Bob's million is symbolic, says Midge (G-8 / Live8)

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By Paul Kelbie, Scotland Correspondent
03 June 2005


Midge Ure has urged authorities in Edinburgh not to "panic" over calls from his fellow Live8 organiser Bob Geldof for a million protesters to come to the city during the G8 summit.

Amid emergency meetings between police and local authority officials over how to accommodate the crowds, Ure suggested yesterday that his friend's figure was "symbolic".

"I heard a police chief in Edinburgh quoted as saying it's totally irresponsible what we're doing and this gives anarchists the chance to hijack a high-profile event. But this is just scaremongering, it's just crazy," Ure said.

"Don't panic. People have taken this figure one million literally but it's purely symbolic, it's just Bob being Bob. He could have said 10 million, he could have said a billion, Mars is going to crash into Scotland, it doesn't matter. It was a symbolic call for people to stand up and be counted." <snip>

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=643685

[PATRICK]

1. So in essence what the fearful are saying

is that they know millions, hence the majority of humanity WOULD protest the G8 out of conviction, if people did act on their inclinations. They know instinctively then that most people are against this.

This is the source of all RW fear, being caught being bad by the vast majority. They are constantly exhilarated when people instead "let them get away with it" and get co-opted.

But always- the dear of reality blowing the whistle on the putrid game.

Humans= anarchists. Really?

[Robbien]

2. Typical, they are putting the focus on the damage a large protest

would do to the city and are making sure not to mention even once why the people are protesting. If G8 is supposed to be considering eliminating poverty and helping Africa, shouldn't the question be why are the anti-poverty protesters rallying against the G8?