[lbo-talk] The Endless Swerve Effect (was, campcaseydc)

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Sat Sep 24 23:09:13 PDT 2005


joanna wrote:


> Photographs are static and don't capture flow. Chuck, it sure sounds
> like you don't want these demos to be be big.

I've looked at dozens of photos tonight on various blogs, websites, and wire services. Based on what I know of Washington demos and the areas involved, the numbers just don't add up. I could be generous and allow for around 100k based on flow, but anything higher than that is just whack.

I even caught some C-SPAN tonight which showed the crowd today at the National Book Fair on the Mall. Even from that viewpoint, there is little evidence that hundreds of thousands attended a protest.

Leftist groups are notorious for inflating attendance numbers. ANSWER is worse than most when it comes to protest estimates.

Chuck0



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