G8, Genoa, Italy, July 2001....
PIECE OF CAKE
(RECIPE FOR DISASTER)
in this Global Greenhouse
we can bake
a nice fresh batch
of GENOA CAKE
(we'll chaw all the cherries
with our chums
if they want some crumbs)
people starve
their stomachs ache
let them eat
GENOA CAKE
(the World is watching
while we pose
police greet protesters
with baton blows)
it was a slight mistake
the price you pay
for GENOA CAKE
-can you stomach this?
- makes me sick
put the squeeze on
"Summarizing, the expected consequences of the victory for "American values" at the WTO are: (1) a "new tool" for far-reaching U.S. intervention into the internal affairs of others; (2) the takeover of a crucial sector of foreign economies by U.S.-based corporations; (3) benefits for business sectors and the wealthy; (4) shifting of costs to the general population; (5) new and potentially powerful weapons against the threat of democracy." Chomsky