Newsgroup: it.politica
Titolo: AMERICA LIBERTICIDA

Ecco un articolo scritto dal regista e scrittore Michael Moore (il
"Beppe Grillo" americano, per fare un paragone grossolano), la cui
presenza nelle librerie è stata variamente ostacolata, anche con
espedienti ridicoli. Il suo libro "Downsize this!" che contiene
critiche al sistema industriale americano autoritario e ricattatore
dei lavoratori (con la minaccia continua di esternalizzazione in
Messico  o nei Paesi dove è permesso il lavoro minorile e paghe da
fame,  downsizing e licenziamenti) è evidentemente SCOMODO per
l'establishment industriale americano.
Altro che libertà.
Libertà per i  ricchi di fare quello che vogliono
Libertà per gli altri di adeguarsi o morire di fame.
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Banned by Borders 
By Michael Moore 
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On November 9, as I write this, I was supposed to have been at the
Borders bookstore in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, speaking and signing
copies of my book Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed
American. It was to have been the final stop of my forty-seven-city
tour. But on October 30 I was told that the book-signing had been
canceled. The Fort Lauderdale Borders had received a memo from its
corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, banning me from
speaking or signing at any Borders store in the country. 
When I was growing up in Michigan, the original Borders was a store
that actively championed free expression. In fact, when I was
publishing the Michigan Voice, Borders would carry my paper when other
establishments would not. Now, Borders is a huge nationwide chain, and
its "liberal" views have earned it the reputation as the "Ben &
Jerry's of the book chains." 
So why was I banned from Borders? My book was doing well. It has been
on the New York Times best-seller list for a month and was the number
two best-selling Random House book for the entire Borders chain. I've
been banned, I found out, because I made the mistake of uttering a
five-letter word, the dirtiest word in all of corporate America --
"union." 
Back in September, on the second day of my tour, when I arrived at the
Borders store in downtown Philadelphia, I found nearly 100 people
picketing the place because Borders had fired a woman named Miriam
Fried. She had led a drive to organize workers at the store into a
union. The effort failed, and, a few weeks later, Miriam was given the
boot. 
When I found this out I told the Borders people that I have never
crossed a picket line and would not cross this one. I asked the
demonstrators if they wanted to take the protest inside. They thought
it was a good idea. I had no desire to cause a ruckus, so I asked
Borders management if it was O.K. to allow the protesters in. They
said yes. So we all came into the store, I gave my talk, I gave Miriam
the microphone so she could talk, everyone behaved themselves and it
was a good day all around -- including for Borders, which ended up
selling a lot of books, breaking the record for a noontime author at
that location. (The record had been held by George Foreman, and I now
like to tell people only Ali and I have beaten Foreman.) I also
announced that I would donate all my royalties for the day to help
Miriam out. 
Although Anne Kubek, Borders' corporate V.P. in charge of labor
relations, had approved my bringing the protesters inside, upper
management decided that she had made a mistake -- and they were going
to take it out on me. On the following Tuesday I was scheduled to
speak at the new Borders store in New York's World Trade Center. When
I arrived, I was met by two Borders executives. They had flown in from
Michigan just to stop me from speaking. The executives, flanked by two
security guards, explained that I could come into the store and sign
books, but I would not be allowed to talk to the people who had come
to hear me. They said that the "commotion" I had caused in Philly
raised "security concerns." I couldn't believe I was being censored in
a bookstore. 
The Borders manager told the assembled crowd that I would not be
speaking because "Port Authority police and fire marshals have banned
all daytime gatherings at Borders." When I heard this, I stepped
forward and told the people this was a lie, that I was forbidden to
speak because of my support for the workers in Philly. Under protest,
I signed the books of those who stayed -- beneath a big banner
celebrating "Banned Books Week." 
On October 13, I spoke to a large crowd in a Des Moines auditorium.
After the speech I went out front and started signing books. "What
store are these from?" I innocently asked. "Oh, these are from the
local Borders," I was told. Well, I thought, they don't mind if I make
them some money -- as long as it's not on their premises! Then someone
slipped me an anonymous note. It read: "We are employees of the Des
Moines Borders. We were told that we could not work the book table
tonight, that only management was working the table, because they said
they wanted to 'protect us' from you." 
An hour later, I went out to the parking lot and saw some people
standing there in the dark -- the employees from the Des Moines
Borders! They said they were hiding out there because they had spotted
Borders' regional director with another man inside. "He flew in to spy
on you, or us, or both," they told me. "He saw us so we may not have
jobs on Monday." (Bookstore employees afraid they might be fired for
attending a public speech at the Herbert Hoover High School
auditorium!) The executive had not introduced himself to me -- or his
colleague, who employees believe is a unionbusting "consultant" hired
by Borders. 
I wished the workers well, and the next night they held their first
union meeting. The previous week, the Borders store in the Lincoln
Park section of Chicago had become the first Borders in the country to
vote in a union (United Food and Commercial Workers). Recently,
workers in Des Moines signed enough cards to hold a union election. It
is a victory that should inspire not only Borders workers but
underpaid employees everywhere. That's why I am not in Fort Lauderdale
as I write this. Borders is "protecting" its workers from me. 
Well, they're really going to need protection now. First, I am
donating my royalties from the next 1,000 sales of Downsize This! to
the organizing drive at Borders. Second, I am asking each of you to
support the Borders workers in your city. Bring up the union when
you're in the store and thank that kid with the nose ring and green
hair for helping to revive the labor movement in America. 
Note to Borders Executives: If, after this column is published, you
retaliate by removing my book from your shelves, or hiding it in the
"humor" section or underreporting its sales to the New York Times
list, I will come at you with everything I've got. You sandbagged me
in Philly, and the only decent way for you to resolve this is to give
Miriam Fried her job back and let the workers form their union without
intimidation or harassment. 
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Ecco un articolo scritto dal regista e scrittore Michael [sinp]
Senti Mr Neverland, CI HAI ROTTO I MARONI con il tuo antiamericanismo da
sfigato.
Qua in molti te l'hanno già spiegato che l'America non è il paradiso
terrestre, ma, comunque, è meno peggio di altri sistemi e per sistemi parlo
di quelli che possono condizionare la vita di altre nazioni.
Per farti piacere dovremmo riunirci tutti a prendere ordini da
quell'ubriacone di Boris o farci spianare dai cingoli dei carri armati ogni
volta che scendiamo in piazza a protestare (Tiennamen ?)
Certo che ne hai di tempo da perdere a leggere (solo le cose che ti fanno
comodo).

