In this eviction round, there certainly was a conflict with white collar criminals, even if you for whatever reasons would want to call them differently (and, honestly, you’re at danger of engaging in futile word play here since it’s obvious that the writer doesn’t attack all those who the state labels as criminals). Just check the background stories of the various places where people resisted – most are classic speculation stories.
There is always something vulgar about rejoicing over media coverage since you’re quite right to suggest that it’s all power play. Nevertheless, media coverage doesn’t come out of thin air. It helps to have really strong networks in the neighborhood and to have a good and supported story. Of course you shouldn’t measure your success in terms of media coverage but it’s another thing to say that it’s something you should attempt to influence directly or indirectly.
Various squats that were evicted in the East yesterday spent years building networks and developing an understanding of how housing markets and communities work. It sucks that the buildings are gone but fortunately ideas can’t be evicted and they’ll live on elsewhere.
In this eviction round, there
In this eviction round, there certainly was a conflict with white collar criminals, even if you for whatever reasons would want to call them differently (and, honestly, you’re at danger of engaging in futile word play here since it’s obvious that the writer doesn’t attack all those who the state labels as criminals). Just check the background stories of the various places where people resisted – most are classic speculation stories.
There is always something vulgar about rejoicing over media coverage since you’re quite right to suggest that it’s all power play. Nevertheless, media coverage doesn’t come out of thin air. It helps to have really strong networks in the neighborhood and to have a good and supported story. Of course you shouldn’t measure your success in terms of media coverage but it’s another thing to say that it’s something you should attempt to influence directly or indirectly.
Various squats that were evicted in the East yesterday spent years building networks and developing an understanding of how housing markets and communities work. It sucks that the buildings are gone but fortunately ideas can’t be evicted and they’ll live on elsewhere.