Anonymous Clashes With D.C. Police During Million Mask March

Daniel_Stuckey writes "Scheduled to coincide with Guy Fawkes Night, a centuries-old day of remembrance typically celebrated in Great Britain, the Nov. 5 protest is something of a tradition for the hacktivist collective. Anonymous, which is often identified by the Fawkes mask used in the Hollywood blockbuster V for Vendetta, hosted a similar rally in 2011, dubbed 'Night of a Thousand Masks.' Protesters in Washington, D.C. clashed with police before noon. By approximately 10am, an arrest was made. The incident was livestreamed, and Anonymous claimed that the individual was grabbed and arrested after stepping off a sidewalk and into the street. A spokesperson for the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment."

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Re:Stay behind the line!

[BitZtream]

If the government spends your taxes in a way you disagree with, and the election system makes you unable to change that

No. People of America just don't actually care all that much. Just because YOU and a few of your friends get all uppity about some 'cause', doesn't mean anyone else gives a fuck, and THAT is the problem.

The problem is that in America, even with the government doing 'horrible' things ... life is WAY to good to rock the boat very much for 99% of the population. You still wake up in a warm bed, with food and drink, and a job (or you can get a job if you put even a tiny amount of effort in it). America, for all its problems, is just a fucking awesome place to live.

Somalians have something to protest about. Kenyans have something to protest about. American's are whiney bitches too lazy to do anything other than bitch about ... and too lazy to even bother voting properly ... thats how little Americans ACTUALLY care about the 'causes' that these protests are for.