The Renaming - Part One

Depending upon your point of view, it was either long overdue, political grandstanding, justice finally observed or a complete sacrilege. Whatever you call it, the sun has finally and officially set on the former Chiang KaiShek Memorial Hall; now it is known, not just officially, but by the lettering on the entrance as the Taiwan Democracy Monument.

Taiwan being Taiwan, many were expecting a political clash upon the renaming. The truth is that organizers from both sides far far overestimated the movement on the grounds. The end result was that is was much ado over nothing, or at least very little. What started with a handful of protesters ended with a couple of handfuls of protesters and hundreds of police, soldiers and other crowd control folks. Without those there to keep order, nothing interesting would have come of it at all.

The protesters that showed up early were mostly there in singles or small groups; certainly there were not large mobs.

This guy seems quite put off that he is alone.
Maybe he was expecting his mates to be there to support him and their cause?

That's me in the corner.

Protesting is Lonely Business