In praise of 300,000 peaceful protesters in 350 locations "In contrast to 15,000 at the Atlanta Tea Party rally, there were a few hundred at the Occupy Atlanta rally, which devolved into one of the weirdest side-shows in the history of American protest, with catatonic collective chanting and a refusal to allow Congressman John Lewis to talk to the crowd.
"In contrast to attacks on a national treasure (the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum) during the OccupyDC rally, the Tea Parties were peaceful. For a trip down memory lane, check out the Memeorandum page from April 15, 2009."Yet the Tea Parties were called an extremist fringe group, while the Occupy protesters are glorified." William A. Jacobson Emphasis angrily added. TD
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