{"id":2847,"date":"2011-02-20T18:54:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T18:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theothersideofeverything.com\/flip\/2011\/02\/libyan-embassy-demo-london-20th-feb-2011\/"},"modified":"2013-01-29T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T13:37:37","slug":"libyan-embassy-demo-london-20th-feb-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theothersideofeverything.com\/flip\/2011\/02\/libyan-embassy-demo-london-20th-feb-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Libyan Embassy Demo, London, 20th Feb 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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18 minute audio of Libyan Embassy protest, 20th Feb 2011, on a very cold, grey, wet day opposite Hyde Park Corner, London.<\/div>\n

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Begins with me chatting to a policeman right outside the embassy. I describe the scene as well as explain my reasons for attending.<\/p>\n

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I estimate that at least 1,000 were there, but given that people came and went, especially families with children the total attending was probably between 1,500 to 2,000.<\/p>\n

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I hung around until my bones were chilled. I talked with some people, the best conversation with a Tunisian guy who knew where the coffee was. After 20 mins, I asked, “What do you do?” He replied (looking a little embarrassed) “I’m a banker..” “From hero to zero!” quoth I. We laughed like wise children.<\/p>\n

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Then he told me about lions, and lion tamers. Coincidentally, I’m re-reading Life of Pi, who makes exactly the same point. The dictator like the ringmaster works through instilling fear, adopting an alpha-male attitude, staring, circling, and making sudden noises; the ring gives the lions nowhere to hide; but when fear is gone, the lions can have the whip-cracking ringmaster for lunch, if they want.<\/p>\n

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Backwards banner: Egypt,Tunisia, Libya – Gaddaffi, It’s Time To Go<\/p>\n

Posted via email<\/a> from Dean Whitbread<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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