[CommonSense]

I mean, I get it, people are pissed I'm cool with the protest even though it isn't my thing...but this is getting out of hand now.

Most of you know a few members of the OWS group in Cleveland were arrested for attempting to blow up a bridge in Cleveland. Well, they use to have a permit to protest pretty much directly under my office building downtown which was just revoked because of the issue outlined in this paragraph.

I walked out on public square downtown at 10am today to get some air and check out the casino's new sign when out of nowhere this 20'ish clown wearing a shirt that said "fuck your job" and signs of not showering in a month walks up to me and we have the following discussion;

Dude "Hey suit, SUIT, SUIT, asshole, SUIT, listen to me"

Me "I heard you the first time, what seems to be the problem?"

Dude "You guys man, you fucking corporate pigdog conservative shitheads"

Me "Why would you assume I'm conservative?"

Dude "Oh wait, you're the token black guy, *starts laughing, you fucking loser. Why don't you go tell your bosses to grow some balls and come out here and fucking tell ME why I can't have a job at your company"

Me "Well, I'm the boss, and my company does electrical engineering, are you an engineer?"

Dude "Why THE FUCK DOES THAT MATTER YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE? ANSWER MY QUESTION"

Me "I did"

Dude "SEE PEOPLE YOU SEE THE EVIL IN THIS COUNTRY? THIS GUY JUST CALLED ME A FUCKING LOSER!"

Me "I what? Ok, we're done here"

Dude "We WILL NEVER BE DONE. NEVER BE DONE. NEVER BE DONE" *he attempted to start a chant but was ignored by all except a cop.

Cop "Sir is this man harassing you?"

Me "No, he's just feisty"

Dude "Hey COP, fuck off, this is a man's conversation"

Cop "Sir, please step over here, your permit to protest was revoked last week"

Dude "NEVER BE DONE, Come on people"


Sigh....Just a small bit of advice for people who want to exercise your right to protest. Protest the cause with civility and class. Don't do what this fella did, it just ruins your credibility.

[SoulPlaya]

Now, come on now Common. Be honest. Is that really the dialogue that was exchanged?

[Stumpokapow]

why did you respond to him to begin with? do you normally respond to crazy people yelling at you over and over again?

[Mammoth Jones]

And that's why mainstream america won't take them seriously.

You have to dress like the people you're trying to rally to your side. It worked in the Civil Rights Movement. It worked for womens suffrage. But every time I've mentioned this I've gotten shit on by people who "don't need to conform to the MAN'S preconceived notions...Maaaaaan!"

[DY_nasty]

Now, come on now Common. Be honest. Is that really the dialogue that was exchanged?

fuk yo suit clown

[CommonSense]

Now, come on now Common. Be honest. Is that really the dialogue that was exchanged?

It was exactly that. I have no problem with what these guys are doing nor do I wish anything bad to happen. There is no reason to call someone out because you assume because they wear a suit that they are directly fucking you over, none.

[SoulPlaya]

fuk yo suit clown

LOL!!!!

[hypernima]

There's those occupiers who just go there and don't read the scripts, they are just as malformed as the people who have misconceptions about the movement itself.

[WeAreStarStuff]

I don't believe all of this.

[CommonSense]

fuk yo suit clown

LOL

[Omegasquash]

I always take a "do not engage" philosophy, though I think this case is representative more of a person than a movement. Sad, if so.

[666]

Did you have a dictaphone, slick? Or just a photographic memory?

[Messypandas]

3 buttons is a little 90's

[Dreamgazer]

Would you have considered giving him a job if he actually said "well yes, I happen to be an eletrical engineer."?

[Jeff-DSA]

fuk yo suit clown

Well, we're done here.

[Tim-E]

His medieval literature degree should mean he can get a job as an engineer, dude.


In all honesty, I wish the people running this movement were competent. Income inequality is an extremely serious issue, yet they'll never be taken seriously because these kids don't understand that the general public needs to be behind a movement for it to have any sort of traction. When you're on the news every night fighting with police and talking down to people who you deem are not as intelligent as you, you're not going to be taken seriously. For better or worse, you need to work with the system in order to change it.

[Cat Party]

Did he really call you the "token black guy"?

[CommonSense]

I don't believe all of this.

Then you are closing your eyes. Happens every day.

[Baggatoast]

I strutted around in Woodruff Park in ATL last year in a tux but everyone was to stoned to care.
What a useless occupation that was; everyone I met was either homeless or a train-hopper from somewhere else.

[SoulPlaya]

His medieval literature degree should mean he can get a job as an engineer, dude.

How can he be an electrical engineer when he's also a clown?

[CommonSense]

Did you have a dictaphone, slick? Or just a photographic memory?

If you struggle to remember a 2 minute conversation that forced you to pay attention you should lay off the pipe sir.

[Horse Detective]

But is it Hugo Boss?

[lunarworks]

Now, come on now Common. Be honest. Is that really the dialogue that was exchanged?

I've been to my share of protests. I'm sure that's how it actually went down.

