The police stormed the protest camp at the University of Chicago in the middle of the night, leading to a great interview with a student talking about, among other things, the cowardness of following orders.

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      8 months ago

      Need more people to be like both the protesters and the reporter. If nobody will be the megaphone for you – you are fucked. When occupy wallstreet happened the press basically was a sock puppet and a lot of brutality went unreported. Dissent is good but make sure you ally yourselves with the press. Cameras are your friend. Not all cops are bastards but a lot are. Be calm. Be clear and assertive. Be an example.

      We are all in this together. United we stand.

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    8 months ago

    Wow, that guy did a great job of staying on point and getting the message across. Well done.

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    8 months ago

    That was absolutely amazing, calm, to the point, poignant and just straight truth while on the literal front lines of the protest. Part of me wants a shortened “highlights” version that’s easily shareable to help spread this but at the same time just about everything said feels important.

    I hope his message and that of the other protesters gets across to as many people as possible

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    8 months ago

    What a speech! We definitely need more people like the ones standing for what’s right in this shitty world we inherited!

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    8 months ago

    Excited for this to be everywhere on the internet and no where on network television so I still have to explain to my boomer parents why people are furious.