Are We Winning? Some Reflections on the anti-G8 Protests in Germany

Syndicated from Upping the Anti on Sun, 2007-08-26

from http://www.turbulence.org.uk/turb_g8heiligendamm.html

A tale of two victories? Or, why winning becomes precarious in times of absent antagonisms
Tadzio Mueller & Kriss Sol

It is nice to have our victories once in a while. Sitting at the campfire in Reddelich with thousands of people after a week of protest we were not quite sure whether the collective euphoria permeating the camps was simply the result of one too many sleepless night (and day), or whether it was true that we had won once again: won as we had in Seattle, won as we had in Prague, even in Genoa.