There's a certain breed of protester that is completely removed from reality and hears a different conversation than the one that's actually going on. Then there's the ones who don't care how you reply, and have to shape the discussion to their own manufactured outrage.

[SoulPlaya]

I've been to my share of protests. I'm sure that's how it actually went down. There's a certain breed of protester that is completely removed from reality and hears a different conversation than the one that's actually going on. Then there's the ones who don't care how you reply, and have to shape the discussion to their own manufactured outrage.

Then, fuck em.

[WeAreStarStuff]

Then you are closing your eyes. Happens every day.

Happens every night actually; in the morning I open them.

[DoctorWho]

That scenario seems completely plausible to me. The OWS peeps have a noble goal but it's obvious that there are plenty of half-wit morons in the mix looking to cause trouble.

[scy]

How can he be an electrical engineer when he's also a clown?

Multitasking like a boss.

[ConfusingJazz]

I've been to my share of protests. I'm sure that's how it actually went down. There's a certain breed of protester that is completely removed from reality and hears a different conversation than the one that's actually going on. Then there's the ones who don't care how you reply, and have to shape the discussion to their own manufactured outrage.

Number 1 reason I stopped going to anti war protests during the Iraq invasion.

[Cat Party]

Happens every night actually; in the morning I open them.

Wow, that's like, deep, man.

[Chichikov]

I refuse to believe that a new yorker would stop when someone shout "hey! hey! you with the suit!" as he walks down the street.

Do you actually manage to get anywhere?

seriously, it's just a crazy person shouting weird shit, don't get so worked out over that.

[Tim-E]

How can he be an electrical engineer when he's also a clown?

He was able to go to school for both since he didn't have a job.

[OnPoint]

If you struggle to remember a 2 minute conversation that forced you to pay attention you should lay off the pipe sir.

Yeah, it doesn't seem to be a difficult convo to recall accurately, especially if it was that outlandish.

How can he be an electrical engineer when he's also a clown?

Major in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Applied Clownage

[Glass Rebel]

Need a picture of you in suit to decide what side I'm on.

[kittens]

I can't believe people are using this to make generalized, sweeping statements about anyone.

[Darryl]

Somebody talking like that around one of those rallies would be kicked out incredibly fast. I have a hard time believing this, sorry.

[666]

If you struggle to remember a 2 minute conversation that forced you to pay attention you should lay off the pipe sir.

He has as much to do with the movement as you do with the evils of corporate America. You know that. This is just you wanting to hero puff and lay the slippers in. It's cool, I get it.

[friskykillface]

heh op, if i were you i would have just ignored the guy and walked away without responding.

fuk yo suit clown

lol almost spit my drink at my screen

[SoulPlaya]

Need a picture of you in suit to decide what side I'm on.

[Ninja Scooter]

You should have called him an "ass blood" and then walked away.

[RawPower]

I can't believe this movement is still going.

[distantmantra]

I got yelled at by a Occupy Seattle person for wearing a tie a few months ago.

A tie. With jeans, a blazer and Chucks.

I responded by letting him know that I'm an educator and part of a union. He got pissed and turned bright red.

[bjb]

Need a picture of you in suit to decide what side I'm on.

I agree with this response.

[Deadly Cyclone]

why did you respond to him to begin with? do you normally respond to crazy people yelling at you over and over again?

I do, would.

I say OP handled it perfectly. The guy couldn't make a coherent argument.

I laughed at the "Are you an engineer" line.

[lunarworks]

Number 1 reason I stopped going to anti war protests during the Iraq invasion.

I was in college when the post-9/11 Afghan War started, and the day it was launched a huge protest erupted in front of the US Consulate in Toronto. I went and joined in just because my school was nearby. My favourite memory of that day is when a pro-war guy showed up and got into a screaming-match with an anti-war protester, and a stereotypical hippie came between them, tried to get them to calm down, and started singing "we shall overcome" in a pious voice. Everyone sorta backed away from him at that point.

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I'll be honest, the OWS people are so fractured. For every person that has a legit reason and sound rationale, there are 2 nutjobs. I don't think the NATO summit in Chicago will be violence free.

[SoulPlaya]

I refuse to believe that a new yorker would stop when someone shout "hey! hey! you with the suit!" as he walks down the street. Do you actually manage to get anywhere? seriously, it's just a crazy person shouting weird shit, don't get so worked out over that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

[Emily Chu]

I'm fucking dead broke and I wear a suit sometimes...

suits look nice...

[Snkfanatic]

I refuse to believe that a new yorker would stop when someone shout "hey! hey! you with the suit!" as he walks down the street. Do you actually manage to get anywhere? seriously, it's just a crazy person shouting weird shit, don't get so worked out over that.

Isn't OP from Cleveland? At least that was what I thought when I read it

[Sanjuro]

Don't do what this fella did, it just ruins your credibility.

I'm pretty sure the Occupy folks ruined their credibility within the first week.

[joelseph]

Let's be honest here, it didn't go down like that.