Naomi Klein kick-starts the activism at Copenhagen with call for disobedience

[StarfarerBill]

Source: The Guardian

"The Copenhagen deal may turn into the worst kind of disaster capitalism, Naomi Klein said last night. In her speech to Klimaforum09, the "people's summit" she told the thousand or so campaigners and activists that this was a chance to carry on building the new convergence, the movement of movements that began 'all those years ago in Seattle, fighting against the privatisation of life itself'. Here was an opportunity to 'continue the conversation that was so rudely interrupted by 9/11'.

"'Down the road at the Bella Centre there is the worst case of disaster capitalism that we have ever witnessed. We know that what is being proposed in the Bella Centre doesn't even come close to the deal that is needed. We know the paltry emissions cuts that Obama has proposed; they're insulting. We're the ones who created this crisis... on the basic historical principle of polluters pays, we should pay.'"

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/dec/08/naomi-klein-activism

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Shock & Awe, baby. Smirk." - Da FatCats

"Sit down, shut up, and learn to love your destiny, you noisy, smelly Proles.

"Oh, and as I am waddling to my limo, I'll have another double helping of the Fancy Feast. Now."

- Da FatCats

[BeFree]

2. Sadly

That is what the politics of the climate crisis has boiled down too.

How we gonna make money offa this?

[Mudoria]

3. I think this guy said it best...

chaz1

8 Dec 2009, 2:50PM

she's made millions from selling her brand of faux revolutionary pap to the credulous. flying round the world telling people how nasty the americans are! how revolutionary! yaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn

[newtothegame]

4. I'm all for disobedience, what I get sick of is plain being a "pain in the ass" for everyone.

You got something to say, stand on a street corner and say it. Don't sit in the middle of traffic and ruin everyone's day because you have an opinion.

[glitch]

5. Forget civil disobedience, it's time for a global general strike.

Usually I agree 100% with Naomi Klein, but time is running out fast.

[beyond cynical]

6. Funny...

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