re: #112 reine.de.tout

Well, I’m in a mood to set myself up for the bottom ten today.

I’ve watched the OccupyAtlanta video clip a few times, mostly because I can’t help but laugh hysterically at this group of probably mostly lefties, many of whom probably at one time or another have complained about “right-wing echo chambers”, sitting around and repeating every single word that’s said by the speaker.

I swear, when I watch that video, that’s the only thing I can get my head around.

It does look pretty strange the first time you see them doing it, but there’s actually a reason for it. The crowd becomes a “human microphone,” amplifying the speaker’s words. And the reason they do it this way is because cities like NY have ordinances against amplified voices — the “human microphone” lets them get around this law.