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World Beauzeaux Convention: List of Speakers
1st Plenary: Globalization, Militarism, the Neoliberal Agenda and its DiscontentsUmmm... Would this one be the Wobbly? Nope, just another tired Lefty: "Michael Letwin, of NYC Labor Against the War, will report from âground zeroâ on dissent in the USA. As a New Yorker and a public sector trades unionist, he will explain why he rejects the war being made in his name, and its impact on civil liberties, racism and the media." Labor connection? "Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW 2325 President: Michael Letwin" He's a professional protester. Author of Missing Marx. A Personal and Political Journal of A Year in East Germany, 1989-1990 Damn. Where have I heard that name before? Marcuse? Marcuse... Representing the Big Green Machine. No, not the Marine Corps. That's the Little Green Amphibious Monsters. "A women's collective of Afghan and non-Afghan women from the New York area who are committed to the human rights of Afghan women." Oooh. Limousine liberals! (Hey, baby! Can I see under yer burqa? Heh-heh!) 2nd Plenary (If the first one didn't stultify you): Another World is Possible, Globalizing Justice and Solidarity Boy, don't it? Having been broke, and having been flush, I like flush better... Oh. You're against it. Obligatory Little Brown Brothers. Mexican gunnies wearing masks. Obligatory Little Homosexual Brother/Sister/Whathaveyou. Obligatory Little Brown Brother with a Turban. Hey! Can I see that Indian rope trick? No idea what the hell "social ecology" might be. The proper balance of collectivists and libertarians? We'll never know, because their website doesn't work. "We fundamentally reject a social and economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and exchange. We reject a system driven by an exploitative logic that sees human beings as human capital, ecosystems as natural resources, and culture as simply a commodity. We reject the idea that the world is only valuable in terms of profit, competition and efficiency." Lotsa innalekshul depth here. You can tell. They're big on polysyllables. Zzzzzz. "If you didn't like the State of the Union speech, if you don't like the war on terrorism or the war on civil liberties, if you consider yourself progressive, left, radical, or you just don't like seeing more wealth and power concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, you need to be here." Peace and love and a low IQ. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-01-31 |
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