Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:36:32 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [postanarchism] Katsiaficas: "Coexistence With Islamic From: "stevphen shukaitis" <stevphen-AT-mutualaid.org> no, wasn't referring to the encuentro - just some random conversations I had with people and the numerous spraypainted slogans of "viva bin" that I saw through the city. not that such constitutes a representative sample or anything like that. that's all. solid, stevphen >> i've heard people express similar opinions in argentina when i was >> there >> last month - > > stevphen, could you explain more deeply this thing you said? r u talking > about people who participate in enero autonomo? > > Sebastian > > Quoting stevphen shukaitis <stevphen-AT-mutualaid.org>: > >> there were some unsubstantiated rumors that at anti-war rallies in the >> US >> in the past 2 years people have begun to replace the weathermen chant >> ("ho >> ho ho chi minh, vietnam is gonna winn") with the updated bin laden >> chant >> ("bin bin bin laden, middle east is gonna win") >> >> i've heard people express similar opinions in argentina when i was >> there >> last month - and a group of teenage palestinian dancers who stayed at >> my >> house briefly last summer said that such was a fairly common opinion >> among >> people at the refugee camp in the gaza strip where they live. >> >> although, i suspect, for the most part, these are opinions that will be >> not expressed openly the great majority of the time - at least in the >> US. >> >> solid, >> stevphen >> >> >> > First off I found this an excellent article. IT is very intersting. >> > >> >>When the heartland of America was hit on September 11, many >> >> here—including >> > those normally >sympathetic >to the US—secretly celebrated and >> privately >> > expressed satisfaction that a country which has inflicted so >> >>much pain has come to experience that which it has so painlessly >> >> exported. >> > Universally hated and reviled in >> >>the US, Osama Bin Laden is for many Koreans a 21st Century Che >> Guevara, >> > >> > Is this true ? >> > >> >>As long as Bin Laden evades capture and escapes death, he makes the >> >> world’s >> > sole superpower appear >> >>weak. >> > How true. Bin Laden is the mouse that roared. He brought the Beast to >> it's >> > knees ;p >> > >> >> Seoul school children are reported to sing songs praising him, with >> > elementary, middle and high school >> >>students each having made up their own lyrics and melodies. >> > Yo got to be kidding. >> > I could imagine the lyrics going >> > "All hail Bin Laden... >> > He's our man >> > If he can't trash the US >> > Nobody can..." >> > in Korean. >> > >> >> > > >
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