I want to know what happened to ‘going overland to India’ to seek spiritual fulfilment and alternative lifestyles? Perhaps the Indians have decided to put a stop to all that. Can’t say as I blame them.
However, that means that the Anti-Everything Brigade has been unleashed in droves all over the rest of the planet like deranged locusts. The Swarm du jour has now descended upon Porto Alegre in Brazil where this hotch-potch of losers, whiners, nutjobs and assorted marxoids, and which now dubs itself the (snigger) ‘World Social Forum’ is in a gigantic snit about not being taken seriously.
Mercifully, they are not taken seriously. Except by the BBC (sorry, the ‘World Media Forum’) which has published a glowing full-page tribute:
“As soon as you arrive your senses are overloaded with colourful causes and campaigns all competing for attention.”
Especially your sense of smell.
“It does not aim to promote one view but celebrate diversity.”
Great can we come along to sing the praises of capitalism, then?
“If the businessmen and political heavyweights from Davos were transported to Porto Alegre – slogan “another world is possible” – they really would believe they were on a different planet.”
Yup.
“Where else would a gay rights march be followed moments afterwards by a pro-Palestinian protest?”
Not in Palestine that’s for sure.
“Or landless people’s movements from Latin American, Asia and Africa be able to sit round a table and compare notes?”
Landless but not flightless apparently. Exactly where do these starving peons get their travel money? And precisely what ‘notes’ do they compare?
“Hey, Miguel, do you have any land”?
“No”
“Neither do I. Okay, meeting adjourned.”
“Of course, conflict and disagreement are inevitable but that is half the fun.”
What’s the other half of the fun?
“On the first day of the Forum the people took to the streets for an anti-war march.
As Brazilian government ministers walked with protesters there was an air of great hope spreading to campaigners from all across the globe.”
Another feature of the reporting of all these events is this kind of semi-messianic euphoria. They’re forever telling the world how excited and happy they are. Is it jet-lag, I wonder?
I think they hand out model airplane glue at those shindigs.
And don’t forget the “singing” of all those worn-out “anthems”.
I love it when the circus comes to town!
“Landless but not flightless apparently. Exactly where do these starving peons get their travel money? And precisely what ‘notes’ do they compare?”
Maybe they get pointers from the ANC and ZANU-PF on how terrorist groups can successfully take over a country?
You know, if these geeks would have pooled together all the money they spent on this shindig, they probably could have bought the landless people some land.
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Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is
not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your
will.
I am michael zira,24years old and the only son of my late parents
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merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one
of his business trips abroad year 12th.Febuary 2000.Though his sudden
death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an
uncle of his who travelled with him at that
time.But God knows the truth!
My mother died when I was just 10 years old,and since then my father
took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2000 he called the
secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the
sum of two million,seven hundred thousan
d United State Dollars.(USD$2.700,000) left in fixed deposit account in
one of the leading banks in Africa.
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issued a written instruction to his lawyer whom he said is in
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Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
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3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for
you after the money is in your account?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Michael.c. Zira