Friday, April 6, 2012

The Occupy Movement’s Oddest Odd Couple Arrangement

From the Wall St Journal report: On a recent Saturday night, the largest remaining outpost of London's Occupy movement, in Finsbury Square here, was ready to let loose—at least a little.

After a day of gardening and picking up trash around the grounds, about 30 occupiers popped open a few beers in the large tent that serves as a kitchen and turned on some music. But the crowd was careful to keep it down—the Finsbury Square Occupy camp has an unusually fastidious list of rules governing everything from when food can be cooked to when music can be played.

On the other side of the square, however, another party broke out—without so much reverence for the rule book. At this bash, many of the revelers were new arrivals from London's more high-profile—and more rambunctious—encampment at St. Paul's Cathedral, which had just been closed down by police. The group lighted a campfire, turned on its own music and started to dance. A culture clash was soon under way….
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Find out more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577300023237150532.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed

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