I WAS PAID TO PROTEST AT THE WTO MEETING

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(NOTE: the below was written during the WTO conference several weeks ago. I am posting it to raise awareness)

To Whom It May Concern:

I am a young man living in the Seattle area. I am not going to reveal my name, for reasons that will become obvious.

Several weeks ago I was approached by a representative of a major company. I was offered a lucrative, temporary job as a demonstrator as part of a 'media event' that the company rep said she was involved in planning. I was offered $35 an hour, plus bonuses and meals, for a job that would last a week or so. Being a rather poor college student, I jumped at the offer. I was assured it was all legal. I signed a non-restrictive agreement. And I was given a few days paid training.

All of this was before I had heard about the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting. In fact, I really didn't know what the WTO was.

In the past few days I have carried protest signs and chanted slogans for various causes - whales, farmers, human rights, rainforests; I have blocked traffic, been shoved, kicked, tear-gassed, arrested (bail promptly paid), worn a panda bear costume, and been on TV; I've been well-fed on steaks and shrimp and pizza; had a hell of a lot of fun; made some good cash money and received some merchandise bonuses like vitamins and Pepsi stuff; - and become totally disillusioned with our political system.

The company that hired me is Archer Daniels Midland, but Pepsi was somehow involved, too (and no doubt some others).

The demonstrations this past week in Seattle are contrived and manufactured. I'm sure that many people out there are sincerely trying to further their cause, but many more are just nuts getting caught up in the movement, and some are paid agitators (like me and about 100 or so that I know of). I'm not out there anymore, though, I took my cash last night and left, went back to school.

Here's the thing: Have you noticed how the aims of many of the protestors for the most part actually go along with the aims of the WTO and the multi-national corporations? The 'event' is being portrayed as a demonstration against capitalism, but actually is about stricter environmental and labor controls, and stricter international standards in many areas. This is the agenda of the WTO and the New World Order. It is all part of the a one-world government thing. It is about more CONTROL over the people. When I saw this, I walked away.

All of this should be obvious to thoughtful people, but the media are drooling all over each other covering this story as if it were some kind of spontaneous happening, instead of the staged drama it really is. People think the New World Order is just something some crazy person on the internet thought up, but I first heard it from the mouth of President George Bush that the New World Order is alive and growing.

I just wanted to put the word out on this to counter the prevailing spin. All is not as it seems!

-- A NWO Shill

-- Just Some Guy (shill@NWO.gov), January 18, 2000

Answers

We heard this bogus BS right after the riots. Delete this trollfest please!

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan101st@Aol.com), January 18, 2000.

hi billy, i am new to the forum. How do you know it is bogus info? i am not saying i believe it, but why should i believe you either?

-- bren (brenda@noe-mail.com), January 18, 2000.

Well, there you go. An unsubstantiated statement without references from an anonymous poster? It must be true!

-- Crayola (everyone@loves.color), January 18, 2000.

Hi Bren
Unlike yourself, I've had my bonafides checked out and been here for about 8 to 9 months. I'm a 'regular' I like to think, (no where near to the level of some of the gang, however!) The story above was posted during the "Battle for Seattle" and was discounted and trashed by 'those in the know.' Yes, the concept of "Agents Provocature" was a viable one, but for one to openly admit it here is whats called trolling I.E., to Troll, or be a Troll. Attempting to spark controversy ect. Anywho, this's old. Its older than the crust on my drawers.

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan101st@Aol.com), January 18, 2000.

Then you're a globalist corporate whore, aren't you?

-- Nathan (nospam@all.com), January 18, 2000.


I believe it, this isn't the first time I've heard protestors who get paid for demostrating. As a matter of fact, unions use this tactic all the time to demonstrate in front of nonunion businesses. As a matter of fact, a nonunion grocery store came to town and they sent demonstrators from 200 miles away to demonstrate in from of the store. Everyone who met them at the door told them to get out of town, haven't seen them around since.

-- not surprised (notsurprised@notsurpriseddd.xcom), January 18, 2000.

a copy of a payment check would be helpful?

-- tt (cuddluppy@aol.com), January 18, 2000.

Several years back I attended a Congressional hearing on the Endangered Species Act in Fresno. Our group sat next to a young environmentalist. One of the organizers of his large group sat in the front and held up colored cards that cued the environmentalists in the audience at the hearing as to whether they were to boo or cheer a statement. The young man told us he was a student who had been hired to attend the hearing. We later found an advertisement in a back issue of the San Fancisco Chronicle looking to hire students for the hearing protest.

I am a long time poster here. Not a troll.

-- marsh (siskfarm@snowcrest.net), January 18, 2000.


"Agents Provocatures" don't make $35/hr, so the story is obviously bogus---they make 500k/year + and are called "LOBBYISTS".

Case CLOSED, heh.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 18, 2000.


Lessee.....the WTO is a part of the NWO and the protesters at the WTO convention were NWO shills and the person who "outed" the alleged deception is a self-admitted NWO shill, and I suspect it's only a matter of time before someone calls Billy-Boy an NWO shill, for calling bullshit, on the post by the self-admitted NWO shill, that the protesters at the NWO sponsored event, were in fact NWO shills......

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like a sub-plot, from a Monty Python movie?

-- Bokonon (bok0non@my-Deja.com), January 18, 2000.



I don't doubt that this happens all the time. Question: is that such a bad thing? The protestors (whatver their agenda) can't bid against the Big Money that's being used to buy politicians, so what else can they spend on? Advertising? Har har.

Remember, the police (in this situation) were effectively hired thugs pushing a political agenda. No? They were paid, they used violence freely, they implemented politicians' policies. If you want to argue that the policies of these elected officials represent the will of the people, go ahead. I could do with a laugh.

"We were only following orders."

Heard that one before.

-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), January 19, 2000.


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