[Augustine23554]

Why are there such violent protests in the streets of large cities over ‘globalization’, when a world body is meeting there (WTO, World Bank, etc.)? I may not like the concentration of wealth and resources in the hands of a few, I might oppose genetically modified foods, and I might prefer to support local independent businesses, but it’s not something I would be willing to get arrested, beaten, or tear-gassed over. The Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, I understand completely; that was a war, people were getting killed, and our role there was debatable. I also understand the anti-abortion protests; these people view it as killing unborn babies. But globalization? Are these people of a certain age who are trying to recapture the 1960s protest ethic and just need an issue to rally around? Or are they really that upset about it? (By the way, I read MOTHER JONES and UTNE, so don’t accuse me of being insensitive to progressive social justice issues; some I agree with, some I don’t.)

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Name : Augustine23554, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 42, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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