The cowards are the beggars who can't even link arms to block a meeting of people who kill entire societies and rape the Earth. It takes no political sophistication to understand that. The action in the street showed the same spirit as all the proactive alternatives to helplessness and victimization that anarchists and their allies offer their communities. They can only inhibit the growth of our self-reliance. They invariably do a shoddy job of filling our other needs because they just don't know or care as much as we do about our own lives.
Most people agree that the closer the power is to the people the better.
That' s why so many people like local government and local businesses better than globalization. Bill Clinton cannot solve our problems because Bill Clinton is our problem. Anarchists and like-minded people around the world are creating a healthier reality without help from rich, powerful experts. When they came to Seattle they joined forces with oppressed and freedom-loving people there to defend themselves and the Earth. Protecting yourself is much healthier, more empowering and ultimately safer than paying someone else to do it for you.