Occupying Orlando Part 1.5 (The part I forgot, up until I was reminded by a helpful commenter)

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Wednesday November 16, 2011 · 12:11 PM PST

2011/11/16 · 12:11

So, I totally forgot some stuff, Like how it became a national news headline that "Occupy Orlando" is secretly run by the Muslim brotherhood, or that wow, radical right wing groups really really don't like us much. (more after the break)

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Wednesday November 16, 2011 · 11:16 AM PST

2011/11/16 · 11:16

As I mentioned in my previous entry, the 15th of October was one hell of a tough act to follow. I had people coming up to me all that day with encouraging words, offers of donations, asking to volunteer etc. It was amazing to see how this all had captured hearts and minds. I had several police officers that day mention how well everything was going, some mentioned that they supported what we were doing, others made their feelings known with sneers of contempt.

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Wednesday November 16, 2011 · 6:14 AM PST

2011/11/16 · 06:14

So there I was, it was the last week of August, and I was nervous as hell. I was going (with my wife) to one of the first meetings that came to eventually be known as Occupy Orlando. I had never participated in a political protest like this before, and had no idea what to expect. Little did I know how intense life was going to become.. I'm trying to share my experiences here both to help organize my thoughts, and to show others exactly what happens during an occupation, and why things go very very wrong, very often.

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