Well, in most instances indigenous lifestyles are sustainable, and those born into these communities who wish to leave for other lifestyles usually can without too much trouble.

Since when? I can think of huge, giant swaths of the world where this is not the case. What if their "sustainable lifestyle" violates your conception of human rights?

Moreover, what if the practitioners of that lifestyle freely choose to give it up, usually for economic reasons?

There's also a real argument to be made for maintaining those communitarian societies still in existence, if for nothing more than research in social science.

...Wow. I think I'll just let this one speak for itself.

Wow, I don't know where to start. There have been many thought provoking comments posted here in such a short time. Thank You all.


Yes, street demonstrations, and the solidarity among those involved can be, and usually is quite inspiring.


Indigionous lifestyles:
Yes, Indigionous lifestyles are generally completely self sustaining, as well as Earth resource sustaining. Furthermore, if one choses to leave that lifestyle, it is thier decision, just like it would be my decision if I ever chose to go back to my far distant anseteral roots, and live soley off of the land. I may be osteracised from certain of my previous commuinty members for various reasons, as they (Indegionous Peoples) may be from thiers, but the decision is still there.

As for using these Indigionous cultures for Social Science studies, I think that it is a great idea, as long as they are respected at the very least in the close proximity of the studiers.


Anarchy:
As for protesters being anarchists, some are. I hold slightly anarchist views on certain topics myself such as doing what the government does for most yourself; such as cleaning up your street, and helping out your neighbor when you can.

My Experience in Miami is that the actual police were being extremely anarchistic themselves. Not only did they spray me with peperspray for no reason, but they did various other activities such as shooting a woman in the back with a rubber bullet from a high caliber shotgun. She was simply on her knees praying in front of them, then when she turned around, and walked ayay, she was shot in the back, and fell to the ground.

So Anarchy is not only something certain protesters believe in, but the certain members of the police force engage in Anarchistic Activities as well.

For that matter, these wars in the Middle East are Anarchistic in that they not only go against the Geneva Conventions, and various other legal binding documents signed by the U.S. but also U.S. law itself in that they were pre-emtive, and there was not even a smidge of proof that there were any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in, or currently being made in Afghanistan, or Iraq.


Human Rights Violations allowed by the FTAA which are on the table;
Any Environmental, Animal, or Human Rights which in any way may limit the amount of money which can be made by corperations would be considered null, and void if the FTAA were to be passed.

This would have several deterimantal effects to life as we now know it. This would outlaw a legal minimum wage. This would allow any corperation to dump as many toxins into lakes, stream, tributaries, and rivers serving as water sources not only for wildlife, but also for farmers, and peoples drinking sources, such as moving waters, and areas near to drinking wells.

I hope I answered some questions that I also had when I started my Macro-Economics report on the issue of the FTAA, which I wrote before deciding to protest the agenda.