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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Then why didn't the quoted organizer say that it was a smaller group and not the plan of the larger group of protestors? Instead, he made reference to evidence of repression. That doesn't make it sound like it was unplanned. [/quote]

I am not following your logic. A small group of participants in an unplanned action can certainly be subject to repression. The planning of an event and any repression to which it is subjected are unrelated. The organizer is clearly trying to connect the small number of individuals that attempted to enter the museum to the larger Occupy DC movement. Regardless of that individual's wishes, the fact is that not even a majority of the anti-war group joined in that effort. It is likely the majority of those participating in Occupy DC didn't even know about the march, let alone an attempt to enter the museum. This is a case where a fringe group is motivated to exaggerate its popularity. Others, including some members of the media, are also motivated -- but for different reasons -- to exaggerate the significance of that fringe group. 
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