Blog Post 5

This new anticorporate activism looks like people that are actually caring about what is going on in other countries and how corporations are affecting them in a negative way. People are now making a stand to this corporations by action. As seen by Nike schools have been turning down to sponsor Nike because of the outragously low pay that people get in Vietnam. The whole idea with shell was brought upon by a single man who spoke out about the Nigerian Military. Also with Nike and Mcdonalds it was because of the internet that people released information about the corporations which can be out within a few hours. People's reconstruction is the efforts that people are trying to do to get their economy back in place. It has not been common in the U.S because of all the regulations we have against corporations. There is really nothing fair about Mobiot's suggestion but i feel that he has the right mindset in trying to help the poor but i do feel like that the rich has worked hard to get where they are at so it would be unfair to them. Then again we must consider that the poor cannot be taxed the same as the rich.

Battle in Seattle

The Film Battle in Seattle shows us that the potential for speaking back to power can affect the situation greatly. The potential is there it's whether how well the performance is to actually make a difference but it is there. I feel like at the start of the protest it was very successful. The protesters did manage to get the conference canceled in a non violent way. Although it was successfull for that day but it did not stop it from ever happening again. At the end though was not successfull when some of the protesters decided to use violent or criminal acts. It just made the situation worse. The Lower class or middle class is usually victimized by the WTO. They are described as low income people that are not able to make a sustainable lifestyle. At first the the government did not want to make a scene or take any action against the protesters. Then some protesters decided to take it a little furthur which led into a breakout and chaos. Police were then ordered to arrest and use tear gas to stop the riot. The government officials and the police officers were not evenhanded. The police had to do on what they were told.