i'm scared i think they're trying to make money off of us.....

i just read in the newspaper today that the new york mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving lots of various
discounts to protesters at the Republican convention in new york. he's trying to make protesters into shoppers in some
weird quirky moneymaking scheme. theres going to be a "peacful political activist visitor program" and
its even got a webpage, go to www.nycvisit to find a link. you just gotta wear a "peacful protester" buttom. Now whatduya think of that?

 

sounds dumb as shit to me. if i went for a protest i don't think i wolda took spending money up there with me. just enuff to get by on till i came home. what does he take us for, some kinda fools?? fawkin a, he wants to turn us all in to tourists DAMMITTT!!!
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well its not easy to visit cheaply to Manhattan.....it costs about 10 dollars just to cross a couple of bridges, the protestors will likely eat and drink like other people, maybe he knows if he offers the thrifty protestors some cheap food options that they will probably use them...

i just hope they don't trash NY like they did Seattle....I could see some of those people trashing a starbucks one night, and then wishing it were open for coffee in the morning.

 

From the NYT article.. Hah ha!

Well, no doubt the Neo Pax anarchists will scream that it's obviously an attempt to lure the uncommited into the soothing western culture's cop out perks and burn the buttons in a bonfire while dancing naked in body paint :Sigh: They have no sense of humor. I think it's a good move. A better move would be to quickly issue the permits. And as far as money goes, charge the protesters for the damages and cleanup of the park. You could have, you know, 'Gold Member' protesters who were allowed in the most beautiful areas of the park, while the anarchists were kept in the parking lot.

 

I agree with the permit thing and paying for the park clean up. I myself woldve helped clean afterwards if i saw it needed to be done, but some people suck. The gold member protesters thing sounds weird to me but yeah i guess the anarchists do tend to go all crazy and tear stuff up.​

 

This was supposed to make you laugh. If we come to a world where there are Gold Member hippies, I'll become an anarchist.

 

protest the peaceful protest buttons. fuck that shit, i wouldnt wear anything that comes out of bloombergs office

 

this is really scary and interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/16/p...i.html?ex=1093870663&ei=1&en=d50a8644047f1456

 

That is a bunch of bullshit when they talk about the violent protests. There is going to be pigs at the convention with enough armor to withstand a nuclear explosion, the protestors aren't going to start anything. In all the protest riots Ive seen its the pigs who start the beating first. Just how much are the protestors supposed to take?

 

Of course they're trying to make money... NY is also trying to make money off the republicans... I hear strip clubs in NYC are going to be booming.

Protesters have money... If they didn't they'd be working, and your protesting the RNC not spending sprees, whats wrong with buying a NYC t-shirt while your protesting?

 

The really scary thing is that half the country is alright with this kind of thing. Antiwar forums are now linked with domestic terrorism. Pretty soon any ultraliberal forum will be linked with domestic terrorism. I wonder who's watching this forum? Ugh..

 

Hopefully, I'm going to the protest. I'll keep you all posted on how it went and if any of the things you've talked about happen

 

Hell ya a protest then a latte!

As for the discount its a good idea however it could be considered selling out.
I'd probibly wear the button if it was free then find some change and get some coffie if the Starbucks is still standing. Great now I'm gonna be worried about there not being any Starbucks left in NYC.

On a Tripp, PhysicTrip

 

I'd be scared if they weren't trying to make money,it would be too out of character.

 

Can Anyone Lend Me $1.98 For A Big Mac.



Do You Know What You Call A Medget With A Yeast Infection?

A Quarter Ponder With Cheese.

 

I hear they're selling copies of the 30th Anniversary San Francisco Summer of Love Festival - Lithographs ,the capatalist bastards.Don't worry be hippie only a $1.98 and a quarter pound...er

 

I Would Rather Have A Big Mac Now.