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To: skinowski who wrote (449962)	10/9/2011 11:58:21 PM
From: Tom Clarke	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

Repeating what the speaker says they call the 'people's mike.' They do that so everyone knows what is being said when the speaker doesn't have a mike. Seems pointless when the speaker has a mike.

To: skinowski who wrote (449962)	10/10/2011 12:36:11 AM
From: LindyBill	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

A large crowd of mostly young people, apparently of the educated variety, repeating every word after the guy with the megaphone. This chant started in NYC because they weren't given a permit for power megaphones. Then spread.

To: skinowski who wrote (449962)	10/10/2011 12:39:16 PM
From: alanrs	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

And.... everything must be done by "consensus"? There's actually a logical disconnect in what happened there in regards to consensus. Option 1 was for him to speak. Option 2 was for him not to speak. They couldn't come to a consensus, so the guy with the mike chose option 2, by declaration. But who am I to point out such trivia. If you click on the "other youtube videos" by this group (a small button upper left, just above the screen) you have access to what comes next. More of the same, but about half way through someone tries to explain the difference between an announcement and a proposal. An announcement is information and does not require consensus. A proposal is (pause....wait for it...) a proposal, and does require consensus. I kid you not. ARS