WTO protestors sitting in a Seattle intersection.
Blue object in background is Mendocino ‘whale’.
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This is what democracy looks like
views of a veteran of the battle of Seattle 12/99
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It isn’t controlled and breaks some rules.
It isn’t anarchy, just lusty participation.
It isn’t the enemy, the criminal, the perp.
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It is OK to block a street and conference place.
It is OK to be dragged peacefully away and arrested.
It is OK to disrupt “business as usual.”
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“This is what democracy looks like,
This is what democracy looks like.”
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It isn’t OK to gas and shoot at a peaceful protest.
It isn’t OK to club and cage free speech.
It isn’t OK to drive democracy off the streets.
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It is lawful to express political opinion.
It is injuring democracy to stop a protest.
It is us — not ‘them’ — but us, good people calling.
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“This is what democracy looks like,
This is what democracy looks like.”
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Mendocino sunset
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