Posted on 02/18/2019 2:40:39 PM PST by yesthatjallen
In the nation's capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out. A group of 50 people — or even 500 — holding signs and shouting hardly merits a second glance in this city of protests.
That's why Washington activists have to get creative. There's an ethos of performative prankster-style protest wired into the District of Columbia's history, dating back decades.
This confrontational street-theater school is flourishing with the Trump administration as its nemesis. Each month brings new acts of political theater — some confrontational, some deliberately absurdist.
"It can take a serious issue into more of a playful place," said Robin Bell, who regularly projects disparaging messages onto the outside of the Trump International Hotel. "Oftentimes we visualize the absurdity of the situation."
ETC...
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Let's not forget the * Agent Provocateurs *
These are the people who go to Trump rallies to provoke fights or to look like fools so the media can take photos and video and report these 'activist actors' as Trump supporters.
These are the people who show up at Tea Party rallies with misspelled signs, act out to draw the attention of the media so they can be interviewed making outrageous statements.
An example is Jason Levin, a teacher who created "Crash the Tea Party" with misspelled signs and gave interviews to the media.
He was eventually discovered and fired.
However, there are lots of the people around.
* If you go to any event, take photos and video of the people who are acting like obvious fools. *
My wife went to DC for a business meeting and said “F Trump” was posted everywhere.
If the shoe were on the other foot, the pinkos would not consider it “playful”
This article reminds me of Doctor Raoul.
Vanity: Jason Levin (xenex11)-the man behind the "Crash The Tea Party" website(Pics)
We went the summer after Trump winning. Gay “pride” flags were flying everywhere.
Street theater = The Jussie Smollett defense / protected free speech.
Look at me! Look at me!
Trump represents responsibility this they are opposed to. Now that mummy and daddy pushed their little bare a##Es out of the house and into the hateful, evil, racist world they cant believe someone wants them to work for a living
Bkmrk.
does the AP article also suggest ways for Republicans to vent their ANGER over the ongoing attempted coup?
not reading it to find out.
This is pretty childish, but it’s more acceptable than the DC activist who went to Philly to beat up Hispanic Marines.
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