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6th November 2008, 14:59
A spoof newspaper resembling the USA Today and decrying capitalism was inserted into newspaper boxes in Chapel Hill, Raleigh and elsewhere early Wednesday."Capitalism Wins at the Polls," the lead headline blares above a photo of a bonfire. “Anarchy Brewing in the Streets.”
The spoof paper's lead story announced that “2008 marks the 56th consecutive victory in the presidential elections for capitalism, which has successfully weathered crises ranging from the abolition of slavery to the Great Depression and the Summer of Love over the course of its 219-year administration.”
In e-mails to news outlets, an anarchist group said it distributed 30,000 copies in at least 10 cities. One of the e-mails the News & Observer received read in part:
“Early this morning, many thousands of corporate newspapers in over 20 cities across the United States, including Chapel Hill and Carrboro, were given more accurate front pages. That one wealthy politician will replace another is not not news worthy. Capitalism has always won at the polls, and it always will. McCain and Obama's support for the financial bailout proved this, and ensured that any vote would be a vote for Wall St. The real stories worth telling are those of resistance and struggle, any instance where oppressed people attempt to realize dignity, autonomy and equality in their daily lives.”
A News & Observer spokesman said about 1,000 copies of Wednesday’s N&O were affected.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1283555.html
This also occured in Milwaukee, WI; Duluth, MN; Washington DC; Lawrence, KS and New York City, among others.
The spoof paper's lead story announced that “2008 marks the 56th consecutive victory in the presidential elections for capitalism, which has successfully weathered crises ranging from the abolition of slavery to the Great Depression and the Summer of Love over the course of its 219-year administration.”
In e-mails to news outlets, an anarchist group said it distributed 30,000 copies in at least 10 cities. One of the e-mails the News & Observer received read in part:
“Early this morning, many thousands of corporate newspapers in over 20 cities across the United States, including Chapel Hill and Carrboro, were given more accurate front pages. That one wealthy politician will replace another is not not news worthy. Capitalism has always won at the polls, and it always will. McCain and Obama's support for the financial bailout proved this, and ensured that any vote would be a vote for Wall St. The real stories worth telling are those of resistance and struggle, any instance where oppressed people attempt to realize dignity, autonomy and equality in their daily lives.”
A News & Observer spokesman said about 1,000 copies of Wednesday’s N&O were affected.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1283555.html
This also occured in Milwaukee, WI; Duluth, MN; Washington DC; Lawrence, KS and New York City, among others.