,OCCUPY ,DEMOCRACY IS NOT CONSID]$ NEWSWOR?Y4 ,IT %\LD BE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

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,Y\ CAN TELL A LOT AB\T ! MORAL QUALITY ( A SOCIETY BY :AT IS1 & IS NOT1 CONSID]$ NEWS4 

,FROM LA/ ,TUESDAY1 ,P>LIAM5T ,SQU>E WAS WRAPP$ 9 WIRE ME%4 ,9 ONE ( ! MORE SURREAL SC5ES 9 REC5T ,BRITI% POLITICAL HI/ORY1 (FIC]S ) TRA9$ ,G]MAN %EPH]DS /& S5T9EL EA* DAY1 AT CALCULAT$ DI/ANCES ACROSS ! LAWN1 SURR\ND$ BY A GIANT BOX ( F5CES1 ?REE MET]S HI< - ALL TO 5SURE ?AT NO CITIZ5 5T]S TO ILLEGALLY PRACTICE DEMOCRACY4 ,YET FEW MAJOR NEWS \TLETS FEEL ?IS IS MU* ( A /ORY4 

,OCCUPY ,DEMOCRACY1 A NEW 9C>NATION ( ,OCCUPY ,LONDON1 HAS ATTEMPT$ TO USE ! SPACE = AN EXP]IM5T 9 DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZ+4 ,! IDEA WAS TO TURN ,P>LIAM5T ,SQU>E BACK TO ! PURPOSES TO :I* IT WAS1 BY MO/ ACC\NTS1 ORIG9ALLY CREAT$3 A PLACE = PUBLIC MEET+S & DISCUSSIONS1 ) AN EYE TO BR++ ALL ! ISSUES IGNOR$ BY POLITICIANS 9 ,WE/M9/] BACK 9TO PUBLIC DEBATE4 ,SEM9>S & ASSEMBLIES W]E PLANN$1 COLORFUL BAMBOO T[]S & S\ND SY/EMS PUT 9 PLACE1 TO BE FOLL[$ BY A TEMPOR>Y LIBR>Y1 KIT*5 & TOILETS4 

,!RE WAS NO PLAN TO TURN ?IS 9TO A P]MAN5T T5T CITY1 :I* >E N[ EXPLICITLY ILLEGAL4 ,TRUE1 ?IS LAW IS V]Y SELECTIVELY 5=C$2 ,METROPOLITAN POLICE REGUL>LY REACT ) A W9K & A SMILE IF CITIZ5S CAMP ON ! /REET :ILE QUEU+ OV]NI<T = ! LATE/ I,PHONE4 ,BUT TO DO IT 9 FUR!RANCE ( DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION IS ABSOLUTELY =BIDD54 ,TRY IT1 & Y\ CAN EXPECT TO IMM$IATELY SEE Y\R T5T TORN D[N & IF Y\ TRY EV5 ! MO/ PASSIVE RESI/ANCE Y\'RE LIKELY TO BE >RE/$4 ,SO ORGANIZ]S SETTL$ ON A SYMBOLIC #b#d-H\R PRES5CE1 EV5 IF IT MEANT SLEEP+ ON ! GRASS UND] C>DBO>D BOXES 9 ! AUTUMN RA94 

,! POLICE RESPONSE CAN ONLY BE DESCRIB$ AS HY/]ICAL4 ,T>PAUL9S US$ TO SIT ON ! GRASS W]E SAID TO BE ILLEGAL1 & :5 ACTIVI/S TRI$ TO SIT ON !M !Y W]E ATTACK$ BY SCORES ( (FIC]S4 ,ACTIVI/S SAY !Y HAD LIMBS TWI/$ & (FIC]S /UCK ?UMBS 9TO N]VE 5D+S AS 0PA9 COMPLIANCE04 ,PIZZA BOXES W]E DECL>$ ILLEGAL /RUCTURES & CONFISCAT$ & COMM&]S EV5 S5T (FIC]S TO /& OV] ACTIVI/S AT NI<T TELL+ !M IT WAS ILLEGAL TO CLOSE !IR EYES4 

,F9ALLY1 ! F5CES W5T UP1 & ! GU>D DOGS APPE>$ - O/5SIBLY1 = :AT (FIC]S 9SI/$ WAS S*$UL$ CLEAN+ ?AT HAPP5$ TO CONT9UE EA* DAY ( ! OCCUPATION4 ,HUNDR$S ( P>TICIPANTS W]E ?US PU%$ 9TO ! T9Y GRE5 /RIP TO ! NOR? ( ! ,*UR*ILL /ATUE1 & EV5 !N1 IT SEEM$ LIKE EV]Y TIME !Y SAT D[N = A SEM9> ON F9ANCIAL RE=M OR PLANN+ A RESPONSE TO ! H\S+ CRISIS1 !Y W]E 9T]RUPT$ BY SOME NEW PRETEXT = POLICE 9T]V5TION - SOMEONE HAD AN 0ILLEGAL0 MEGAPHONE1 !RE WAS :AT LOOK$ LIKE CAMP+ EQUIPM5T1 SOME REGULATION MI<T HAVE BE5 VIOLAT$ - & SQUADS ( POLICE ONCE AGA9 /ORM$ 94 

