28.2.07

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Arcos de Valdevez: dirigente do CDS-PP mantém greve de fome contra fecho das urgências

Algumas palavras de Woody Allen sobre greves de fome:

«Hunger Strike. Here the oppressed goes without food until his demands are met. Insidious politicians will often leave biscuits within easy reach or perhaps some cheddar cheese, but they must be resisted. If the party in power can get the striker to eat, they usually have little trouble putting down the insurrection. If they can get him to eat and also lift the check, they have won for sure. In Pakistan, a hunger strike was broken when the government produced an exceptionally fine veal cordon bleu which the masses found was too appealing to turn down, but such gourmet dishes are rare.

The problem with the hunger strike is that after several days one can get quite hungry, particularly since sound trucks are paid to go through the street saying "Um... what nice chicken - umm...some peas...umm..."
(...)» in "Brief, yet helpful, guide to civil disobedience", "Without Feathers".