Can’t help seeing this remarkable photo from the demonstration in Caracas this past week, think about corporate philanthropy and to what extent some businesses might go to capitalize on a peoples powerlessness and frustration.
Imagine: Full page ad with this photo centered covering 2/3 the page in the nyt/WaPo/wsj, with a bold caption underneath: "FUCK KHAKI’S, we DEMAND Freedom of Speech"
Looks like even more unrest is to take place in Caracas. Thousands of Chavistas gathered today in support of Chavez’s decision to terminate the broadcasting of the dissenting RCTV. Will be watching this over the coming days to see what becomes of this, along with any overt/attempted intervention or statements from the brothers Castro and the US. A great documentary details the failed coup in 2002, as it was happening and is a fantastic witness to the internal tensions which seize Venezuela.
Here we are, full circle, with what Chavez understands to be more coup attempts incited by Radio Caracas. So, maybe this anti-Chavez protest _was_ sponsored by "Gap", afterall. Whatever conspiracy theories may exist will never cease as long as Chavez and Bush co-exist as leaders.
Am all for the people here and their right to expression. Though, what to say? Censorship is very obviously in our backyards too not to mention the mess our news media has become. We could use some intense protesting here with regards to the overall state of our increasingly faux-freedoms.
more -> FreeRCTV.org
[photo by AP, naturally]
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