XO Covers the Occupy KC "Parade"

Occupy KC marchers take message to downtown sidewalks

By TONY RIZZO
The Kansas City Star

"Members of the Occupy KC movement made a loud, spirited and peaceful march through downtown Kansas City Friday.To the accompaniment of drums and other musical instruments, between 150 and 200 people took part in a New Orleans style jazz funeral march signifying the death of the social safety net.Denied a permit to walk in the streets because they could not afford to pay for the police protection required by the city, the marchers kept to the sidewalks — for the most part — during the 90-minute event."

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Just Stop it. "JUST STOP IT!"

I fully support the Occupy Movement. I think they are changing the political dialogue and you will see much more focus on inequality in the 2012 General Election.

But this "Call and Response" thing has got to stop.



I know that it started as a way of communicating with large crowds in parks where the use of megaphones and other voice amplification equipment was forbidden.

But it's reached the point where one person can be speaking to 5 people in a mini-van and they still do the same ridiculous thing.

It's sounding way too much like Monty Python's "Life of Brian"



Text each other or pass handwritten notes, but stop with the stupid litany thing.

You sound ridiculous.