,G5OA IS ,EV]Y:]E 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS /ATEM5T WAS ISSU$ BY SOME AN>*I/ FROM ,TUR91 ,ITALY AB\T A MON? BE=E ! ,G#h SUMMIT 9 ,G5OA 

,BY N[1 IT IS A MATT] ( FACT4 ,! WORLD IS ON ! V]GE ( BE+ TRANS=M$ 9TO A S+LE 5ORM\S SUP]M>KET4 ,FROM ,SAN ,FRANCISCO TO ,CALCUTTA1 FROM ,RIO DE ,JANEIRO TO ,MOSC[1 WE WILL ALL GET 9 L9E TO CONSUME ! SAME ID5TICAL PRODUCTS ( UNNATURAL1 GAUDY APPE>ANCE4 ,?AT :I* =MS AN AU!NTIC WEAL? TO SAFEGU>D = MANY -- AUTONOMY & DIFF]5CE -- C\LD BE SWEPT AWAY =EV] BY ! IMPOSITION ( AN ECONOMIC POLICY & ! CONSEQU5T SOCIAL SY/EM4 ,:5 WE >E PRES5T$ ) A S+LE POSSIBILITY :ILE EV]Y ALT]NATIVE IS KEPT FROM US BY =CE1 WE CANNOT SPEAK ( FRE$OM ( *OICE 9 ! FACE ( AN (F]1 BUT ONLY ( CO]C$ OB$I5CE4 ,! CONT9U+ PRODUCTION ( \R DAYS ON E>? 7) ALL !IR PLEASURES1 TA/ES & HUES71 :5 A S+LE MODEL ( LIFE TO :I* WE >E TO CON=M IS IMPOS$ ON IT1 IS ! TOTALIT>IAN ABYSS ?AT MANY SEE OP5+ BE=E !M4 ,BRIEFLY1 NEOLIB]ALISM IS ! NAME GIV5 TO ! P>TICUL> ECONOMIC POLICY ?AT ! ,MA/]S ( ! E>? >E APPLY+4 ,GLOBALIZATION IS ! NAME GIV5 TO ! PROCESS ( HOMOG5IZ+ UNIFICATION ?AT IT 5TAILS4 ,OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL MON?S1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE HAVE TAK5 TO ! /REETS AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM & GLOBALIZATION4 ,ON ! OCCASION ( MEET+S BETWE5 ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC LEAD]S ( ! MO/ P[]FUL /ATES 79 ,SEATTLE1 ,DAVOS1 ,WA%+TON ,D4,C41 ,MELB\RNE1 ,PRAGUE1 ,GO!NBURG144471 PROTE/ DEMON/RATIONS HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ ?AT HAVE CLAIM$ ! ATT5TION ( ! 5TIRE MASS M$IA4 ,! NEXT OCCASION IS TO BE 9 ,G5OA AT ! 5D ( ,JULY1 CORRESPOND+ TO ! ,G#h SUMMIT4 ,BUT IF1 TWO YE>S AGO1 ?IS PROTE/ MOVEM5T C\LD CLOSE ITS EYES TO C]TA9 CONTRADICTIONS )9 IT SO AS TO AVOID PUTT+ A BRAKE ON ! 9ITIAL MOM5TUM1 IT SEEMS TO US ?AT REFLECTION ON ITS SIGNIFICANCE IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY URG5T & ADMITS NO DELAY4 

