Dougherty Arts Center
The 'Chronicle' Fails the Revolution ... Again
RECEIVED Wed., Feb. 2, 2005
Hey Chronicle,
I love Trail of Dead; it was awesome seeing them on the cover of the latest Chronicle ["The Mob House Rules," Music, Jan. 28]. I've known them since 1996, and I know they have been working hard this whole time to get where they are today.
But I was very surprised at the Chronicle's lack of attention to 1,500 people demonstrating on anti-Inauguration Day. A core group from AustinSpokes.org also worked very hard to make this event happen. Why weren't there any beautiful pictures of 1,500 people dancing on the Congress Avenue Bridge in the Chronicle at all, if not on the cover?
We feel that the politics of your paper are somewhat aligned with our radical agenda.
But if you want real change, you will not have it from the realm of electoral politics. We all know that electronic voting is a scam anyway. But the very system which allows for outright fraud and deception to take place is what we must tear down.
It requires people-power to physically rise up and take back our streets. Fifteen hundred potential Chronicle readers were woefully disappointed at your lack of interest and solidarity. We invite your future participation and coverage of the Revolution.
Power to the people.
I love Trail of Dead; it was awesome seeing them on the cover of the latest Chronicle ["The Mob House Rules," Music, Jan. 28]. I've known them since 1996, and I know they have been working hard this whole time to get where they are today.
But I was very surprised at the Chronicle's lack of attention to 1,500 people demonstrating on anti-Inauguration Day. A core group from AustinSpokes.org also worked very hard to make this event happen. Why weren't there any beautiful pictures of 1,500 people dancing on the Congress Avenue Bridge in the Chronicle at all, if not on the cover?
We feel that the politics of your paper are somewhat aligned with our radical agenda.
But if you want real change, you will not have it from the realm of electoral politics. We all know that electronic voting is a scam anyway. But the very system which allows for outright fraud and deception to take place is what we must tear down.
It requires people-power to physically rise up and take back our streets. Fifteen hundred potential Chronicle readers were woefully disappointed at your lack of interest and solidarity. We invite your future participation and coverage of the Revolution.
Power to the people.
Victoria Menchu
[The News editors respond: We greatly appreciate the invitation to join your revolution, although we confess some misgivings about participating in a movement that so cavalierly dismisses the role of electoral politics. Silly us, we thought that was a central component of democracy. The Chronicle has covered many, many protests in past issues, but if the Revolution failed to kick-start on Jan. 20 because we weren't there, we humbly apologize.]
