{"id":231,"date":"2001-06-25T21:07:11","date_gmt":"2001-06-26T01:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/?p=231"},"modified":"2009-10-23T21:13:43","modified_gmt":"2009-10-24T01:13:43","slug":"fall-2001-imfworld-bank-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2001 IMF\/World Bank Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Fall 2001 IMF\/World Bank mobilization was to be our blockbuster sequel to A16,<\/strong> rumored by many to be the biggest mass mobe in town since Vietnam &#8212; Lord willing and the creek don&#8217;t rise, barring any sudden freakish turn of events &#8212; such as, say, a large airliner or two or three diving into a few really large buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-232\" title=\"fall2001imfwb5part650w\" src=\"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/fall2001imfwb5part650w.jpg\" alt=\"fall2001imfwb5part650w\" width=\"650\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/fall2001imfwb5part650w.jpg 650w, http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/fall2001imfwb5part650w-102x150.jpg 102w, http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/fall2001imfwb5part650w-342x500.jpg 342w, http:\/\/sinkers.org\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/fall2001imfwb5part650w-410x600.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Needless to say, the wheels pretty much came off The Movement&#8217;s\u2122 wagon very soon after 9\/11; the Mobilization for Global Justice and Ruckus Society practically tripped over each other while backing out, citing (as I recall) &#8220;respect for the victims&#8221; &#8212; even as the neocons and other right-wing freaks at the time were preparing for endless war overseas and endless abuse of the Constitution at home, also out of consideration for &#8220;the victims&#8221;. 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