Videotaping me because I must be a cop:
"This one is for your Sargent":
People are still wearing masks, I overhear some of them explaining how important it is they keep their identities secret:
Free Hugs:
"Chop from the top":
One of the themes of the protest is how their constitutional rights are being violated. They complain that they aren't allowed to wear masks and occupy the park. But there are no police present and the police only make them leave the park at night. If a corporation, or large group of homeless people, were in the park they would be arrested.
A man brings a Che flag and gets confronted by an angry Cuban man:
"The government should be afraid of their people":
A Teamster Union sign:
"I love humanity":
The woman with the clipboard calls herself a "facilitator". She has everyone chant that they have no leaders and that no one is above anyone else. She also instructs protesters on how to shun individuals who say things which are deemed unacceptable. The protesters spend several hours each day in meetings with these facilitators where they mindlessly repeat instructions.
Everyone was fine with me taking pictures once she vouched for me. "He's not hurting anyone" they all suddenly decided.:
The media arrives:
"I want a world where no one succeeds at the expense of others":
It's so nice out that dehydration is a concern:
A John Lennon fan:
Fox News / Fake News:
Someone has books for people to read. There's mainly Douglas Adams and New Age material to choose from.:
A smiling girl:
Non Violent Direct Action Training Workgroup
This is to prepare people for when the police get violent. Questions are vetted and chanting is performed:
A small band performs, one of the memebers is a Ron Paul supporter:
Supplies have been brought to the park. Food, coffee, and things to drink. Someone offers me pumpkin brownies, completely organic and made with non genetically modified organisms.:
One person makes her own mask out of a paper plate. I approve!:
"Free Leonard Peltier":
A man explains the Laffer Curve. He correctly explains how it is conventionally misinterpreted. But he then uses it to say we should increase taxes to the rate which would maximize revenue.:
Children were present:
A collection of signs the protesters arranged to be photographed.:
A man with a Gadsden Flag. I couldn't tell if he was a protester or a counter-protester. No one seemed to notice it was out of place.:
A tour of the protest.:
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