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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 19:40:33 GMT -5
"This isn't that uncommon with large strikes that the strikers are armed. What else can a person do when the strikers get arrested, beaten, and the strike broke up?" Bassarov replies.
"This is not an atypical response to the defense of strikers."
"And no, I'm not hungry."
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 19:47:14 GMT -5
"Well okay, I'll take your word on it. To be perfectly honest this is the first time I;ve been actively involved in socialisim. Back home it was all talk, here it's different..." I take a bite of my burger and am glad for this chance to talk. It distracts me from Cambridge and it is teaching me more about socialisim.
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 19:49:59 GMT -5
"So anyway, that's what our main focus will be on now. The Stike."
"Oh, there are some interesting things happening in the world. Some car bombings in Syria, the election of national socialists in Germany, right wing terrorism in America."
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 19:52:16 GMT -5
"Yeah, I heard about the election in Germany, and I wouldn't have expected it in a million years. I saw this Frederick Rommell on TV, he looks like a pompus ass and the girl that was with him looked kind of crazy."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 19:54:57 GMT -5
Bassarov nods. "I should have stayed in Germany I guess. But things looked as though they were settling down."
"And most strikes and protests around the world were broken up." He says of May Day.
"Lastly, some Chechens took a school hostage today in Russia. It was a huge mistake to meet with the terrorists. If I could do it over, I would meet with Chechen workers instead. But we live and learn."
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 19:58:54 GMT -5
"Yeah, I guess." I say, thinking about my own situation for a moment then snapping back to the subject at hand. "So what's happening in the near future? The only thing of interest I've seen recently is some American businessman is holding a mine tour. I wouldn't mind going but I'm stuck here."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 20:04:23 GMT -5
"Yes, I am stuck in Brazil until the authorities figure out who was behind the bombings."
"I will probably help Alejos set up the workers defense in the near future. Other than that, I don't have any plans."
"Well, I would like to travel to Venezuela. There are some interesting political changes happening under their leadership. So maybe once i can leave the country, I will travel to Venezuela."
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Post by Rei "Zero" Usagi on May 11, 2005 20:04:43 GMT -5
(Sorry Andrew, but I want to move this along)
Seeing that Andrew is too sick to move I call local law enforcement and give them a detaied description of Grey and tell them how he was acting before he left. The local search quickly becomes a regional man hunt...
Two days later they find the body and the note...
In the mean time I sit back down beside Andrew. "Grey wanted me to stay with you, so I will until I hear from him or run out of personal days."
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 20:06:46 GMT -5
I nod. "Seems like there's changes everywhere, for better or for worse. Something big is coming, and hopefully it'll work out for the best."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 20:08:58 GMT -5
"We can only hope." Bassarov says with a nod.
"So, how have you been? What have you been up to?"
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 20:13:17 GMT -5
"Not a lot other than paperwork." I say, not really wanting to talk to anyone about Cambridge, except for Cambridge. "I've spent most of my time doing work since the local party secrecary is still sick, I've done a few other things but nothing interesting."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 20:14:29 GMT -5
"Yeah, it's been a little boring for me too. I have spent some time with Masha, Sofia, and Seljia, but it is good to have some time to myself."
"Want to do something? Maybe we could go to a soccer game."
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 20:19:07 GMT -5
"Sure." I respond, not seeing any reason not to. Again, it sounds like a pleasant distraction. Then I catch the name I hadn't heard before. "Who's Sofia?"
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on May 11, 2005 20:22:57 GMT -5
"That's Selja's older sister. She's in the Green Party, and pretty cool." Bassarov says of her. He rarely says bad things about people behind their backs.
Tom and Bassarov start walking to the soccer stadium, which is packed with people.
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Post by Tom McLeod on May 11, 2005 20:27:04 GMT -5
"So Selja has a sister that's politically motivated... Interesting. I'll bet you wish Selja was the political one." I jibe. "Sounds kind of like me and my brother. He never was very political either."
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