While I listened to more of the same neo-liberal extremism, in the guise of being ‘moderate’, a global collective (simply against the current unfair, unsustainable trading system) merged, grew and exploded in the streets. I am in love with all these people! Plural perspectives, divergent yet in simpatico opinions, and a bit of craziness filled the entire city of Hong Kong. Thick divisions: you had aristo-technocrats hammering out draft texts inside Convention Centre, NGOs clamouring for a bit of action (potential funding/recognition/accreditation) inside official WTO NGO arena, academic policy makers losing touch with masses inside ICTSD, and throngs of everybody elses cast out in the left field of Victoria Park.
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