Of course, the above is a ridiculous situation in which the state, through its allied cultural elites, successfully portrays any demonstration against the insane policies of the government that are dangerous as either fascist or worse.
Now, take the recent G-8 demos.
Here's a CNN report that doesn't hide any of the reality of the violnce at the demo but, and here's the difference, no pointing an accusing finger that these are intended to overthrow the state:-
Organizers of anti-G8 demonstrations and the media on Sunday condemned violent clashes between police and a hardcore group of militants in the German port city of Rostock in which 1,000 people were injured.
A peaceful demonstration involving tens of thousands of diverse protesters was marred on Saturday by the worst street violence seen in Germany for years when hundreds of black-clad activists bombarded police with stones and torched three cars.
Police used water cannon to disperse the militants who left a trail of destruction in the harbor city, just days before Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the Group of Eight (G8) leaders in the nearby resort of Heiligendamm for their annual meeting.
"This was inexcusable and that is the opinion of all the groups concerned," said Mani Stenner, a spokesman for the organizers of a week-long program of demonstrations in the port city. "We hope that this situation was an exception."
Police blamed the violence on some 2,000 militants known as the "black block." Some 430 police officers and 520 protesters were injured and police said 128 people were arrested in the clashes at the city's harbor.
The mass-circulation Bild am Sonntag newspaper declared the violence Germany's "G8 Shame!" and carried a large front-page picture of a balaclava-clad militant aiming a stone at police.
"Yesterday images were formed in our country that will damage our reputation across the world," wrote commentator Claus Strunz in a column for the newspaper.
"We have a lot of work to do to consider how we can prevent these violent events from happening again," Stenner said.
Aid groups and charities condemned the violence and distanced themselves from the militants. "There was no justification at all for these attacks," said Pedram Shahyar, a spokesman for the group Attac.
The violence followed weeks of tension between police and militants in Hamburg and Berlin after street riots prompted by a series of raids last month on premises used by left-wing groups.
Protesters are expected to try to block road access to the summit and stage demonstrations at a nearby airport. A 12 km (7.5 mile) security fence has been built around the resort itself to keep demonstrators and militants away from the summit.
Here's the BBC report:-
Protesters have clashed with police at a largely peaceful anti-globalisation rally in the German city of Rostock. Rocks, bottles and sticks have been hurled at riot police, who are using tear gas and batons charges to try to disperse the hundreds of rioters.
However, the violence only involves a small portion of the estimated 30,000 people police say had joined the rally.
They are protesting against next week's G8 summit of leading industrial nations in Heiligendamm, 25km (16 miles) away.
More than 160 groups of anti-globalisation activists, left-wing groups, students and anarchists had been taking part in the march.
Police say that at least 146 officers have been hurt in the fighting.
Masked protesters have broken up paving stones to use as projectiles and overturned and torched several vehicles, spreading a pall of black smoke over the area.
"The police were attacked massively from the violent protesters. They threw bottles, fire crackers, rocks and Molotov cocktails," police spokesman Frank Scheulen told the Associated Press.
Riot police have responded with tear gas and water cannon in an effort to drive them back.
I've never been at a rall with this much violence in Israel but the left spreads the fear.
A little bit of totalitarian thought control goes a long way.
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