Catalyst radio on KFAI.org

Catalyst radio on KFAI.org

I interviewed with Lydia Howell at KFAI 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities about the RNC 8, the Green Scare, and who is–and isn’t–being labeled “terrorists.”

I’m heading out to Minneapolis tomorrow for a few speaking events, one at the law school on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and one on the Green Scare more broadly. If you’re in the area, please come! And I’m leaving the house at 4:30am tomorrow, so if you’ve got a good coffee shop recommendation in the Twin Cities, you’ll be my savior.

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  • Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
    Speaking of terrorism:

    George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism (indicated in my blog).

    George W. Bush did in fact commit innumerable hate crimes.

    And I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that George W. Bush committed other hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism which I am not at liberty to mention.

    Many people know what Bush did.

    And many people will know what Bush did—even to the end of the world.

    Bush was absolute evil.

    Bush is now like a fugitive from justice.

    Bush is a psychological prisoner.

    Bush has a lot to worry about.

    Bush can technically be prosecuted for hate crimes at any time.

    In any case, Bush will go down in history in infamy.

    Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
    B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
    Messiah College, Grantham, PA
    Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

    “GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
    ______________________
    I am not sure where I had read it before, but anyway, it is a linguistically excellent statement, and it goes kind of like this: “If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memory so it never got stale and faded.” Oh wait—off of the top of my head—I think the quotation came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.
  • Richard Thomas
    Whois result on above web addy (removing user address of course):

    Domain ID:D153218086-LROR
    Domain Name:GREENISTHENEWRED.ORG
    Created On:04-Jul-2008 14:08:21 UTC
    Last Updated On:03-Sep-2008 03:49:20 UTC
    Expiration Date:04-Jul-2009 14:08:21 UTC
    Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
    Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
    Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
    Registrant ID:tubLZFpsIWb6Rq0V
    Registrant Name:Corey Johnson
    Registrant Organization:Corey Johnson

    Registrant Country:US
    Registrant Phone:
    Registrant Phone Ext.:
    Registrant FAX:
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    Admin ID:tuFwJCijiZ9emnyu
    Admin Name:Domain Direct
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  • Harry
    Hey Will, do you know about this site? It's pretty damn hilarious:

    www.GreenIstheNewRed.ORG.
  • xdustinx
    I had to stop at 4:53, literally, after realizing what an ignorant person you are. I'll caption that sentence with a brief explanation. One, no, I don't consider eco-activists terrorists. Two, there are no Al-Qaeda operatives at large, because there's no such thing as Al-Qaeda. It's a computer program WE created. Fancy that. Three, I think eco-activists are pretty big-headed of themselves to consider that there's a green scare, in comparison to the red scare of the 40's and 50's. I don't deny that eco-activists are being branded, incorrectly, as terrorists by the government. Plenty of other folks are having the same thing done to them as well, all of the time. And also positioning this headline as "Government says protesting Republicans is Terrorism," to start with is only half of the truth. How about mentioning how the government branded that protesting Democrats is potential terrorism too? Review the 08 conventions alone, almost any group or person connect to protests against either convention were adamantly fucked with by the police in their respective cities. Does presenting this fact impede against your agenda? Green isn't the new red. Activism against anything related to wrong-doing, especially when it's related to something government-wise, is the new red. Look up the FBI pamphlets from Phoenix that state anyone willing to uphold the constitution should be considered a terrorist threat. Seriously? Shouldn't that be EVERYONE? Instead of pointing the finger back at other people who are legitimately being active against shit that shouldn't be happening AT ALL, just being they are right-wing; how about you point the finger back at the government who are killing millions of innocent people every day, are conspiring to contaminate the food and water millions of people eat and drink every day, and are incorrectly branding you folks as terrorists. The notion of Green Is The New Red is a joke, and you should really take a deep look at the world around and realize you're not the only victims out there. You may have brought more points across in this interview that I could've been able to agree with, but I wasn't willing to listen any further because within the first 5 minutes it was nothing but ignorant, close-minded drivel, and it gave me no reason to believe that the rest of your views would be any different. So I apologize for that.
  • xdustinx:
    No worries. I was typing a reply, and had to stop when I read "there's no such thing as Al-Qaeda."
  • Danielle
    That song ( fbi stole my fiddle) is awesome. She's a cool chick for keeping her sense of humor despite all the stupid things they did to her. Thanks for posting the interview, you did a good job.
  • Dallas
    Don't worry, Will. You're in good hands! We'll hit up all the best vegan hot-spots while you're here. Great job on the interview, btw!
  • Peace Coffee is a roaster/distributor and not a coffee shop. If you click on the "find Peace Coffee" link on their home page you will find many places in both St. Paul and Minneapolis that serve their coffee. I know that the Hard Times Cafe is 1 block from your evening engagement.
    If you need anything while you are here please don't hesitate to contact me. See you on Thursday.
  • Looking forward to seeing you again, Bill. And I totally forgot about Hard Times, that's a good call.
  • Lin
    http://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/minne...

    I'm sure you've probably looked on happy cow....but on the off chance that you didn't, I figured I'd forward it to you.
    There seem to be quite a bit of coffee shops with vegan options and whatnot. I'm not familiar enough to with the city to recommend any of them based on distance from where you'll be, so I figured I'd just send the whole list.
  • Awewome, thanks Lin. Looks like this one, Peace Coffee, does deliveries via bike, which gets extra points in my book. http://www.peacecoffee.com/
  • I actually might be going down to St. Paul Thursday but unfortunately my bus schedule won't let me make either of your talks. Hope you get good crowds.

    You might try this place.
    http://www.sewardcafempls.net/index.html
  • Maybe next time! And thanks for the great tip on the collectively-run cafe.
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