General Strike. Armed peace keepers circle around the
demonstrators, leaving only one way out. A rubber bullet fired into the crowd takes
a left eye. No apology is issued. She will march again.
wanted us to write exactly 33 words about rebellion and/or revolt.Ester Quintana, 42 yrs old, begs to differ with Catalonia's Dept. Public Safety Minister, who said that no shots were fired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksm7f3ey1bc&feature=player_embedded
(Use the interactive transcript for translation)
'13 Untitled (Sally) 51,668;
'12 Barcelona Clash 51,878;
'11 Mojo Madness 52,793;
'10 Changing Directions 53,400;
'09 Daybreak 56,565;
'08 Vacant 52,486
This reminds me of the shootings at Kent State in the early 70s. Good work.
ReplyDeleteYup. Gun-happy goes global.
DeleteSuch a needless tragedy.
ReplyDeleteAs much as police-state attitudes provoke needless tragedies.
DeleteHorrific. Needless. Sad.
ReplyDeleteTo me it's scary, mostly.
Delete"Peace keepers" my ass >__>
ReplyDeleteI like the determination at the end.
Yeah, sarcasm. The writer's revolt. Thanks, Draug.
DeleteA sad history. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving it a place to be shared.
DeleteI too like her determination at the end.
ReplyDeleteYou have to believe in something.
DeleteI admire those who will not be deterred from standing up for what they believe in.
ReplyDeleteMe, too. That's what makes a revolution, right?
DeleteIt's a great but weird juxaposition of emotions to cheer for something principled but tragic, isn't it. well done, ma'am
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir. One of those spots between rocks and hard places.
Delete