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How the police took Occupy’s privacy away

November 16, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Politics
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occupy wall street zuccotti park eviction

With just a few hours remaining until its forceful eviction, the scene at Occupy Wall Street bordered on the serene. An unusually mild November evening had brought protesters out of their tents and into the open, blissfully unaware that the New York Police Department was actively preparing to descend upon and shut down the Zuccotti Park encampment. Despite weeks of preparation involving hundreds…

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Judge protesters by their values, not their clothes

October 3, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Politics
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Occupy Wall Street on bridge

“Dissent is patriotic” “People over profit” “Debt is slavery” Despite the omnipresence of powerful homemade signs and slogans, many people took notice of something completely different at the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest: their tattoos and beards. One blog called the protest a “gathering of unwashed, parasitic hipster douche bags.” Another proclaimed it consisted of “angry actors, graphic designers and various other hipsters,”…

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A beautiful anarchy

September 28, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Internet culture, Politics
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Egyptian Protest

Whether they’re occupying Wall Street, revolting in Egypt, or rioting in Greece, the galvanizing ground for the recent uptick in worldwide protests is the same: the internet. More than just a place to spread ideas and sort out logistical issues, the internet itself has changed the way we view politics. As a new article by the New York Times points out, today’s youth…

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From Che to V

September 17, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Politics
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Guy Fawkes mask

Propelled into popularity by the film “V for Vendetta,” a new article by The Guardian points out that the Guy Fawkes mask has lately become an international symbol of rebellion. As recognizable now as images of Che Guevara and the hippie “peace” symbol before it, the new vanguard of political rebellion has adopted the mask as its own emblem du jour. Euclides Montes…

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