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SANTO DOMINGO. – Leaders of the Dominican Medical Guild occupied the headquarters of the Labor Ministry, to demand a wage increase.
The doctors, headed by Guild president Waldo Suero, arrived at the Labor offices AT THE Center of the Heroes (La Feria) by surprise, setting off a tense clash between the police agents ordered to remove them and the doctors who are offering resistance.
Late last year Suero and a group of doctors tried to occupy the Health Ministry, but the police managed to dislodge them, but a woman physician was slightly injury in the ensuing shove match.
SOURCE: diariolibre.com
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Democracy in ACTION!"
In what alternate dimension is that democracy in action?
It is criminal tresspass in the real world.
When the government becomes despotic, uncaring, corrupt and refuses to address their demands they have the right to get those demands met by whatever means necessary.
One always hopes that change would be non violent, but even violence is permitted to liberate once sell from tyranny: The American Revolution and the French Revolution just to name two examples.
So a little take over of what probably is an inefficient and ineffective bureaucratic building, is small prize to pay for getting attention to the miserable conditions the health care professionals face every day in DR and by consequence and more importanty their patients.
This practice is so deeply woven into Dominican thinking, that it is fundamental to the perpetual cycle of corruption and inept governments.
Really, let's get to know these individuals a bit better, before we nominate and elect them to high office.
Please note that no disrespect is intended to anyone commenting on story-really.
First off they are Doctors. They should shut up at take care of their patients. They have no moral right to protest for more money nor do they have the right to disturb the peace.
Now as to your statement..."When the government becomes despotic, uncaring, corrupt and refuses to address their demands they have the right to get those demands met by whatever means necessary."
Then Fernandez will have to wait. Mugabe, Castro, Kim Jung Il, Chavez, Evo, Zelaya, Ortega and Correa are father up on the list of despots that need to be toppled.
You have the right to go to Cuba and take arms up against Fidel, just like he had the cojones to do against your idol Batista, rather than wasting your time on the computer and following the NASCAR circuit.
The Russians overthrew the soviet state and they have nukes, I am sure you brave guys from Florida could do the same even though you couldn't save Elian Gonzalez!
Go get im Josi