tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724832200411147167.post2845973713329006339..comments2023-10-19T02:24:24.166-07:00Comments on The Chasm: UC Davis, Political Violence on Campus and the Occupy MovementCarbondale Chasmitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13594688764570047726noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724832200411147167.post-16897659713857826072011-12-07T06:13:20.304-08:002011-12-07T06:13:20.304-08:00I have two sad examples of this happening here in ...I have two sad examples of this happening here in Brazil: 1) the occupation of the rectory of USP (Univ. of São Paulo) and 2) occupation of the rectory of UNIR (Univ. of Rondônia); the first one major and well known, the second almost totally forgotten (even by local media). <br /><br />In both cases, the police removed the protesters with violence, caring little with what they were saying, what they where protesting for. Teachers who got involved were arrested simply because they want to talk with the officers and maintain the peaceful debate. Each occupation was motiveted by the request for justification regarding investments sent to the universities that have never appeared (both are federal universities, and recently were receiving lots of money from the goverment).<br /><br />Unfortunately, the great-media portrayed the case only listening to the police, which spread through the public the idea that they were only bums and complainers students who did not want to study... and, as usual over here, the fascist behaviour predominates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com