Rally Report: Stop Watching Us. (Photodump Warning)
Last edited Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:20 PM - Edit history (2)
First, please do not hotlink these photos outside of this thread. If you do, I reserve the right to make you look silly.
I went to the Stop Watching Us rally yesterday and came home bummed about the turnout which was about 1000 people by my own estimation.
It looks larger in the video:
When I got home last night about 8 or so, I'm greeted on DU by this thread. It's hard not to respond in kind here, but more on that guy later.
Photos, captions and commentary:
I arrived at Union Station just as the march was leaving.
The cops were informing the driver of this van that they can't simply circle the pickup lanes indefinitely.
Having missed the main march, I walked a more direct route to the Capitol reflecting pool and got some photos of the arrival:
The 4th on a banner
A photo of some of the crowd with the Capitol in the background.
Then on to signs...
A prior President weighs in.
Many (including me) were showing support for Ed Snowden.
Blowback, indeed.
A rare sight on DU, the first posted photo of Hoot with a bonus you get to see his pal too.
This guy was pretty cool to talk to. I mentioned that I was a little disappointed with the turnout, and he said it's cool dude, you're here, I'm here, this is early in the fight.
I like the framing here with the dish and the shrouded Washington Monument. Good message too!
Succinct and to the point!
I didn't have the heart to correct his spelling.
He did ok on the flip side, and really had a pretty good elevator speech.
This guy has it about right!
This guy had a long history of being harassed.
There were a few variations on this theme.
Then there was this guy, who according to some here on DU, apparently invalidated everything that this rally was about and I suppose I'm supposed to retire in shame or something:
Note the wide berth people are giving this small group of LeRouchies whom I laughed at many times in Farragut Square for holding the same sign.
All in all I was disappointed with the turnout, but the apathy I saw here leading up to the event was reflected, I suppose. I am impressed that such a broad coalition came together and I encourage everyone to call congress right fucking now and ask your rep to cosponsor H.R.2818!
Maybe I should have dressed for the occasion:
= new reply since forum marked as read
At last... A proper use of that phrase 
Great post, thanks for all the pics and the report on the rally. The pure stupid of yesterdays thread really bothered me.
who showed up, this is one subject that most sheepish folk don't care about. Which is the vast majority. I saw a post the other day even at supposed politically aware DU, saying "I don't care if the government spy's on the citizens". 
It will always be a small, but vocal minority concerned about stuff like this...unfortunately
Thanks for attending and sharing your pics. 
can't tell you how glad your post made me. I saw that thread as well, and I also see the reaction to my own threads on the subject.
What to think when half the board reacts to the Merkel phone flap with "this isn't news"? It may not be to them, but do they care that us minions over here who don't even get to vote on this behaviour DO find it news?
Today I see all kinds of meta-threads, and all the time I was thinking "How sad that there's such an important event and there isn't even a thread of a DUer that went".
And there you are 
Thanks!!
That you apparently were alone, even though you asked for other DUers to join, is a story in and of itself, as is the turnout your report.
But all of that doesn't matter. Only what you do, does, and I salute you.
I can't believe I didn't say that in my first post, so instead of an edit here's a thanks and a kick