,NEOLIB]ALISM SUPPORTS A K9D ( CAPITALISM )\T FRONTI]S4 ,! MO/ P[]FUL MULT9ATIONALS 7MO/LY ,U,S CAPITAL7 ?US SUCCE$ 9 IMPOS+ !IR 9T]E/S EV5 :5 !SE GO AGA9/ ! 0NATIONAL GOOD0 ( ! LITTLE /ATES4 ,9TOL]ABLE1 RI<T8 ,BUT :AT >E ! OPPON5TS ( NEOLIB]ALISM FI<T+ AGA9/8 ,LOGICALLY1 ! MO/ EXTREME W\LD HAVE TO ANSW] 0AGA9/ CAPITALISM01 :ILE ! LESS EXTREME W\LD HAVE TO SAY1 0AGA9/ CAPITALISM )\T FRONTI]S04 ,! =M]1 AS 5EMIES ( A WORLD BAS$ ON PR(IT -- NO MATT] :O B5EFITS FROM IT OR )9 :AT BORD] ! EXPLOITATION OCCURS -- ! LATT] AS 5EMIES ( A WORLD BAS$ ON ! PR(IT 7( ! RUL+ CLASS7 ( ! RI*E/ C\NTRIES AT ! EXP5SE ( ! PR(IT 7( ! RUL+ CLASS7 ( ! P[] C\NTRIES4 ,BUT :OEV] M]ELY PROTE/S AGA9/ ! LIMITLESS GLOBAL EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM1 AGA9/ ITS LACK ( RESPECT = BORD]S1 9 SUB/ANCE %[S !MSELVES TO BE 9 FAVOR ( A =M ( LOCAL CAPITALISM1 EV5 IF IDEAL CONTROLL$ FROM ! BOTTOM4 ,!RE=E1 )9 ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM & GLOBALIZATION TWO SPIRITS LIVE TOGE!R1 :I* = L+UI/IC CONV5I5CE WE HAVE DIFF]5TIAT$ AS ! 0MORE EXTREME0 -- :O WANT ! ELIM9ATION ( CAPITALISM & DECL>E !MSELVES AGA9/ ALL GOV]NM5TS & !IR REPRES5TATIVES FROM :OM !Y HAVE NO?+ TO DEM& -- & ! 0LESS EXTREME0 -- :O SUPPORT OR AT LEA/ 5D UP ACCEPT+ ! NECESSITY ( CAPITALISM ) A HUMAN FACE1 LIMIT$ & REGULAT$ BY A DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T1 & :OSE 9T5TION IS TO EXPLA9 !IR REASONS TO ! CURR5T RUL]S4 ,NOT A SMALL DIFF]5CE4 ,BUT !N1 H[ & :Y DID !Y COME TO F9D A PO9T ( AGREEM5T8 ,= CONV5I5CE1 ABOVE ALL4 ,ALLIANCES DRAW TOGE!R TO GA9 /R5G?4 ,BUT IT W\LD BE FOOLI% TO BELIEVE ?AT 9 AN ALLIANCE ! SIDES 9 PLAY >E ALL SITUAT$ ON ! SAME LEVEL4 ,!RE IS ALWAYS A /RONG] SIDE & A WEAK] SIDE4 ,& NATURALLY1 IT IS ! /RONG] SIDE ?AT DICTATES ! CONDITIONS ( AN ALLIANCE1 DECREES ITS SLOGANS1 DET]M9ES ITS MOVEM5TS1 D]IVES ! GREATE/ ADVANTAGE FROM IT & -- IF IT IS SUFFICI5TLY ABLE -- CAUSES ! POT5TIAL DISADVANTAGES TO FALL ON ! WEAK] SIDE4 ,! ONLY ?+ LEFT TO ! WEAK] SIDE1 IF IT WANTS TO DO ANY?+1 IS TO CON=M ITSELF4 ,SO !N1 ! ALLIANCE ( ! TWO SPIRITS PRES5T 9 ! MOVEM5T IS DET]M9$ BY ! *OICE ( A COMMON 5EMY3 NEOLIB]ALISM4 ,9 ! FACE ( ! GREAT P[] ( ! OPPOS+ SIDE1 IT IS SAID1 DIFF]5CES MU/ BE SET ASIDE = N[3 0,FIR/ WE /OP GLOBALIZATION1 !N WE WILL SEE :AT TO DO40 ,! CONDITION POS$ W\LD EV5 BE UND]/&ABLE IF IT W]E MUTUALLY RESPECT$4 ,BUT H[ DO ?+S REALLY /&8 ,DO BO? ! COMPON5TS ( ?IS ,SACR$ ,ALLIANCE /& TO B5EFIT FROM IT EQUALLY8 ,>E ! EXI/+ DIFF]5CES EXPRESS$ 9 ! SAME MANN] & DO !Y HOLD ! SAME POSSIBILITIES8 

