Massive Human Chain Protests U.S. Marine Base In Japan

[Joanne98]

Run time: 01:28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NOeNUAZo8   Posted on YouTube: May 18, 2010 By YouTube Member: ntdworldnews Views on YouTube: 1   Posted on DU: May 19, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 623

 
May 18, 2010 — Over 15,000 protesters endure torrential rain in Okinawa to form a human chain around a controversial U.S. marine air base.

[dotymed]

1. The strongest force known to man,

People Power. We desperately need to harness that power here in America. Millions strong, we can anti-violently make the changes required to stop political corruption and the Fascism that is a result of it.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Stars are pretty strong, so are black holes, but people power is pretty strong too. nt

[dotymed]

3. So Literal

But I did watch that documentary by Stephen Hawking about the creation of the Universe and time travel. What forces and possibilities. Most of the numbers were unfathomable but so interesting. Our galaxy is really a very dangerous place. Can you imagine if it contained an unfettered free market aspect to it? We would be scorched in a nano second...
Really though, the sun is a nuclear reactor and neutrons are passing through us constantly. I imagine harnessing some of that power to meet the needs of our world. Surely, there must be millions of ways to do that efficiently.
I am eagerly awaiting the next installment about the fourth dimension and its' possibilities. Man, I wish I were a physicist just to better understand the possibilities (limitless I would think) that these discoveries can be used to improve our world, not for the wealthy, but for the masses...

[ZombieHorde]

4. The Universe is awesome. nt

[Echo In Light]

5. K/R

[yowzayowzayowza]

6. Futenma is a much better target for protest.

In the 70s & 80s it was always Kadena AFB that got shut down due to these kindza protests. Consolidating with another base is prolly a good idea:

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8267192

[olegramps]

7. Well, i would gladly support their efforts to close the base.

Let the Japanese who have been living under the protection of the United States start to provide for and PAY for their own security. If I were King I would pull out most of these bases including South Korea. I would still support bases where they were vital to our defense and where they were necessary to stop intimidation of minorities to prevent them being slaughtered.

[olegramps]

8. Well, i would gladly support their efforts to close the base.

Let the Japanese who have been living under the protection of the United States start to provide for and PAY for their own security. If I were King I would pull out most of these bases including South Korea. I would still support bases where they were vital to our defense and where they were necessary to stop intimidation of minorities to prevent them being slaughtered.