The Seattle Protests

The 1999 Seattle Protests showed us two things, one it showed us that ordinary people would show their solidarity for the tyrannized people of the third world and it showed the world that America is under martial law.

Not only did America bring in the National Guard to oppress the protesters but the Seattle riot police displayed the latest style of fascist riot policing. From shooting peaceful protesters with rubber bullets to shooting canisters of tear gas to an admirable crowd. Mainstream media reported on the Anarchists destroying private property rather then on the general movement of the protesters. CNN reporters babbled on about black hooded punks breaking windows while they did not report on what the fascist cops were saying. "If you do not move, you will be the subject of pain." This is what democracy looks like in our royally fucked up world. The anarchists as much as I respect them in engaging in illegal activities such as sabotage and blockades allowed the riot police to attack the peaceful protesters. They were the cause and the hundreds in jail was the effect. They allowed the country of America to aggressively crackdown on its political dissidents.

This world is not going to change unless we make it change. This injustice and inequality does matter and as long as there is one political prisoner in the world, the fight lives on.