,:AT !N IS ! DECL>$ 5EMY ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 CAPITALISM AS SU* OR NEOLIB]ALISM8 ,& :5 WE >E PRES5T !RE AT ! SUMMITS ( ! SUP]P[]S CONV9C$ ?AT WE >E 0PUTT+ PRESSURE0 ON ! ,MA/]S ( ! ,E>? TO :I* SIDE'S NE$S IS IT RESPOND+8 ,AT ! V>I\S ANTI-GLOBALIZATION DEMON/RATIONS1 VIOL5T CLA%ES ) ! =CES ( ORD] HAVE OCCURR$4 ,?IS IS :AT HAS =C$ ! MASS M$IA TO PAY MORE ATT5TION TO ! DISPUTES4 ,H]E IS ! USEFULNESS ( ! ALLIANCE -- SOME ( ! MORE EXTREME WILL SAY4 ,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 IF IT HADN'T BE5 = ! ?\S&S ( O!R1 LESS EXTREME1 DEMON/RATORS :OSE M]E PRES5CE S]V$ TO H9D] ! MANEUV]S ( ! POLICE1 !SE CLA%ES W\LDN'T HAD SU* A FAVORABLE \TCOME = ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,BUT ! LESS EXTREME >E ALSO SATISFI$ ?AT !RE HAVE BE5 CLA%ES4 ,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 IF ! 0EXTREMI/ M5ACE0 ?AT NE$$ TO BE AV]T$ HAD NOT BE5 !RE ON DISPLAY1 ! ,MA/]S ( ! ,E>? W\LD HAVE HAD NO REASON TO LI/5 TO !M4 ,AS TO ?OSE DEMON/RATORS :O USE CLA%ES ) ! POLICE 9 ORD] TO GA9 RECOGNITION FROM ! E>?'S ,MA/]S AS GO-BETWE5S .<,MO/ NOTABLY1 ! ,TUTE ,BIAN*E 7:ITE OV]ALLS71 CLOSELY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,YA,BA/A6 -- ,TRANSLATOR'S NOTE4.>1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ?\< !Y SPEAK \T ( BO? SIDES ( !IR M\? 70WE >E NOT VIOL5T1 BUT WE CLA% ) ! POLICE01 0WE GIVE ADVICE TO GOV]NM5T (FICIALS & SIT ON MUNICIPAL C\NCILS BUT WE >E ANTAGONI/S071 !Y BELONG BY RI<T AN BY DE$ TO ! LESS EXTREME OBJECTORS TO NEOLIB]ALISM S9CE !IR OBJECTIVES >E ! SAME & !Y ONLY DI/+UI% !MSELVES FROM ! LATT] ?R\< ! MEANS !Y USE TO PURSUE !SE OBJECTIVES4 ,N[ BATTL+ ! POLICE IS NOT ! PRIM>Y OBJECTIVE ( ! MORE EXTREME1 :ILE BE+ HE>D BY ! E>?'S ,MA/]S IS ! PRIM>Y OBJECTIVE ( ! LESS EXTREME4 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 :O HAS ! MO/ REASON TO EXULT 9 ! DISORD]S ?AT HAVE HAPP5$ UP TO N[8 ,9 O!R WORDS1 TO :OM IS ?IS /RANGE ANTI-NEOLIB]ALI/ COALITION B5EFIT+ ! MO/1 ! MORE EXTREME LIKE ! ,BLACK ,BLOC OR ! LESS EXTREME LIKE ! ,MONDE ,DIPLOMATIQUE8 

