| Okay. |
| We can stop now. |
| Time to this stop and go. |
| We can stop pretending to be
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| Sane on this cold worn sidewalk. |
| We look like fools today. |
| Much like yesterday.
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| Much
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| Like the times they proved us wrong. |
| We said it couldn’t happen. |
| They made it
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| Happen. |
| History speaks louder than any other word, not bound and gagged by
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| Passivity or hesitance. |
| Dust bowls blow with our conjecture. |
| And I look around
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| and
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| See rust building up. |
| We can’t move even if we try. |
| Move. |
| We can’t move even if
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| we
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| Try. |
| Move. |
| Agitate
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| The praise over the recent demonstrations in Seattle are testament to the
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| Lack of of realism within the hearts and minds of many activists fighting
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| For social justice around the world. |
| Though the demonstrations were
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| Successful in that they did postpone the WTO conference and brought
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| Important issues to the front pages of virtually every major newspaper for a
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| Full week, they offered only marginal success, as the WTO still
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| Convened and exists as it did long before the demonstrations sparked
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| Discussion and then quickly faded with all the expectancy of any other
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| News story. |
| Though progress is indeed a process, we must remember that our
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| Steps towards justice are indeed only steps, and are only
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| Noteworthy in that they will lead us to the next step. |
| In praising simple
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| And limited achievements as great strides, we ultimately put ourselves at
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| Risk of being discouraged to continue after learning that our greatest
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| Efforts usually yield only marginal results |