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- Not even the first time Darth Vader has been involved in politics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darth_Vader_in_Ukrainian_polit...
by antii - In another town he would be asked to remove his costume helmet and if he even tried one hand gesture of his dark powers, the police would knock that hat off his head, twist his arm around his back and frog march him from the room. Don’t mess with ______ township.by xtiansimon
- This was both hilarious and apropos.
- A reminder that city council public comment meetings can be more like Parks and Rec than anyone imagines.
That said, showing up and making comments at local meetings can really matter. The number of people who actually participate in meetings like this is low. Showing up with a reasonable argument (probably not in a Darth Vader outfit) can have an outsized impact.
by generj - Here's one where someone starts breakdancing as a protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AnTS5-3RhEby ohm
- > probably not in a Darth Vader outfit
Why not? it worked didn't it? Media outlets all over the country picked up the story.
by toephu2 - My mom used to work for our local city Parks and Rec department when I was a kid, in north county San Diego no less. She swears the writing team for that show must have come from a small city parks and rec group, because every time we watched that show she would say “this literally happened, I experienced this first hand.” Anecdotal, but I like to believe it’s true. People are just wild out there.by snohobro
- Usually, it's Darth Vaders dressed as men that defend Flocksafty cameras.by cheesemayo
- isn't that the point? to show who is really behind those defending those cameras?by em-bee