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After the Melbourne crackdown: rebuilding the ‘We are the 99 per cent’ movement : Comments
By Tristan Ewins, published 27/10/2011Social movement against neo-liberalism need to be broad and tolerant.
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Again, I really do not understand how anyone can justify the actions of the police last Friday. The Age today has revealed that the reasons given for the eviction are very shaky and will provoke a legal challenge. What a mess. The city has become angry and divided from an event that could have fostered the beginnings of fresh dialogue regarding our democracy. Who actually asked the protestors what they wanted? Nobody. There have just been assertions and insults. From what I gather the Baillieu government has given carte blanche to police strong arm tactics. Nixon and her successor were attempting to introduce more tolerant models. The Baillieu government made short work of those ideas by ousting Overland and the Victorian police have used this opportunity to come out swinging. Back to the Kennet era when batton wielding police knocked down lines of mothers and children. There needs to be more dialogue and less aggravation. We all want a better world, right?