So, while mixing & mingling with the protest-monkeys downtown, I took some more "personal" portraits to show off the caliber (and, in general, the high socio-economic status of) the putative "protestors." I affectionately call these my Rogues' Gallery. Most of them are just boobs or dweebs - the so-called "useful idiots" - but some of them, mostly the older men, do not have the luxury of blaming their presence here on youthful exuberance and ignorance; they know what they're doing, they know why they're doing it, and they know that it will not accomplish any of their publicly stated goals; since they're willing to associate in public, it would be interesting to attach some names to some faces.
It's also rather interesting inasmuch as it's a good illustration of the generally high socio-economic status of these protest-monkeys; if they're hurting for jobs, homes, or cash, they certainly are hiding it well! Except for that one chappie in the ball-cap and hoodie, who seriously needs to either brush his teeth more often or not start chanting until he's completely finished eating his croissant.
It's a rather long list of pix - 31 in all - so hopefully you'll have the patience to bear with me.
Then there's this chap, who was strutting around on last Wednesday as if he were reviewing the troops in the field. He's not a boob or a dweeb - a "useful idiot" - he's SEIU, he uses idiots. Inquiring minds wonder ....?
Next, I just had to post these two as 400x600's because, well, because. The first, for all that it contains two protest-monkeys, is a tolerably nice composition, so I thought I'd put it up that way (the two individual protest-monkeys are in the gallery above as well):
This one, I think, speaks for itself (even if it's only the editorial comment I couldn't resist adding)!
And, finally, inquiring minds want to know, was this a terribly rash self-portrait, a mindless gesture toward openness and transparency, ...
