Why We Protest (mega gag alert)

The Washingon Post ^ | 9/11/2001 | Robert Weissman

[Utah Girl]

For more than 20 years, people from Argentina to Zambia have conducted mass protests against the policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Because those demonstrations have occurred in developing countries, to which the IMF and World Bank are not accountable, the institutions have largely ignored them. Americans knew little of the protests and little about the policies of the institutions.

[Utah Girl]

I have the solution for Mr Weisman: The US will gladly pull out of the IMF and let the poor countries survive on their own. No problem. His demands are breathtaking, he just wants to send money to the poor countries period. Not as a loan, and certainly not to do all those "dirty" things such as oil, mining and gas activities, and large dams.

And here is the closing paragraph from this ludicrous editorial (perhaps I should have posted a laugh alert for it, this guy sure doesn't live in the real world...)

Another world is possible. If the IMF and World Bank operated transparently, if poor countries were relieved from the straitjacket of debt, if the institutions did not impose user fees for health care and other harmful policies, then countries would be much freer to pursue different economic strategies in accordance with the democratic determinations of their people. We share these modest democratic aspirations with people across the globe.

[mukraker]

Is there a full moon on the 11th? Must be something, because another one of these lefties is speaking at the University of Wiscosin - Eau Claire on the same topic, the evil world bank and the evil United States. Maybe it's a conspiracy?