think there is a global tacit approval of the black bloc, then you have never been an activist. They are a scourge toward those wanting to activate change. When there is violence, the news doesn't cover the issues that the activists want presented, they cover the violence. In the Vancouver Olympic protest threads I told the story of the Hare Krishnas, one of the most pacifist groups on the planet, getting into a throw down with the Black Bloc because they were pissed off with the antics of the bandana wearing asshats co-opting their peaceful protest.
I can tell you that all of my training has been in passive resistance, and the groups I have belonged to have strongly condemned the use of violence.
For the guy above that said "Make Poverty History" is like "Make it Sunny Everyday", nothing could be further from the truth. I wear my "Make Poverty History" wristband every day only to promote others to act... I personally have two foster children through Plan Canada, have donated large sums to Engineers Without Borders, have attended and aided many MPH events and locally I have volunteered with food banks and soup kitchens. Are you saying what I am doing is horribly, horribly wrong because it's a futile endeavor?
MPH stands for:
- Doubling Canada's foreign aide to .7% of GDP, completing the promise we made to the world under Nobel Peace Prize winning Lester B. Pearson.
- Ensuring that the terms of Bill C-293 are carried out. It was a wonderful bill that was carried UNANIMOUSLY in the house and now it is a matter of seeing that the government is held to meeting the statutes of the bill:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Develop...untability_Act
- In 1989 the Liberal party, including Chretien, promised they would end child poverty in Canada by 2000. That's long past and they had ample time in power to do something, but failed. MPH is calling for a renewed effort by the federal government to aide provincial and local governments and NGOs to work together on a national strategy to ensure that all children have an equal footing to start their lives.
Now I realize that's the kind of stuff that certain people here are against. Calgaryborn has outright said this kind of stuff costs too much. Personally, I look at the suffering of others here and around the world call for action, damn the cost. Someone I can't see Pearson's .7% bankrupting the nation.