[Marxism] South Central Farm Site & Darryl Hannah - follow-up

[Brian Shannon <brian_shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, but I am often much too obscure. A friend who can't stand Jon
Stewart and the Daily Show asked me what I was writing about.

For the last two nights Comedy Central's The Daily Show, starring Jon
Stewart, has been featuring Darryl Hannah's arrest for sitting in a 3-
story Walnut Tree (apparently protected under California law). The
smirking Stewart seems to think that he is clever as he panders to
the ignorant in his audience. Her act, of course, was to demonstrate
solidarity with community activists who have been cultivating a 14-
acre plot of land for several years.

Although lightly dismissed as a mini-farm, 14 acres is a sizable
piece of agricultural land and properly cultivated can produce a lot
of food. In California, with its mild climate, it would be a year-
round resource. It can also provide a welcome alternative activity
for families, including their children.

Brian Shannon


> Often very funny but beneath the surface exceptionally shallow
> comedians like Jon Stewart of the Daily Show prove their inner
> harmony with the antihumanist right wing wits attacking the 14-acre
> South Central Farm Site where 350 families have been growing crops
> since the early 1990s.
>
> Here is the official site: http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/
>
> And here is an extremely interesting article on the consistent
> activist Darryl Hannah, whose commitment is being used by
> sophomoric wits like Stewart against the local community organizers.
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?C29222A4D

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