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.