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Helicopters have been swarming lower Manhattan for three days straight. Four now outside my window, and these are not from the press. The metaphor of panopticon comes to mind. The constant rotar rumbling is psychological — there to remind citizens that they are watched. The implication here is that something “wrong” is happening at OWS. In reality its been peaceful protests — citizens doing their duty of voicing political dissent.

Hmm. One might think that in a Utopian environment Law Enforcement might try to encourage protest. It appears that with OWS Law Enforcement is whipping it into a frenzy with their ineptitude. What a depressing failure on their part.
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Helicopters have been swarming lower Manhattan for three days straight. Four now outside my window, and these are not from the press. The metaphor of panopticon comes to mind. The constant rotar rumbling is psychological — there to remind citizens that they are watched. The implication here is that something “wrong” is happening at OWS. In reality its been peaceful protests — citizens doing their duty of voicing political dissent.

Hmm. One might think that in a Utopian environment Law Enforcement might try to encourage protest. It appears that with OWS Law Enforcement is whipping it into a frenzy with their ineptitude. What a depressing failure on their part.

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