From outside Chicago - think it may be time to skip town very soon
Charlie
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> On Jun 1, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Kurtz, Steven wrote:
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> Brian, I have long admired your optimism and fighting spirit, but I just
> find it difficult to think that structural change is coming soon.
Brian, I have long admired your optimism and fighting spirit, but I just find
it difficult to think that structural change is coming soon. Regarding the
George Floyd case, we haven't even been able to get the accessories to murder
charged and the murderer is miles from conviction. Given the
And I know this is kind of lame, but... what if the breaking we're seeing is
> the first rearticulation of what is going to evolve into a broad, radical,
> international movement, one whose scope, diversity and determination will
> surpass even the revolts of the 1960s, committed to end the
Hi all,
Another day of vigorous, dignified protest but the looting and arson
have abated greatly (knock on wood).
There was a frightening incident with a semi-truck but there were only
minor injuries and great heroism was shown by many. The son of someone
I knew in grade school showed some
> On May 31, 2020, at 12:27 PM, Felix Stalder wrote:
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> what exactly is breaking?
the short answer is, of course, the patience of people who keep getting
murdered. but this is not new. see london 2011, athens 2008, paris 2005.
WHITE SILENCE = CONSENT, but also WHITE AGITATION =
Folks,
thank you for these insightful reflections on the situation in the US;
I would like to come back to a point that Felix made in his initial
question:
I, like probably most nettimers, I have been observing the
fracturing of the US with increasing horror (knowing that Europe,
over the last
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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 5:26 PM Kurtz, Steven wrote:
> Is anything breaking? No, nothing is breaking. The structure is
> safe in spite of this uprising being more multi-racial and class
> diverse than any I have ever seen. The two systems of law will stay
> in place. The law will be biased in
