What does asking somebody about the G-20 protests actually accomplish?
So it's true, I called up Andrew Fitzgerald and asked him about what happens when the G-20 takes more power over the G-8. He wrote a blog post explaining it:
I tried to pay attention on the phone, but then someone IM'd me a picture of a cat playing Scrabble, so I pretty much did not absorb any of the info he told me.
(This is a picture of that cat playing scrabble.)
It’s good news for the leaders of the 12 countries that now get to sit at the big kids table (is more or less what I told him). So does that answer what the protestors are asking for? he asked. Well, I don’t think so. G-20s (or G-any number) and protests go hand in hand these days. As part of their preparations for hosting world leaders, cities also prepare to host thousands or protesters with nearly as many different causes. Why protest these events (which are otherwise pretty bland)? Is it having all those world leaders in one place? It’s come to seem almost like a script, world leaders discuss, protesters clash with police, and no one anywhere really talks about what the protesters are opposed to.
I tried to pay attention on the phone, but then someone IM'd me a picture of a cat playing Scrabble, so I pretty much did not absorb any of the info he told me.
(This is a picture of that cat playing scrabble.)
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