Day 1 – London: Speaker’s Corner
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Every Sunday afternoon, in the northeastern portion of London’s Hyde Park, people from all walks of life get together and to share their views and opinions in what is called “Speaker’s Corner.” Topics range from politics and religion to drunken ramblings on why Britney Spears is country music. In a way, it’s a virtual blogsphere, with people on ladders as posters & the circling crowd as commentors & lurkers. I have to admit, if I lived in London, there’s a good chance you find me there every Sunday. Not that I could throw down on how the name of Mohammend is somehow tied to the Biblical name for the devil, but hell, for that, I’m willing to go back and do my homework. It reminded me a lot of college, with people staying up to 4am, debating & trying to defend absurd positions or playing devil’s advocate simply to see how well they could defend it or how the argument would shake out. A bit of mental masturbation, but pparently there was good reason to place the U of C in Chicago’s Hyde Park. | |
