Tens of thousands in the streets confirm support for Chile’s two-day strike

Friday, August 26th 2011 - 04:28 UTC

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Tens of thousands of Chileans marched peacefully on Thursday demanding profound changes to the country's heavily centralized and privatized form of government, though there were also clashes between small groups and the police. More than 450 people were arrested and dozens injured, including 26 Carabineros. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Democracy is a wonderful thing - it allows for people to protest and for their desires to be aired. But frequently the message gets lost in the protest.

Better, I think, for the message to be transformed into policy and practice through the democratic process - you know, politicians pressed by their constituents to change things, argument over the issue in 'congress', decisions taken in the corridors of power, changes emplaced, funded, and effected across the country.

But people can demand 'jam today' in street protest; it is easy, it can be generated, it can be politicised, and it can be an unplanned drain on the country's resources.
Better to plan for stability and profit , and build social change steadily, out of a positive bank-balance.
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