Joey Ramone
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I completely agree with Judy Rebick on this. 

Here's another recent Canadian example:

In the midst of the peaceful blockades in 2007 and 2008 by Algonquins and their supporters against uranium mining in eastern Ontario some nob(s) thought it would be cool to plant a firebomb at the office of Frontenac Ventures Corp., the mining company.  This childish "action" was universally condemned by all those who were doing the hard work on the blockades and other protest and legal actions to stop mining.  It is difficult to imagine any action which would be more effective in helping the mining industry to undermine the non-violent protest movement than planting a bomb.  The net result is to frighten many people away from the protests and allow the mining industry to depict themselves as the poor victims of violent, destructive extremists.  Not to mention giving the OPP a rationale that they wouldn't otherwise have had to wiretap activists' phones and conduct other forms of aggressive surveillance.  Certainly made me wonder if maybe the bomb was planted by agents provocateurs for the industry.


Violence or property damage at protests By: Michelle (103 replies) April 2, 2009 - 10:27am
  • statica wrote:one thing, By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 2:14pm)
  • Or do the "organizers" of By: Caissa (Apr 2 2009 - 2:12pm)
  • I agree with you about that, By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 2:12pm)
  • That Ghandi...he never By: Ghislaine (Apr 2 2009 - 2:23pm)
  • Caissa wrote: This thread is By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 2:08pm)
  • I have to agree with By: statica (Apr 2 2009 - 2:05pm)
  • Re: Violence or property damage at protests By: Caissa (Apr 2 2009 - 2:02pm)
  • N.R.KISSED wrote:I also By: ElizaQ (Apr 2 2009 - 2:00pm)
  • Michelle,I 'm sorry if my By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 2:04pm)
  • Michelle wrote: Isn't there By: M. Spector (Apr 2 2009 - 1:59pm)
  • I don't understand what By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 1:56pm)
  • Michelle wrote: Sure. The By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 1:54pm)
  • It's Me D wrote:Could you By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 1:47pm)
  • Those are good points, about By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 1:45pm)
  • I think Judy's comments are By: N.R.KISSED (Apr 2 2009 - 1:38pm)
  • Banjo wrote: The only By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 1:35pm)
  • Re: Violence or property damage at protests By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 1:32pm)
  • In response to the thread By: M. Spector (Apr 2 2009 - 1:28pm)
  • Re: Violence or property damage at protests By: Caissa (Apr 2 2009 - 1:27pm)
  • I wonder what those who By: Banjo (Apr 2 2009 - 1:25pm)
  • Good question, Caissa, and By: Maysie (Apr 2 2009 - 1:22pm)
  • Re: Violence or property damage at protests By: Caissa (Apr 2 2009 - 1:14pm)
  • Michelle wrote: That to me By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 1:12pm)
  • Ghislaine wrote: I was at By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 1:04pm)
  • Joey, I am referencing the By: statica (Apr 2 2009 - 12:59pm)
  • I have to say its obvious By: It's Me D (Apr 2 2009 - 12:55pm)
  • Hmm...If someone makes the By: Michelle (Apr 2 2009 - 12:45pm)
  • Statica said:   "Joey's By: Joey Ramone (Apr 2 2009 - 12:53pm)
  • Maysie wrote: My argument in By: Ghislaine (Apr 2 2009 - 12:39pm)
  • Joey's post highlights the By: statica (Apr 2 2009 - 12:28pm)
  • My argument in support of By: Maysie (Apr 2 2009 - 11:43am)
  • I completely agree with Judy By: Joey Ramone (Apr 2 2009 - 10:59am)
  • Quote:It's unlikely the By: Frustrated Mess (Apr 2 2009 - 10:54am)
  • I went to a protest a few By: Refuge (Apr 2 2009 - 10:54am)
  • Property damage was very By: martin dufresne (Apr 2 2009 - 10:59am)