Chaos breaks out in London

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22. He didn't inherit it. He worked it. It wasn't handed to him...

"Russell Edward Brand was born in Orsett Hospital in Grays, Essex, England. He is the only child of photographer Ronald Henry Brand and Barbara Elizabeth Nichols.[7] Brand's split up when he was six months old, and he was raised by his mother. He had a difficult childhood.[11] When he was 7, a tutor sexually abused him.[12] When Brand was 8, his mother contracted uterine cancer and then breast cancer one year later. While she underwent treatment, Brand lived with relatives. When he was 14, he suffered from bulimia nervosa. When he was 16, he left home because of disagreements with his step father. Brand then started to use illegal drugs such as cannabis, amphetamines, LSD, and ecstasy.[13]

Brand says he had a "strange relationship" with his father, whom he saw sporadically and who took him to visit prostitutes during a trip to Thailand when Brand was a teenager.[11][14]

He made his theatrical debut at the age of 15 in a school production of Bugsy Malone, and then began work as a film extra. Brand attended Grays School Media Arts College and in 1991, he was accepted to the Italia Conti Academy and had his first year of tuition funded by Essex County Council. After his first year at Italia Conti Academy, Brand was expelled for illegal drug use and poor attendance.[15]"
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Just a bit from Wiki -

Just so you know - back in the 60's many students were organized by some fairly high profile leaders. Nearly all of them had money and power behind them, but you wouldn't know it from the people you met. They might have 6 mansions in the family, but they would be with you on the food line and taking hits in a protest.

Another weird thing. Except for a story I heard about a carpenter with no money who saved a bunch of money on a big lunch with fish (I'm pretty sure someone just made that one up) a lot of the most successful organizers, the ones that organize thousands have at least what we used to think of as a good middle class education, which provides the history and philosophy for them to learn from, enough money to be economically free to work, and stay a little bit loose of the law, Or have friends that can fund you. Big Bill had money, but Mother Jones had nothing. She learned by living the philosophy and, when her backers saw she was fearless and successful, they funded her so she could go kick some ass, so it can be done. But Brand is probably more representative of the majority. Others do the same work, but often are on a much smaller scale - partially because it takes money to organize, and partially because they may have not been able to free themselves from the schooling that most have.

I think he may be changing from being such an obnoxious ass for just money to someone who will be an obnoxious ass to his 1% buddies.

I hope so.