sfigato.
Stai zitto servo del cazzo.
Io posto quello che mi pare, hai capito?

...


No Mr. Neverland non rispondere cosi' a Ubique. 
Hai ragione Roby, sono stato scemo..
me so fatto piją dalla rabbia...


"APPROVED"
K.K.K.

Giustissimo, il capitalismo americano e` arretrato di 70 anni e ha
ripreso pratiche che gli erano state vietate dal 1930, con l'avvento di
Roosevelt.
Ma perche` non notiamo che qui da noi, complice lo stesso estabilishment
che si riempie di giustizia e democrazia, stanno accadendo le stesse
cose? O forse che da noi alle aziende e` proibito delocalizzare nei
paesi dove si sfruttano i minori o i kapo` girano nei reparti con le
fruste? O Forse che da noi e` proibito giocarsi i miliardi alle roulette
delle borse? Quando parlate di paghe da fame non vi sembra che un
milione e quattro al mese (e beato chi lo piglia, diranno in molti) sia
una paga da fame?
Lo sapete che il famigerato governo Prodi ha addirittura incentivato chi
andava a investire all'estero? Lo sapete che "organizzazioni" straniere
"affittano" i lavoratori presi a paghe da terzo mondo alle aziende
italiane, anche statali, mentre i nostri staranno fuori ai cancelli
finche` non saranno abbastanza flessibili da accettare le paghe Bulgare
o Romene. Lo sapete che tutto questo viene fatto con la benedizione
della Triplice e chi non ci sta` (vedi sindacati autonomi) viene
precettato, multato o minacciato di galera?
Lo sapete che le scellerate politiche di "risanamento" attuate da Amato
in poi hanno fatto aumentare i poveri da 2 a 6.700.000 (dati Istat) e
che per il prossimo anno sono previsti altri 400.000 disoccupati e altri
700.000 poveri. Aumentano in ragione di 80 nuovi poveri l'ora ( e il
loro nome e` gia` scritto, magari fra quelli che adesso si stanno
spellando le mani con gli applausi al rigore, alla moneta forte, alla
"stabilita`)
Lo sapete che mentre questo accade i governi si preoccupano solo di fare
leggi a favore dei cosiddetti "mercati" ed hanno garantito una torta di
500.000 miliardi l'anno fra capitalizzazione e dividendi?
Lo sapete che hanno firmato un accordo per cui se una legge di Stato
andasse a danneggiare gli interessi di qualche multinazionale lo Stato
stesso (cioe` noi!) dovra` rifonderla?
Ma voi li vedete i disperati per le strade di Roma, li vedete i
vecchietti razzolare avanzi nei mercatini? Li vedete i giovani litigarsi
il lavoro con i morti di fame importati che si vendono a 25.000 lire il
giorno (quando sono onesti poveri cristi! Quando sono delinquenti
schiavizzano i piu` deboli!)
Pero`, secondo alcuni, dovremmo guardare sdegnati al capitalismo
liberista americano mentre dovremmo applaudire contenti il "liberismo"
di casa nostra. Solo perche` si chiama Ulivo, lo gestisce Ciampi, Cuccia
e` tutto contento e Scalfari pure.
E no, cari ragazzi, mica siamo scimmie ammaestrate!
Saluti Luigi

volta che scendiamo in piazza a protestare (Tiennamen ?)
Basterebbe avere le *palle* che hanno i francesi.....: ci faremmo quantomeno
rispettare.