,ONE C\LD SPEAK ( MANY ?+S H]E3 ! OBVI\S EMB>RASSM5T ( ! POLICE1 COMP>$ ) ! P]SEV]ANCE & *E]FUL GOOD HUMOR ( ! OCCUPI]S1 :O CONT9UALLY GREW 9 NUMB]S & SPIRIT AS ! REPRESSION 9CREAS$4 ,BUT :AT ,I REALLY WANT TO TALK AB\T IS ! REACTION ( ! M$IA4 

,! REASON ?AT P>K OCCUPATIONS >E SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE EV]YONE KN[S !Y >E !RE4 ,ACTIVI/S CON/ANTLY HE> ! SAME REFRA9 FROM W\LD-BE ALLIES3 0,I AGREE ?AT !RE'S BE5 AN ]OSION ( DEMOCRACY 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ?AT ! MONEY CONTROLS EV]Y?+1 :AT ,I DON'T KN[ IS3 :AT CAN ,I DO80 ,\R USUAL REPLY IS3 MEET ) O!R LIKE-M9D$ PEOPLE4 ,:5 PEOPLE GET TOGE!R1 BRILLIANT IDEAS 9V>IABLY EM]GE4 ,BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BR+ PEOPLE TOGE!R UNLESS !RE IS A LOCATION1 A PLACE :]E !Y CAN ALWAYS GO1 #b#d_/#g1 TO MEET PEOPLE & BEG9 TO HAVE CONV]SATIONS & MAKE PLANS4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY :AT \R POLITICAL AU?ORITIES HAVE DECID$ ?AT ,LONDON]S MU/ NEV] AGA9 BE ALL[$ TO HAVE4 

,TO A*IEVE ?IS1 ! POLICE & M$IA MU/ TAKE :AT >E O/5SIBLY COMPLETELY OPPOSITE REACTIONS TO ANY OCCUPATION4 ,! POLICE ACT AS IF ! POSSIBILITY ( NONVIOL5T CAMP+ IS AN EXI/5TIAL ?REAT TO ! V]Y IDEA ( CIVIL GOV]NM5T2 HUNDR$S ( POLICE >E MOBILIZ$ 9 A NE>-PANIC REACTION2 HALL[$ PUBLIC SPACES >E %UT (F4 

,(FICIAL M$IA1 ON ! O!R H& - & 9 ?IS CASE ! ,B,B,C & MA9/REAM NEWSPAP]S >E ACT+ AS IF !Y W]E AN >M ( GOV]NM5T - TAKE EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE APPROA*1 9SI/+ ?AT ! EV5TS 9 QUE/ION >E SO TRIVIAL & UNIMPORTANT ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ TO COV] !M AT ALL4 ,! V]Y SAME PRESS ?AT PROVIDES WALL-TO-WALL COV]AGE ( PRO-DEMOCRACY OCCUPATIONS & POLICE REPRESSION HALFWAY >\ND ! WORLD1 9 ,HONG ,KONG1 ACTS AS IF ANALOG\S EV5TS AT HOME >E ( NO 9T]E/4 ,IT'S H>D TO ?9K ( A MORE DRAMATIC /ORY ?AN BATTLES BETWE5 POLICE & NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S1 OR ! ]ECTION ( GIANT F5CES & MOBILIZATION ( ATTACK DOGS DIRECTLY B5EA? ! MO!R ( ALL P>LIAM5TS4 ,YET :ILE ,I WAS 9 ! SQU>E1 ! ONLY ,T,V CAM]AS ,I SAW W]E BE+ C>RI$ BY J\RNALI/S FROM ,IRAN1 ,RUSSIA & ,QAT>4 

,WE NE$ TO ASK \RSELVES :AT IT MEANS ?AT POLICE SUPPRESSION ( DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLIES IS NO LONG] CONSID]$ NEWS4 ,IS ! WALL ( SIL5CE1 AS MO/ ACTIVI/S SUSPECT1 SIMPLY A CONT9UATION ( ! ACTUAL PHYSICAL WALL SURR\ND+ ,P>LIAM5T ,SQU>E1 ANO!R PIECE ( ! SAME /RATEGY1 OR IS IT A TOK5 ( ULTIMATE CYNICISM8 ,BRITONS NO LONG] HAVE ! RI<T TO FRE$OM ( ASSEMBLY4 ,SORRY1 ?AT'S NO LONG] NEWS4 

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