Reply #99: Some answers.... INTERVIEW WITH ORGANISER... [View All]

[althecat]

Dear L. Coyote,

See... INTERVIEW WITH ORGANISER...
http://celestina.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/29/929845-general-strike-911-organizers-talk-about-protest

C: How did this idea get started? Who came up with it, what were the circumstances, and what is your history with organized protest?

S: The idea was hatched out of talks between a small group (4 or 5 people) of activist friends in New York and DC. While we came up with idea, we are very committed to the viral and decentralized nature of this action. The way it initially spread on the internet was completely organic; we didn't try to push it at all. The themes are certainly too big for any one person or organization to claim as their own. So we do not want to be seen as the leaders of this action and we would like to remain outwardly anonymous in this process.

All of us have been politically active in the last 5-6 years, focused mostly on the same issues that are addressed with the Strike. We've been involved with the Iraq War protests of 2003, the RNC protests, the 2004 inauguration, and many other events.

C: Are you surprised at all by how your movement has picked up steam? Has it made you reconsider or reorganize in any way?

S: We are very surprised at how quickly this action has generated interest. The website has received hits from every state in the U.S. and from 120 countries. Our initial strategy going in may have something to do with the attention this particular action has received. Before putting up the site we decided that taking the opportunity to promote our own projects would detract from the perception of this action being truly popular. A certain degree of humility is required when addressing issues of national and global significance. We also decided to take great care in selecting the links and associations presented, in order to maintain the general scope of the site. We have not included anything we felt would greatly narrow the appeal of the action.

The interest has not caused us to change our strategy as much as it has reinforced our perception that people are ready for this kind of unified action. As mainstream channels of dissent are not functioning, people are looking for other means to express their dissatisfaction.

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So probably not what you want as in no actual name - but a fairly clear steer on who is organising it - 4-5 NYC activists...

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& Then given the fact that the coordination page for action is hosted here - you have another hint.

http://www.911truth.org/pages/91107Events.html

then I think you can be fairly sure that the initiative to organise this action came from inside the 911 Truth movement - specfically where it is probably strongest in NYC.

Now I know - from your posts above - that you personally think that 911 truthers are nuts. But to be fair that is just your opinion. Others are entitled to disagree. And to call them traitors or making up fake news or all the other garbage in this thread is pretty damn silly.

The above reasoning would have been blindingly obvious to anyone who actually wanted to know.