re: #629 Obdicut

The general problem with ‘lefty’ protests of that nature is the black-masked anarchists show up and escalate, though.

Don’t kid yourself. This specific protest was started by the anarchists from Anon and their friends from Wikileaks. It would be too hard to see who applied for the permits but it’s probably the usual idiots from Socialist Workers Party, World Can’t Wait, etc. Same with the antiwar protests under Bush. I think this is an important reminder that Glenn Beck’s boogey men really do exist although he greatly exaggerates their importance and influence. They are real and they do exist.