Army madness in Manchester City of Peace today
heather | 18.04.2004 00:00
We went to the demo about Iraq in Market Street and it was er…tense because STWC took it over when other people had sorted it, but, hey whats new? I’m sure it will look good on the photos which STWC will no doubt put up. Then me and a couple of other people went to Albert Square, which was interesting because there was a big military parade going on with big anti-tank guns in the middle of it, lots of top brass military in even bigger cars and very discreet riot vans around it.
Shit day in Manchester basically. Good things were, three of us telling the army and the police that it probably isn’t legal to bring anti-tank guns into the city (we were told to smash plastic guns before, because they distress people…..um)
And telling them that it would be more realistic if there were dead bodies around the guns pointing for show at the town hall. And telling councillors and army people they should be ashamed because people are dieing in Fallujah. People who could be us. Could be them. But aren’t we lucky its not. Making them feel ashamed maybe. Maybe not at all. Defensive city councillors, army men with medals and red faces spitting. But at least, one young army guy who was standing with one of the two guns came over to the fence and said “actually, I agree with you” (and was then told to get back sharpish by the other men on the gun)
Which makes you think being mad in Manchester is not so bad. Be proud. Manchester, the city of Peace.
Shit day in Manchester basically. Good things were, three of us telling the army and the police that it probably isn’t legal to bring anti-tank guns into the city (we were told to smash plastic guns before, because they distress people…..um)
And telling them that it would be more realistic if there were dead bodies around the guns pointing for show at the town hall. And telling councillors and army people they should be ashamed because people are dieing in Fallujah. People who could be us. Could be them. But aren’t we lucky its not. Making them feel ashamed maybe. Maybe not at all. Defensive city councillors, army men with medals and red faces spitting. But at least, one young army guy who was standing with one of the two guns came over to the fence and said “actually, I agree with you” (and was then told to get back sharpish by the other men on the gun)
Which makes you think being mad in Manchester is not so bad. Be proud. Manchester, the city of Peace.
heather
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