Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Media MSNBC Visits Occupy Nashville, Finds Bridge-Building Southern Hospitality
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Compared to “Occupy” protests on the coasts, the rebel encampment tucked between Tennessee’s War Memorial Plaza and the Statehouse — a few dozen tents adorned with American flags and even a libertarian one — has a decidedly Southern feel.While protesters in New York, California and elsewhere may often pass their downtime playing drums, meditating or knitting, their Tennessee counterparts could be playing football, hosting a square dance, flying kites, skateboarding or welcoming opponents with cookies.
And if conversations on the coasts tend toward left-wing political theory, such as anarchy, Marxism and socialism, protesters here work on bridging a different divide: uniting the “blue” and “red” factions in their local audience.
Square dancing? Really? In any case, Leitsinger — who kindly links to Jeff Woods' coverage of the Vandy Young Republicans' visit to Legislative Plaza — finds a different tone emanating from the Nashville encampment. And considering the fact that, during the late-October crackdown by the Haslam administration, our local occupiers inspired support from folks as politically far-flung as Stacey Campfield and Mary Mancini, she's probably onto something.
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the square dancing was a big hit with occupiers everywhere. after that, any time i'd go to any livestream chat and express my solidarity from nashville, a conversation would immediately begin about the square dancing and how much people loved it. :)
