[IMC-US] Re: [Imc-us-editorial] may day feature!-from Boston

[john duda]

i agree with bht here.  

i don't think it would be bad however to put a blurb in the mayday
feature saying: for mayday actions around the world, see
www.indymedia.org


On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 10:21:06AM -0700, bht wrote:
> pete, all, i beleive you know where you are posting :-)
> 
> however, i doubt many folks are really hearing what i am saying!  since 
> the beginning of this project, folks have been trying to use this as a 
> way to subvert global imc, and it is really easy to, because with global 
> imc there is process and people that know it...whereas here, you can 
> just jump in and do anything.
> 
> but it is important to at some point discuss these relations, because 
> having an imc that calls itself 'us imc' and having that imc cover world 
> news, well to me it starts to reflect what the us as a country does.  it 
> disregards other peoples and cultures and lives to be the best it can.  
> even if that means stepping on a few 'little' people.
> 
> from the beginning of this project i was against it being called 'us 
> imc' because it is just another affirmation that this land is the united 
> states and that is okay.  each time folks propose a feature or attempt 
> to use us.indy in a way that i feel would be encroaching on global imc, 
> i will call it out...and probably write an email like this shortly 
> thereafter.
> 
> i understand that emails like this suck to read, as i think they suck to 
> write.  however, i think it is overall worse to just steamroll the rest 
> of world network of imc's becasue we have alot of access and alot of time.
> 
> last night i was thinking about this statement:  think globally, act 
> locally.  and pete, everyone else, dont take this personally.  but i 
> have found that many united statesians take the first part of that 
> statement to think like they are the world or the the status quo they 
> live in is the global standard.  i think thats why alot of liberals 
> liket o use that statement :-)
> 
> okay, i will stop now.  but one of these mails will come after each 
> attempt to globalize the united states by you all on this list or any 
> list that i am on. 
> 
> all that said, i wont be able to do much for the may day stuff.  i used 
> to make those speacils with all the compiled information from around the 
> country, wont be doing it this time.  i know that there are action in 
> portland and the northwest.  portland imc web radio will be broadcasting 
> and taking calls.  feel free to call in to chat with the dj's about 
> maydya or to report from where you are.  the number is now and will be 
> for a long time 1-800-939-7973.  feel free to program that into a cell 
> phone, since it is the same number we use all the time and we do alot of 
> special coverage!
> 
> bht
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