The Metropolis

The "Nomadic Occupiers" of Hampstead Heath are now just occupying their own narcissism

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 14 June, 2012 14:57

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Here’s protester Tammy Samede speaking to the Standard, after a rump of Occupiers were evicted from Hampstead Heath.

“What they don’t realise is that this is a victory for us. It doesn’t matter if they move us on after three months or 24 hours. The fact is that we were here.”

Their very presence was a triumph. Their very being is a win. In this way, for many protesters although I concede not all, protest has become an end in itself. And the Occupiers, busily admiring their reflection in the Heath’s bathing ponds and scrawling “we woz ere 2012” on the benches, have become irrelevant to everyone else.

Evening Standard – Protesters booted off Hampstead Heath by police
Occupy LSX website

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