,LET'S DIGRESS = A MOM5T4 ,IT IS NOT AT ALL /RANGE ?AT ! MASS M$IA HAS REBAPTIZ$ ! MOVEM5T ) ! NAME 0! PEOPLE ( ,SEATTLE04 ,IT IS AS DIFFICULT TO F9D A GRAM ( 9TELLIG5CE 9 ! HEAD ( A J\RNALI/ AS TO F9D WAT] 9 ! DES]T4 ,BUT WE DON'T UND]/& :Y ?IS IDIOTIC DESCRIPTION IS REPEAT$ BY A L>GE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T ITSELF4 ,IT IS USELESS1 ! ,AM]ICAN DREAM EV5 5*ANTS ITS W\LD-BE OPPON5TS1 ?OSE :O ON ! ONE H& ANN\NCE !IR REFUSAL TO LIVE 0LIKE ,AM]ICANS0 & ON ! O!R H& ACCEPT PROTE/+ 0LIKE ,AM]ICANS04 ,SO IF ! FRI5DS ( NEOLIB]ALISM LOOK TO ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C41 ITS 5EMIES LOOK TO ,SEATTLE4 ,IT MATT]S LITTLE1 AFT] ALL ITS ONLY A MATT] ( MILES1 AS LONG AS ALL EYES >E TURN$ TO ! ,U,S,A4 ,9 SPITE ( ! MU* PRAIS$ ,AUTONOMY4 

,AUTONOMY W\LD LIKE EV]Y ONE TO BE MORE OR LESS FREE TO *OOSE :AT1 :51 H[1 :]E & ) :OM TO ACT4 ,! 0PEOPLE ( ,SEATTLE01 ON ! O!R H&1 LIKE ALL ,PEOPLE1 IS AFFLICT$ ) A POLITICAL DEFECT4 ,)9 IT >E ASPIR+ MAYORS1 ALD]M51 C\NCILORS1 EV5 UP TO P>LIAM5T>Y :IP4 ,( C\RSE1 WE >E REF]R+ TO ?OSE :O 9T5D TO BE ELECT$ AS LEGITIMATE REPRES5TATIVES ( ! 0PEOPLE ( ,SEATTLE0 9 ORD] TO BE 9VIT$ BY ! E>?'S ,MA/]S TO SIT ) !M AT ! NEXT NEGOTIAT+ TABLE1 AFT] HAV+ SAT AT ! POLICE *IEF'S TABLE4 ,AT BOTTOM ?IS IS ALL MORE ?AN UND]/&ABLE4 ,LESS UND]/&ABLE IS ?AT ! O!RS ADAPT !MSELVES TO ?IS IGNOBLE GAME & ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE TREAT$ AS CITIZ5S :O >E REQUE/$ NOT TO DI/URB ! PUBLIC PEACE4 ,= MON?S WE HAVE WITNESS$ A PA9FUL SPECTACLE4 ,! ,MA/]S ( ! E>? MEET 9 ! MO/ V>I$ CORN]S ( ! WORLD TO =MALIZE DECISIONS MADE ELSE:]E4 ,!IR OPPON5TS FOLL[ !M LIKE PUPPIES 9 SE>* ( ATT5TION3 !Y /& ON TWO PAWS1 B>K1 GR[L1 AT TIMES EV5 NIP AT ! $GE ( ! PANTS ( ?OSE :O RULE !M4 

