Joko Visits The Occupy Seattle Protest
I don’t know if it would be fair to say that I visited Downtown today to go “join” the ongoing Occupy Seattle protest, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration. I went to go lend my support. And bring them some clean, warm socks. And to observe. Record.
There were several other media-types down there too. Some looking quite professional; others with just professional-looking equipment. These other camerapeople wore interesting hats, but neither were they “joining” the protest. I was kinda halfway. I brought a little sign, but didn’t know what to write on it. I had an interesting hat at home.
With such a small sign, I only had room for one word. Here’s me trying to do that upraised fist thingy that is used on all the logos. I think it’s also ASL for the letter “E”.
Some observations from my visit to the protest:
- Once you got to talking to these folks, they were very friendly and sane. Mostly.
- It was smaller than I expected, but it was a Thursday at 10 AM right after 30 protestors had been put in jail the night before.
- It seemed that is there was ONE theme that they all shared: ending corporate personhood.
- There are several ways you can get people to talk to you on camera: 1. Bring them clean socks. 2. Let them play your ukulele. 3. Ask.
- This just may end up being the leftish answer to the Tea Partiers.
Watch me give away socks and hear the protestors in their own words…
Or ask… 😉 The hat suits you Joko. Will be visiting a friend this weekend. Will have access to high speed for two days. I will be back to watch. So glad you supported this.
Thanks Joko. This is an amazing time we are living in. I didn’t think it could happen. I have been pleasantly proved wrong.
“Maybe this time I’ll hand out clean underwear”.Lemur is puzzled and wonders…as opposed to what…dirty underwear…? …. 🙄
ohhhh I know……Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…… that was uncalled for.
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Dad says that by Thanksgiving this movement may well involve 10% of the people in the country. I don’t know about that, 10% is a lot.
I like your choice for the song there. It’s starting to feel like hope might actually be rising from the ashes.
It’s nice to hear from protesters that can actually articulate ideas and express them in their own words. That’s something we haven’t seen over the last couple years.
This is awesome, Joko. Keep up the awesomeness.
I hope all this to lead somewhere….not to remain just some 5 o’clock news.
One difference between the Teabaggers and the Occupiers, is that while TeaBaggers might use guns to shoot the police, the Occupiers might dispose of some dirty wet socks
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Joko, I rhought of you when I saw this.
Was listening to Fox News (fair and Balanced) on Clear Channel during my drive in to work.
And FOX NEWS told me that George Soros bought them Socks. Fox News said that George Soros has been funding all the Occupy Wall Street Astroturfings. That’s what Fox News said on Clear Channel. They Sure did. They Said that George SOros was giving all them protesters Sammitches and paying for their bus tickets and stuff. And they ain’t even from around here, some of them are coming on buses.
And the Protesters are running all the street vendors out of business in New York City, That’s what Fox News said on the Clear Channel network, even though Fox News and Clear Channel ain’t affiliated with each other at all. Fox News said since George Soros is handin out Sammitches to the protesters, so they don’t buy any street vendor food. And Fox News said that Real American Business men are afraid to come down to the park and buy hot dogs.
So how long has George Soros been paying you to buy socks for them Outside Agitators. The cops need to club and arrest all of them. And they should be sprayed with Mace. They ain’t real Americans like the brave Teaparty Patriots.