re: #8 The Vicious Babushka

That video goes a long way towards explaining why I don’t do protest crowds anymore. Too many random assholes in one place, no discernible hierarchy of decision making and shit can go south so goddamned fast that it’s easy to get caught in the middle of it without any clue what the fuck is going on. I did the WTO Battle in Seattle ‘99, got to experience the black block, giant puppets, panicky fuckwits, rubber bullets and military grade tear gas first hand (the SPD ran out mid day and actually sent to Ft Lewis for resupply.) It’s a good experience to go through once and while I value the role street level protestors play in our democracy holy shit never again.