"Joined the Marines.
Went to Iraq.
Came home.
Found the Enemy.
Is this what democracy looks like?"
The good news is that Scott Olsen's condition has been upgraded from critical. Graphic found on Facebook.
Welcome to The Cahokian... A thousand years ago Cahokia — across the Mississippi from what is now St. Louis — was one of the biggest cities in the world. Now it's an empty green spot next to the highway. I'm a middle-aged gay man living in New York City, center of the world, future footnote on somebody's future map. Welcome to the new world.
I really hope he's going to have a full recovery. I heard on a recent TV broadcast that there is some pressure on part of his brain that affects speech. It would be just beyond tragic if this is permanent.
ReplyDeleteScott Olsen's angelic warrior face is now the face of the 99% of the rest of us.
I've been looking for updates on his condition but not finding more than you've noted here, Casey.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that they're actually now calling for a general strike in Oakland on November 2.
http://occupywallst.org/article/occupy-oakland-calls-city-wide-general-strike-nov-/
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