Re: forward from dag macleod on WTO issues

christopher chase-dunn wrote:

>Frankly I thought Friedman's article was incoherent. He suggests that
>WTO
>protesters are deluded for thinking that this type of direct action can
>make a difference in the twentyfirst century. Instead, he argues for
>some
>form of unspecified cyber or networked organizing as if the direct
>action
>in Seattle and other forms of organization are somehow incompatible.

The demonstrations were organized in no small part through the 
Internet and, on the ground, with cell phones. Just the very thing 
that should make Friedman happy!


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