The Liberators of Parade Square were visited this morning by a large contingent of parade-dressed police of various affiliations. The cops were paying their annual homage to the 22 peace officers who have locally fallen in the line of duty, the earliest of which appears to have been in 1861. Wreaths were laid, bagpipes were skillfully played, and the liberation/occupation entered its second full day.
I think there is more that could be told about this convergence on the Grand Parade. Was there any conflict? Was there mutual respect between the officers remembering their own and the poeple of the occupy movement? Was mutual respect lacking on the day?
And while there, why do you refer to the people of the occupy movemnet as Liberators. I don't recall ever being denied access to the Grand Parade in all my years of life. There may be some similarities with other movements around the world, some who are actually involved in a very hard life and death struggle for liberation, but to refer to the people in the grand parade as "Liberators" seems to be a desparate attempt to a part of history that has been so hard won by the blood and lives of others in far off places.
Language is a powerful tool. Please be careful with it.
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