I’d like to write about an important aspect of success, the water cooler defense.
Today in court and last night I was put in the spot that required both a defense of me, OWS protesters and supporters (“P&S”), and the ideas, as well as an affirmative argument that makes P&S use the word “proud” in a sentence. In both instances I had to emphasize both the constitutional protection due OWS of the highest order and the forest for (heck “and”) the trees argument that riot geared mal-ordered police have shoot and critically injuring sine if tge many American citizens, including veterans, they have herded. Really? Who goes to jail for shooting an American Citizen? I hope it’s the damn shooter, whoever it is.
A few good lines with which to hold ground:
“I’m using the park, I’m not taking it from you, I, as a citizen, am using the park for political speech, when I’m done you can have it.”
“Yes, my right to political speech is legally the highest order of constitutional protection, your eating a sandwich is less important, constitutionally.”
“Sure, any large group, including ours, has a few crazies. Thank
you for noticing we are large.”
“Teabaggers were brazen about carrying weapons to political rallies and vocalizing ideas about using them, and nobody was shot by police, beaten and harshly pushed sround by police,”
“Speaking of the ’11 1%ers, even in the days of surfdom the top was double coming in at 2% having the wealth.”
“Given that you agree there is a problem, do “you” have any idea how to fix it?”
“The largest revolution history has ever known was and remains non-violent. That”s right, the growing establishment of the middle class.”
I hope these arguments can be of assistance to someone. Keep defending this at the water cooler, we are currently in a major gathering period. In the ling run, we will need as many hearts and minds as will speak up as we can get. The long run is just that, loooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnggg.
