tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post5464793424709654660..comments2024-02-23T09:18:10.084-08:00Comments on Icono-Curmudgeon-Clast - Loring Wirbel's Rants: Distressed Assets and Bodies on the LineLoring Wirbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-48490114539530390212008-12-08T09:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:10:00.000-08:00Such is history. Such are scientific discoveries. ...Such is history. Such are scientific discoveries. Such is life, and death. A series of connected events that suddenly combust!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-78896392906712699032008-12-07T20:51:00.000-08:002008-12-07T20:51:00.000-08:00Ruth, this is precisely what we were talking about...Ruth, this is precisely what we were talking about in 2002, when the arrest of the three nuns at the missile silo in Colorado suddenly sparked a huge media interest which had not been shown in several nearly-identical events in previous years. Sometimes, you try and try and try a tactic and nothing changes, and then suddenly for no particular rhyme or reason something takes off. That seems to be precisely what is going on with the Republic Windows event.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-58030621841471997422008-12-07T17:38:00.000-08:002008-12-07T17:38:00.000-08:00When it's meant to happen, when things ripen just ...When it's meant to happen, when things ripen just right, then it happens, and it almost feels like we are brought to this moment for a new age. Everything had to be in place for people to revolt. It is very exciting.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-14792848434522491422008-12-07T15:44:00.000-08:002008-12-07T15:44:00.000-08:00And Jessie Jackson showed up today and called it a...And Jessie Jackson showed up today and called it a "defining moment, like Rosa Parks, and workers across this nation should seize the assets in offices and factories if commercial banks take away their livelihood." And there was a UAW car caravan from Detroit today, going to Washington to urge the forced removal of the Big Three CEOs, and a breakaway group started hollering "Remember Republic! Seize the plant!" This is getting exciting.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.com