'Global Capitalism' Foes Overwhelmed by Counter-Demonstrators [Thanks, Ms. Antifeminazi, Freepers!]

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 5/29/02 | Marc Morano

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Dallas (CNSNews.com) - Anti-corporate protesters at ExxonMobil Corporation's annual shareholder meeting in Dallas Wednesday packed up and left after finding themselves outnumbered by free market demonstrators.

The anti-corporate protesters began arguing among themselves about how best to deal with the large number of free market demonstrators carrying banners such as "Yankee Rent a Mob Go Home," "Capitalism Rocks" and Greenpeace Hates America." They quickly decided to pack up and leave.

"I think we rattled them. They're packing up their bags and they're leaving," stated Niger Innis of the Congress on Racial Equality, one of the free market groups conducting a counter-demonstration. "Victory is sweet," he added.

After determining that their message was not being heard over the free market promoters, Scott Crow of the group United People Resisting Oppression & Racism (UPROR) decided to call it a day. With a chant of "Gone for now, but never forever," a woman in a "Proud to be a Bohemian" t-shirt retreated and other anti corporate protesters began to leave.

"The [anti-corporate] protesters are anti-American and anti-democracy, they are not just anti-ExxonMobil," stated Peggy Venable, the Texas State Director for the free market group Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE.) "They had anarchist training seminars this past weekend," she added.

Venable said the ExxonMobil protesters are "shipped in from elsewhere," while her group is from Texas. "We're people that work for a living," she said.

Other counter-demonstrators shared the same view. "We don't want environmentalists dictating the way we live," said Jose Muniz. "They want to reestablish socialism, which is what died in Russia. They want to shove it down our throats."

Carol Jones of the Texas branch of CSE carried a sign that read "Hitler Held Mock Trials Too," referring to Tuesday night's mock trial of ExxonMobil in which anti-corporate demonstrators ruled the corporate giant "guilty" for "crimes against humanity" and ordered the company's charter revoked.

The free marketers also held up signs saying the following: "Greens Suck," "Mother Nature Guilty of Climate Change," "Get Back in Your SUV & Drive Home," "Choose Capitalism Over Eco-Socialism," "Stop Global Whining," "Oil Employs, Anarchy Destroys," "No Poor Man Passes Out Jobs," "How Much Does Castro Pay You?" and "Greens are Red at Heart."

One ExxonMobil opponent, who would only give his first name, created a stir when he blamed the U.S. for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

"I understand why [terrorists] did it. America has oppressed the rest of the world for 200 years or even before that when they took the land from the Native Americans and killed them, poisoned them and ran them off their land," Luigi shouted over jeers from the counter-demonstration.

Luigi also explained that "global capitalism is destroying the environment and it's destroying the earth. It's destroying the quality of life for everybody other than the upper crusts who are reaping the benefits."

Socialism is the Answer

Luigi believes America must alter its economic system and convert to socialism.

"America is so deeply ingrained in the capitalist ideal. The greed that comes from the attraction of money is what I have a problem with," he said.

Another anti-ExxonMobil protester agreed, telling CNSNews.com, "Corporate profits can't continue to kill people." Tim Harris said "global capitalism" helps "to keep people brainwashed and working for [the wealthy] as long as they possibly can."

Scott Crow, a protest leader, said they were there to "ensure an end to human rights violations across the world" and to hold "corporations accountable."

ExxonMobil chairman Lee Raymond told CNSNews.com that he was unfazed by the protesters. "We operate in over 200 countries around the world and for some reason that is bad," Raymond explained. He said ExxonMobil is a good corporate citizen throughout the world, hiring citizens from the countries in which it operates to satisfy 95 percent of its labor needs.

"If that is what they mean by globalization, then frankly everybody should support it," Raymond said.

See Earlier Story:

Oil Giant 'Guilty' of Crimes against Humanity, Protesters Say (May 29, 2002)

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[socratic_t65]

i suppose this article might have more bite to it if in fact the "anti-capitalist" crowd left, with each individual getting into seperate suv's. but as it pertains to the 2nd article, it does appear that the "pro-enviornmetal crowd" was willing to carpool by getting into the single vehicle.

but hey this is a cns article...

[MeekOneGOP]

eco nuts.
we could find a piece of land, say one of the Hawaian island, strip it of all man made articles and equipment, and drop the clowns buck naked and see how they like living like nature intended, in harmony with nature.
of course a couple of tigers and snakes, bunches of snakes should be there also.

LOL! Perhaps this would be a suitable place to send 'em???
Link is below the picture.........

Elephant Island, not far from the Antarctic continent, is
marginally inhabitable and could be used as an exile site.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL!

[KansasGirl]

Great post! Made me laugh out loud at the ignorance of it all.

[MeekOneGOP]

Now that hurts :^(

Sowwy. Bunch o' Texans fightin' the RATS!...........
.........beat 'em, too!

[Victoria Delsoul]

They must have [Bleep!] for brains?

LOL, agreed.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Rockerfeller as well. Of course, John Jr. started giving away money in the 30's out of "guilt". That's the American model: First generation millionaires make the money, the second gives it away, and the third generation gives us themselves in the form of liberal politicians.

[LoneGOPinCT]

I have to admit that stereotypes are generally based on fact even though they may not hold true for the whole. Most yankees do suck ;^) There are a few good ones though!

[FreeTheHostages]

Sauropod, you rock. I am sorry I can't got to CommiesOut's wake tonight. I *have* to babysit my niece.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL! Yeah!