http://bureaucrash.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=260 MILWAUKEE, WI – In an effort to see just how extreme members of the U.S. Green Party are, or even if they have any sense at all, a cell of Wisconsin Bureaucrash activists, calling itself “Progressives Against Progress,” infiltrated the U.S. Green Party’s 2004 presidential nomination convention. They handed out flyers (pdf) nominating Fidel Castro for president, circulated petitions (pdf) calling for an end to modern farming, the internet, and business in general, and distributed “Anti-Globalization” quizzes (pdf) that pointed out just how many products of globalization surround us. Green Party delegates, members, and observers never questioned the use of digital recorders, camcorders, cell phones, designer clothes (made in “sweatshops”), etc. of the “Progressives Against Progress” activists used while protesting against same. Delegates accepted piles of “Nominate Fidel” flyers and handed them on to people down their rows – some even liked the idea so much they offered to help distribute them. Numerous participants signed petitions against technology, while being filmed doing so by a plethora of high tech gadgets. The anti-globalization quizzes had numerous people scratching their heads, wondering how they might be able to carry on their lives without the evil products of globalization they rely upon day in and out. Sadly, none of this seemed to cause any of the targets of this Bureaucrash spoof to rethink their assumptions, nor question their principles. Fortunately, this group of “misguided idealists” is tiny (one estimate has the entire participation, including media and other observers, at less than 1,000 people, perhaps less than 500) and not very influential. But their ideas are popular, and Bureaucrash believes they need to be questioned. The public may look forward to more creative “Crashes” by Bureaucrash activists in the future, highlighting nonsense masquerading as idealism wherever it crops up. _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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