Why are we not rioting? The AIG-bonus (and last?) edition
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 6:02 pm
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Americans’ anger over AIG’s publicly funded executive bonuses may make this the last “Why are we not rioting?” post. First, one more observer remarks on the stateside calm, blaming low levels of unionization while seeing sparks of resistance in hundreds of homeowners picketing a mortgage financier’s Connecticut home. But there’s union help in spreading the word about anti-AIG-themed economic protests planned for Thursday at sites across the country. They’ll have to draw the advertised 10,000 to the streets without us: The Minneapolis protest is set for “500 Griswold St, Detroit, MI,” time TBA.
As usual, California is ahead of the curve, with a lightly attended anti-AIG demonstration yesterday, documented here. Another protest at Wall Street will take place April 3-4.
None of it will likely reach the heights Fox’s Sean Hannity hoped for late last month with an online poll asking which sort of revolution (right wing, natch) viewers prefer:
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Comment posted March 18, 2009 @ 9:54 am
I blame St Patrick’s Day. Seriously, how many people made big plans to get together and get stinking drunk? Maybe if there were free beer you’d get people in the streets.
Comment posted March 21, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
Protest should be directed to the government…Senators Dodd,schumer,Reid, Treasury sec Geither, the Prez……they’re the ones who have allowed this to happen. They tried to conceal it.AND they are the people who accepted political contributions. These people care about power they don’t give the public anything that doesn’t benefit them first
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