,N[ IT IS QUITE CLE>4 ,?\< !RE IS NO?+ TO SAY TO ! TRUE CITIZ5S ( 0! PEOPLE ( ,SEATTLE1 WE W\LD LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OBS]VATIONS TO ! O!RS -- TO ?OSE )\T FA!RL&1 TO ! DES]T] FROM ALL CITIZ5%IP4 ,AT ,GO!NBURG1 ! POLICE FIR$1 W\ND+ A DEMON/RATOR :O WAS ?R[+ A ROCK4 ,! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T HAS ALREADY MADE IT KN[N ?AT IT IS 9T]E/$ 9 LI/5+ TO ! LESS VIOL5T OPPON5TS1 PROVID$ ?AT ! MORE /UBBORN >E LEFT \T ( ! DIALOGUE4 ,?IS CAN ONLY MEAN ONE ?+3 HAV+ A*IEV$ !IR FIR/ GOAL -- ! MU* S\<T AFT] 9/ITUTIONAL RECOGNITION -- ! LESS EXTREME OPPON5TS WILL QUICKLY CEASE TO BE 9T]E/$ 9 CONT9U+ TO M>* ALONG SIDE ! MORE EXTREME :O W]E USEFUL UP TO N[1 HAV+ AT FIR/ CONTRIBUT$ TO KEEP+ ! T5SION ?AT CREAT$ SU* EXCELL5T PUBLICITY HI<1 BUT :O WILL ONLY BE AN 5CUMBRANCE TO !M FROM N[ ON4 ,AS SOON AS !Y >E ADMITT$ 9TO ! PRES5CE ( ! E>?'S ,MA/]S1 :AT USE WILL IT BE TO !M TO CONT9UE US+ C]TA9 MEANS8 ,& AT ?AT PO9T1 :AT WILL HAPP58 ,?OSE :O HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?IS MOVEM5T /IRR$ BY A HATR$ = CAPITALISM HAVE F\<T AGA9/ ITS GU>D DOGS1 SMA%+ %OP W9D[S & DE/ROY+ MA*9ES1 DET]M9$ TO DE/ROY ?IS WORLD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM4 ,BUT :O *OSE ! PLACE & TIME FROM :I* TO LAUN* ?IS ATTACK8 ,! E>?'S ,MA/]S *OSE IT4 ,!Y *OSE ! BATTLEFIELD1 !Y *OSE ! ME?OD ( CONFLICT4 ,UP TO N[1 MO/ ( ! OPPOSITION HAS BEHAV$ AS ! POLICE EXPECT$4 ,N[ ?IS GAME IS COM+ TO AN 5D4 ,! POLICE >E QUICK & EV5 GIV5 P]MISSION TO %OOT 9 ! BACK4 .<,A SADLY PROPHETIC /ATEM5T4 -- ,TRANSLATOR'S NOTE4.> ,AS PETTY POLITICIANS1 ! LEAD]S 9 OV]ALLS1 :E!R :ITE OR R$1 HAVE EV]Y 9T]E/ 9 C5TRALIZ+ ! MOVEM5T ( OPPOSITION TO NEOLIB]ALISM4 ,AS SUBV]SIVES1 WE HAVE 9T]E/ 9 EXP&+ RA!R ?AN 0GLOBALIZ+0 ! MOVEM5T ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,! POLICE >E WAIT+ = US 9 ,G5OA AT ! 5D ( ,JULY 9 ORD] TO BEAT US1 PHOTOGRAPH US1 FILM US1 >RE/ US & MAYBE %OOT US4 ,& 9/EAD WE C\LD BE ANY:]E AT ANY TIME4 ,! %OP-%UTT]S ( ,MC,DONALD'S & ! BANKS ( ,G5OA WILL BE >MOR$ DUR+ ! DAYS ( ! SUMMIT4 ,! MULT9ATIONALS1 ! SUP]M>KETS & ! BANKS ( ! RE/ ( ! WORLD WILL BE AT \R DISPOSAL AT ANY TIME4 ,& ?IS W\LD ONLY BE ! BEG9N+ S9CE AS SOON AS WE LEAVE (F FOLL[+ ! DUE DATES ?AT O!RS SET = US1 WE WILL F9ALLY BE ABLE TO *OOSE :51 :]E1 H[ & :O TO /RIKE4 

,IF WE DECIDE = \RSELVES1 WE WILL BE UNPR$ICTABLE4 ,WE WILL LOSE ALLIES1 BUT WE WILL F9D COMRADES ALONG ! WAY4 

-- A FEW NOBODIES NEI!R WANT TO REPRES5T OR BE REPRES5T$ BY ANYONE 

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