Viva la Zone

It has been hard enough to try to get the protestors to wear masks and practice some forms of social distancing. Throw in a raging set by RATM and you probably should just spray the crowd with Eau de Corona and get it over with.

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StoneSculptor on Thursday, June 4, 2020 – 08:29 am

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This idea has some merit, as

This idea has some merit, as it's all about optics. Hope Hicks knows this ... hence the bible photo op for Trump's followers. People more often get images trapped in their brains, than words. Especially people that seldomly read.

What would it look like if in every city there was a raging dance party (with a political message, of course) facing a line of heavily armed, uniformed soldiers? Call it an angry wake.

Blacks, whites, young, old, everyone... protest dancing together in the streets. (To make it more surreal, you could even broadcast the music to folks wearing headphones so it would be like a silent disco, providing the opportunity for simultaneous action, so it looks like the crowd has maximum solidarity "When the song stops, everyone take a knee." )

I'm thinking Sly and the Family Stone would be one good candidate, as you want it to have mass appeal.

And just to fuck with them, all the protestors should dress in red, white and blue -- why should the Trumpers get to appropriate that subliminal "pro-America" message? Dressing in ninja black automatically sends a negative one. Take back the flag -- to be a symbol of the "real America --- the united states."

Call it the Wavy Gravy strategy.

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StoneSculptor on Thursday, June 4, 2020 – 08:47 am

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians packed the streets in Port-Au-Prince on Sunday to call for President Jovenel Moise's resignation, singing and dancing in a carnival-like protest led by artists after weeks of intensifying anti-government demonstrations.

Opposition leaders and their supporters in the nation of 11 million people, the poorest in the Americas, have called for Moise to step down as anger grows over fuel and food shortages, a steep currency devaluation and corruption allegations...

Up to about 10,000 people, including men and women wearing white in a show of solidarity, marched in the capital and its outskirts on Sunday to upbeat music blasting from trucks outfitted with powerful speakers, in a scene reminiscent of Haiti's cherished carnival celebrations...

Port-Au-Prince Mayor Youri Chevry said he was heartened to see artists and musicians spearheading the demonstration.

"They are leading this movement today to help the people find solutions for their long-standing demands," he told a local radio station.

Unlike previous marches in which protesters clashed with police, the day was largely peaceful.

At least 17 people have been killed and 189 injured in the recent stretch of protests, according to Haiti's National Network for the Defense of Human Rights.

Monday, 14 Oct 2019

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StoneSculptor on Thursday, June 4, 2020 – 08:55 am

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Dancing and drums....almost 4

Dancing and drums....almost 4 million views already:

Protests over the killing of George Floyd have been raging all across the world demanding an end to racism.

During one such protest in Loìza, Puerto Rico, a young girl was spotted dancing to the rhythm of Bomba, the island’s traditional music drum which is rooted in Boricua’s African heritage.

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StoneSculptor on Thursday, June 4, 2020 – 09:08 am

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Protesters Dancing At Anti

Protesters Dancing At Anti-War Demonstration, San Francisco, 1967

View of hippies dancing during a protest rally staged by the Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam at Golden Gate Park’s Kezar Stadium on April 15, 1967, occurring simultaneously with a march on the United Nations in New York City.