THAT GROTESQUELY VIOLATES THE ESSENCE OF THE WHOLE OF THE LAST FEW MILLENNIA OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE JURISPRUDENCE>
And another poor young hard working american black dude in the news a couple days ago was deprived of his house for paying more than the due amount on his mortgage (John Roberts' / plus those four SCOTUS' opinion on fine print acceptance - ostensibly had allowed that it was not fraud nor illegal so they 'reasoned' he could be foreclosed upon and without any penalty to their bank because they make any/all the rules). On Jun 4, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Glenn moyer wrote: > > > Yes, recently I saw that a poor black guy got a 50 year sentence for stealing > a rack of ribs. Yet across the spectrum of daily corporate crime, those who > are responsible for the deaths of thousands or ruining the lives of millions > go completely free. The most they suffer is a small fine, always a lower > percentage on their illegal profits than a working person pays in taxes. > > Recently, it was revealed that an estimated 140,000 "rape kits" around the > country were never processed by our militarized police departments. No > matter what crimes a working class/poor person endures, our system claims > they are not worthy of justice. All resources of the police state must be > directed at caging/terrorizing working class people and immigrants, and > suppressing the voices of non-violent protesters. The priorities in a > military empire are totally sick. > > As to Syria, war is always obscene. Those who profit from war and lie to > cause it, are the real beasts of the pit described in the apocalyptic > literature of the Christians. Rome was the contemporary empire of those > writings, like the US of today. It's sadly comical to see people waiting for > four horseman, when it is simply an allegory of human tyranny and empire so > celebrated. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Conrad > Sent: Jun 4, 2013 1:45 PM > To: Glenn moyer > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UC] Genzi park, Phila. parks > > Totally appreciate your point Glenn, that citizens are not being respected - > rather were being exploited and unrepresented - vs. mercenary and mercantile > profiteers! > > France 24 news seemed to say that the Istanbul Gov't has ceased > ultra-violence at least temporarily... thank goodness for that; meanwhile the > U.N. says that in Syria there is chemical weaponry being used by both sides > (which as Thoreau during the U.S. Civil War and other blood fests may have > cried, was something like 'insults to injuries' on 'behalf' of 'true > justice'). and a report by a France 24 group (or some one who they covered) > says that many Muslim militia groups have used tactics (al Queda affiliated / > esque groups) and have started arresting citizens without evidence under > Shi'a court masked marauder heavily armed 'justice' crap. > > A woman in Lybia is charged with having Pepper Spray???!!! (My small pen > knife - and a woman's pepper spray - were confiscated apparently permanently > by the Phila. Traffic Court a couple weeks ago). Justice is failing to be > maintained in SO many spots and for so many "reasons". Reminds me of "The > Stranger" by Albert Camus but WAY more horribler!!! > > On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:34 PM, Glenn moyer wrote: > >> >> >> Rick, >> >> I don't know if you've seen any coverage of the uprising by the corporate >> media. They are using the same dismissal tactic as they used against the >> Occupy movement. They are pretending that the uprising doesn't have a >> purpose, and asking; "what do they want?" Then, they are trying to >> insinuate that the real reason people are revolting is secular/Muslim >> conflict. >> >> Claiming that the "economy is great" in Turkey because of rising stocks and >> corporate power, they refuse to report on the anti-democratic movement >> merged with neoliberal capitalism of recent years. Why does the media >> pretend to be hopelessly stupid about the suffering of the people, and so >> sure of itself, when the war drums are beating and attacks are made on >> heroic journalists like Julian Assange and the journalists of Yemen, etc.??? >> >> Philadelphia: >> With the plan to bulldoze the last public park in Istanbul to erect a >> shopping mall, I think it's a good time for residents to reevaluate their >> embrace of the privatization and commercialization of all Philadelphia >> public spaces like Clark Park and Dilworth Plaza. While Turkey is >> foreshadowing many parts of our future, including police brutality, local >> people still believe the civic association leaders will be allowed their >> micro-dictatorships of our public spaces and that riches will trickle down. >> >> The history of authoritarian regimes and the neo-colonial use of groups like >> FOCP/SHCA shows a different inevitable result! We have allowed our parks to >> be given to corporate control! Allowing the micro-dictatorships, during the >> gentrification, was the same as allowing colonial governors the power to >> brutalize in classical colonialism. But the power of these governors is >> really an illusion, and is all concentrated around keeping the locals under >> control! The leadership of FOCP/SHCA will eventually be horrified when they >> are pushed aside as throwaways, the same as they assisted our masters to >> categorize the people of this neighborhood as "prostitutes, gangs, and drug >> addicts." This standard tactic of colonialism is commonly called, "divide >> and conquer." >> >> I was never surprised that a few individuals would claim to represent the >> community in order to gain personal power. But I was very surprised at how >> easily the rest of us allowed it to happen because Penn and Wall St. would >> pave our streets with gold!!! >> >> The big question for me is, are our neighbors finally willing to examine >> what is happening here and around the world, so that they can embrace >> humanity instead of worship of the plutocrats? >> >> Glenn >> Standing with Bradley, Julian, Jeremy and all political prisoners >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Conrad >> Sent: Jun 4, 2013 11:29 AM >> To: Glenn moyer >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [UC] Genzi park, Phila. parks >> >> Right on Brotherly Glenn!!! >> >> On Jun 3, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Glenn moyer wrote: >> >>> >>> "Over the last few days in Istanbul, an Occupy-style protest has emerged. >>> Since May 27, Istanbulites from all classes, races and ages from all over >>> the city have been committed to peaceful protest in Taksim Genzi Park, the >>> city's largest and only public park, scheduled to be bulldozed and cleared >>> for the construction of a shiny new mall." >>> >>> https://www.adbusters.org/blogs/occupy-istanbul.html >>> >>> >>> >>> Unlike here, the people of Turkey value their PUBLIC park and are being >>> killed defending it. Do people still believe that privatization of parks >>> by special service districts was a divine plan to bring paradise? Are we >>> happy that Philadelphia parks will be shopping centers, corporate event >>> venues, or sold for private development?? >>> >>> Brave people of Turkey, the remaining citizens of the US stand in >>> solidarity with you! >>> ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named >>> "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see . >> >> > >
