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dash away from the camp in the morning before I was spotted Just to clarify: you mean they wouldn't have liked it if they had known that you were a banker?

rachbelaid 13y ago
Just to explain, it was protest and demonstration against economic inequality that took place in London, precisly St Paul. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_London http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_London
- theorique 13y ago
  Makes sense. If it's anything similar to Occupy Wall Street, wearing a suit would be taken to mean that a person is some sort of terrible exploiter of the proletariat.
smcl 13y ago
Yes. My colleagues in London were advised to dress down during the protests to avoid drawing attention to themselves, I think this was fairly common at the time.
- collyw 13y ago
  To be fair, if you had been found out, I think you would have deserved what you get for being such a glaring hypocrite. I am sure some people were giving up work to protest against a system. You were supporting that system, while using the protests as a place to stay.
  - yetanotherphd 13y ago
    >would have deserved what you get What do you imagine this would have been? What would a "fair" reaction of the protestors have been? The poster wasn't 'using' the protests, they were using a public park. It is hypocrisy of this movement to take over a public space and claim it for their own exclusive use, while not acknowledging that the fact that the police let them get away with this is a sign of their own privilege.
  - smcl 13y ago
    I think you have your wires crossed, I am just someone confirming the whole "you should dress down" advice - neither my london-based colleagues nor me (I don't even live in the UK) were living with the protesters during the occupy movement.
nailer 13y ago
I remember visiting a similar protest, in my work clothes, to show support years ago. Being well dressed is taken as a sign you have some kind of malicious intention.

rachbelaid 13y ago

Just to explain, it was protest and demonstration against economic inequality that took place in London, precisly St Paul. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_London http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_London

theorique 13y ago
Makes sense. If it's anything similar to Occupy Wall Street, wearing a suit would be taken to mean that a person is some sort of terrible exploiter of the proletariat.

smcl 13y ago

Yes. My colleagues in London were advised to dress down during the protests to avoid drawing attention to themselves, I think this was fairly common at the time.

collyw 13y ago
To be fair, if you had been found out, I think you would have deserved what you get for being such a glaring hypocrite. I am sure some people were giving up work to protest against a system. You were supporting that system, while using the protests as a place to stay.
- yetanotherphd 13y ago
  >would have deserved what you get What do you imagine this would have been? What would a "fair" reaction of the protestors have been? The poster wasn't 'using' the protests, they were using a public park. It is hypocrisy of this movement to take over a public space and claim it for their own exclusive use, while not acknowledging that the fact that the police let them get away with this is a sign of their own privilege.
- smcl 13y ago
  I think you have your wires crossed, I am just someone confirming the whole "you should dress down" advice - neither my london-based colleagues nor me (I don't even live in the UK) were living with the protesters during the occupy movement.

nailer 13y ago

I remember visiting a similar protest, in my work clothes, to show support years ago. Being well dressed is taken as a sign you have some kind of malicious intention.