War, War Protests, and "Technology"

It's official: the media in Chicago has shifted gears from talking about Rahm Emanuel's "Sit Down and Shut Up!" ordinances -- reporting which was, admittedly, never more than a head fake in that direction -- to pre-reporting the issue of "Violence and the NATO/G8 Summit." For instance, that's what ABC was asking about at the demonstration against the suppression of the Occupy Movement on Tuesday, February 28, at LaSalle and Jackson.

And so it's time for us to practice our response:

"I'm glad you want to talk about the issue of NATO/G8 and violence. Where's the real violence? Let's begin in Afghanistan . . . . "

If we can succeed in focusing just a small percentage of the media queries about "NATO/G8 and violence" onto the specific acts of violence of NATO/G8, spring in Chicago will have been very successful indeed!


As we prepare for an upcoming drum circle at LaSalle and Jackson, the question occurred to me: "NATO has aircraft carriers and Tomahawk missiles ... we have buckets turned upside down to be used as drums ... which dangerous technology will the state rush to disable?"

Think about it:

Aircraft carriers and Tomahawk missiles.

Drums.



Where's the real violence?

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Photos:
Tomahawk missile from jpegwallpapers.com
Celebrating a drummer from Occupy Chicago on Katalusis

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