The Power of the Sauce Pan

[Steve_A]

Hi Baggywrinkle,

Well I just realized that your Argentine. One day I wish to go to Rosario in Santa Fé to see what it's like. But that's another story.

Peaceful protests have manifested themselves in various manners throughout time and I admire each and every one. The 'Panelada' as they called it here in Brazil was to show the governement that the economic situation was so bad that the peoples' pans were empty, no food.

Do you remember the 'Caras pintadas' here in Brasil to oust Collor? I think in 1992, when I was still getting my feet under the table here in this country.

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by Baggywrinkle

The Saucepan
I know that many of you are asking themselves: What is this guy doing with such a pic?
The saucepan is a symbol in my country. It was used to remove one useless President after another, a total of 5 in one week. People would beat the pan in their homes and on the streets as a sign of protest. The sound of MILLIONS of pans beating is… humbling, to say the least. It’s like one giant vibration wave that no one could ignore, therefore the president had to escape the government house through the roof in a chopper.
It is also a symbol of hunger. Thousands of Argentines beat pans like that one against the closed doors of the banks that refused to return them their money.
The saucepan.
A powerful symbol indeed.
It only proves that it’s not the weapon, M16, FAL, M1A, it’s the willpower that matters.
A saucepan. When every single Argentine beat it, the power of all of them united was enough to remove a president, backed by an entire army.
Not a shot fired, just the will of the people.. and a saucepan to be heard

Ferfal