Freedom to Protest
Saturday, January 01, 2000
The S-11 protesters enjoy the democratic right to express their disapproval of the economic leaders meeting at the Crown Casino. But just as they assert the right to congregate, they should not be allowed to physically prevent the WEF people from meeting.
I too have a democratic right — to say what I think of the S-11 position. You say you are concerned for human rights. So how is it that the countries you protest against most loudly — such as the US and Australia — are the very countries people try hardest to migrate to?
And a second question. How come the societies that are created when your leaders gain government are the ones people most try to escape from?
Philip O'Carroll