Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.08.2004, Blaðsíða 10

Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.08.2004, Blaðsíða 10
 He knew his duty, and the price he had to pay Just another holy man who tried to make a stand MY GOD, THEY KILLED HIM Quoth Kristofferson. There have, fortunately, through the ages been men who dared stand up for what they believed in, even at great personal risk. Here are a few examples. ,, ,, I. AIMS: To stop the damming of the highlands. ENEMY: Icelandic government, Italian conglom- erate Impreglio. SUCESS RATE: Remains to be seen, but the dam- ming of the highlands is continuing as we speak. WONDERINGS mahatma ghandi AIMS: To bring racial equality to the American south. ENEMY: Southern bible bashers, KKK. SUCCESS RATE: Black people can now sit in the front of buses in the South. King was assassinated in 1968. Segregation has been ended in the United States, at least in name. (no one knows). AIMS: Stopping a column of tanks from gun- ning down students. ENEMY: A column of tanks, Chinese govern- ment. SUCCESS RATE: The tank driver did stop. But the massacre went on and the Chinese government is still in power. Reports have the guy either shot or sent to a labour camp once the cameras were turned off. AIMS: To get the British out of India. ENEMY: British Empire. SUCCESS RATE: The British left India in 1947. Ghandi was assassinated the following year. Prosperity has not followed for one and all in India, but democracy has endured and India may become one of the success stories of the 21st Century. che guevara AIMS: To bring communism to South America. ENEMY: Global capitalism. SUCCESS RATE: Took part in successful revolu- tion in Cuba, but fails to start revolution in Bolivia and is killed in the process. The communist regime in Cuba still stands. Martin luther kingtianamen square guy jesus christ gudmundur armannssonAIMS: To be crucified for our sins and to bring the kingdom of God to man. ENEMY: Roman Empire, High priests of Judaism. SUCCESS RATE: Managed to get crucified for our sins. Followers still waiting for comeback. Is still believed in by more people than any other prophet. 10

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