June 25, 2021 - Of course you know that scene during the resistance march / when the guy with the toothpick and the fifth of vodka mixed with sprite / crosses the street.

Of course you know that scene during the resistance march when the guy with the toothpick and the fifth of vodka mixed with sprite crosses the street. Only a few people notice him at first but then he starts saying all types of crazy things; things that no one can quite understand, so everyone slows down a little bit and starts to watch him. It’s not clear at first whether he’s talking to himself, or whether he’s talking to the people marching, or whether he’s talking to god, or whether he’s talking to America, or whether he’s talking to someone who just passed by on the street in the distance, or whether he’s talking to society, or whether he’s talking to a loved one long gone ––– a ghost, but it’s clear that he has something to say. Everything he’s saying he’s saying loudly –––– and with conviction ––– with power. We’ve all seen him. Some days I stop and watch. Other days I look him right in the eye and nod, then keep walking.