Mamet, the mensch

"But maybe in the next world, maybe in the next world"

A major fracture in the Occupy movement? Say it isn't so! Major down twinkles, man. Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. All honeymoons end. Here's the full article, and here's a highlights piece from Verum Serum. Excerpt:

Because even by the time the General Assembly was ready to meet at 7:30 p.m., things were unraveling. A large group, made up almost entirely of men, stood in a circle denouncing the General Assembly and their efforts to "police" the camp, particularly regarding drinking or smoking weed. Anyone who spoke in favor of a code of conduct was aggressively booed. Adding to the morass were four different men looping in and out of the circle, each armed with his own megaphone, shouting their own grievances and rhetoric. When a runner from the General Assembly made the announcement that they would begin the meeting, he was thunderously shouted down, then someone yelled out “The GA is dead!” and the crowd erupted in both celebration and shock: "We don’t want you or your fucking procedure!" One male protester, in an army helmet and no shirt, cried out as shoving matches erupted between several groups of men. The young man who was leading the informal group yelled: "This is the People’s Forum! There are no committees, there are no rules, everyone gets to speak. Get in a circle! GET IN A CIRCLE!" A majority of the crowd abided, although they were openly chastised when the circle took on non-circle shapes.

If there are no rules, then what is the next statement when he says "Everyone gets to speak"? Sounds like a rule to me, albeit a dumb rule. There's an old proverb, something like "Anarchists should be seen and not heard" which I think is mainly based on the content of their blather and not the threatening tone or the megaphonic volume.

The next paragraph mentions how everything eventually degenerated into "spastic dancing and primal bellowing". This is the most consistent thing to do shortly after denouncing rules, authority and order of any kind.

Reminds me of the lyrics to Death of a Disco Dancer by the Smiths:

Love, peace and harmony ?
Love, peace and harmony ?
Oh, very nice
Very nice
Very nice
Very nice
...but maybe in the next world

"[W]e have no idea what you are doing..."

So get this: Occupy Madison loses it's permit. Why?

A neighboring hotel's staff alleged voiced concerns about having to recently escort hotel employees to and from bus stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such as public masturbation, from street protesters. In addition, officials agreed further occupation should not be allowed to continue without restrooms on site to avoid further public health violations.

Public masturbation. Yep, that ought to do it. Here's the part that really puts it into featured can't-make-this-up-material.

Occupy Madison representative and street use permit holder Paul Streeter said he hopes to use the 30 on the Square space again as soon as possible after Freakfest.

"[The protest] is indeed a work in progress," Streeter said. "We will continue to address issues as they come up."

No pun intended, we'll assume.

Madison's Parks Division requested a written form stating the dates and location where members wish to occupy.

"You can tell us what your proposals are, but we have no idea what you are doing, how you are doing it or what your safety and security plan is," McCullen said. "We have nothing in writing to back it up, and we usually require that all events have [written plans]."

Do any of them no how to write?

Occupy Madison is relocating onto Olin Terrace until Monday when Freak Fest is over, and they can request a new permit for 30 on the Square.

Call it Freak Fest II. Or maybe "The Real Freak Fest". Or "Festering Freaks", "We have no freaking point"... the possibilities are endless.

I live for this stuff: Occupy Jupiter!

It's so unfair! Grab your spacesuits.

Great line from this page: "99% of all matter in the solar system is in the sun. We are the 1%!!!"

I found the picture in a TPP email, but this is probably the original source.

"If you don't have a tent, it's sort of pointless...."

OK, this is Satellite Howard Stern, so I don't to even say "not safe for work", etc. But it is sooooooo funny.



Saw it on Hot Air. There is another produced video on that page which is based on footage from Occupy Oakland which is really scary in the way it showcases the Marxism inherent in the movement. No one is going to be able to hush the radicals up. They are the mainstay of the movement.

Funny new Twitter tag: #YouMightBeAFleabagger

I'm digging the new hash tag on Twitter, #YouMightBeAFleabagger. Here are some highlights:

OldBob47: If your Mom urges you go out & protest so she can have a chance to clean the basement #YouMightBeAFleabagger

Iowa Hawk: If you think you're cleaning up Wall Street by taking a dump in the middle of it, #YouMightBeAFleabagger

And my favorite...

Nick_Rizzuto: If you think the 90% unemployment rate amongst post-modern, bi-sexual haiku majors was caused by Goldman Sachs #YouMightBeAFleabagger

I guess if I really thought this movement was going anywhere I wouldn't be laughing at it so much. And I suppose that some bad things might come out of it. But these people are the types who are easily distracted by shiny objects, and they don't have Barack Obama's ability to jive talk. Plus I think shitting on police cars is a warm-up act compared to what we'll see these people doing if they aren't given enough bread and circuses to occupy them. So negative public opinion is right around the corner.