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accept responsibility
for our collective action
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and the larger harm that it
causes you know in our world.
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Today the first of two
historic town hall meetings
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will get underway
in Arcata California
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61 percent of Arcatans
voted in favour
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of publicly discussing
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whether democracy is even
possible with large corporations
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... so much wealth
and power under law.
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They also voted
to form a committee
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to ensure democratic control
over corporations in Arcata.
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Corporations are
not accountable
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to the democratic
process.
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That is what
this is about.
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I dont want
to make decisions
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about everything that goes
on in their corporation.
:57:39
But l do have a
strong belief
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that they don't need to be
held accountable to us.
:57:46
If we dont like
certain products
:57:47
if we dont like
Pepsi-Cola Bank of America
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well if you dont
like what they do
:57:52
dont use them.
:57:53
Thats the way I see
the peoples power is.
:57:58
You have a lot
more money than me
:57:59
You have more
votes than l do
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If we use the model of boycott
and voting with your dollars
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thats an
undemocratic situation.
:58:07
What are we afraid of?
:58:08
I mean are all the businesses
going to leave Arcata?
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I dont think so.
:58:11
And if they did
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wed deal with it or
wed figure it out
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or wed do
something different.
:58:15
We're creative people.
:58:16
I just dont see
why we are afraid.
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If you think it's tough
making a decision
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where to buy your
stuff today
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how tough do you think
it is when theres only
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one provider
and it's the state.
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And by the way
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you dont get to have
this little democracy forum
:58:30
in those
communities either.
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People that say that they
fear their govern meant
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I really hope
that they understand
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that theyre allowed to
participate in their government
:58:39
theyre not allowed to
participate in anything
:58:41
the corporations do.
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So dont fear
the government.
:58:44
Help it be the government
that you wont fear.
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If this many people around
the country would do this
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instead of watching
Super bowl Sunday
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our nation would be
controlled by the people
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not by the corporations.
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... no more chain restaurants
in Arcata after
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a long awaited decision...