It is truly sad to see how the Albuquerque Journal has become part of the GOP machine. Today's editorial decrying the peaceful but noisy civil disobedience in the city council meeting Monday evening seems to forget the importance of such actions to this nation's history. Gee, remember the Tea Party? And all to protect the Mayor who was once again no where to be seen. And then the Journal puts in a snippet about how the adjourned meeting might have cost the city $200,000 in higher interest charges because some bonds were not purchased. How about the tens of millions of dollars that the city has paid out in lawsuits for the killing spree from APD? Does the Journal editorial board have any sense of proportion?
I was looking closely at the video of the protestors and noticed that a lot of senior citizens were in attendance along with the families of the victims of APD's itchy trigger fingers. Not exactly a group that looks like they are advocating violence. Granted, the 'citizen's arrest' attempt of the APD Chief by the protestors was a bit lame. (At least he was there) And as for the UNM professor who led the group, good for him. University faculties and students have long been the ones pushing for reform that made this a great democracy. But, the neocons at the Journal see that as a great evil now.
(Photo by Kevin Utting)
May 07, 2014