Activism in the Age of Tyranny and Terror - G20 Report

Activism in the Age of Tyranny and Terror - G20 Report

By Michael Edwards
Activist Post
June 29, 2010


World tyranny is accelerating at a pace not seen since Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Mussolini converged on the world stage. Their regimes were history's prime examples, but there have been countless other dictators who have flourished, leading to the unfortunate conclusion that dictatorships are the rule, not the exception. Central to these power structures has been secrecy, intimidation, and the outlawing of basic human rights such as free speech, the right to peaceably assemble, the eradication of individuality in deference to the State, and extrajudicial arrests of their own citizens. The G8 and G20 Summits now represent a traveling tyranny that is emulating history's most infamous. Activists would then be wise to consult history when developing an effective strategy to combat the increasing dehumanization.

Having landed most recently in Toronto, Canada, we can see the emergence of precedents aimed at stifling street activism. We have secret laws where judges rule in favor of the State, total lockdown, and torture. The arrest and torture of Charlie Veitch from The Love Police, and the denial of entry into Canada for We Are Change activist, Luke Rudkowski, marks a new phase of hot, stomping tyranny to supplant the cold, creeping variety that has been on display for at least the last 10 years. We saw it emerge full force in Pittsburgh and it has now reached new levels of inhumanity. Veitch is the epitome of a peaceful street activist who declares the sovereign nature of his humanity when confronting authority. He films everything, knows his rights, and states them firmly yet politely.

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