arguing at a crowd on the corner of hyde park

while in london i came across speaker's corner. i'd never seen anything like it before. i mean, i live in south africa where speaking against and speaking out is commonplace, as is public rioting and burning. i am quite used to freedom of speech in my own country, mostly when topics such as race or ethics (and race and ethics) or racism or black empowerment are discussed.
london is a cosmopolitan city where free speech is a collective privelege. it is also more in touch with international affairs and unlike south africa, there isn't a sense of dwelling on the evils of the past. the news is current.
so anyway, there was a black american standing up on a step ladder. i wasn't even sure i understood everything he was saying. mostly he was holding up a star-spangled banner and yelling. his props included a black doll, ebony magazine, an oscar statuette and a book called sartre. mostly he was yelling at the amused audience, singling out non-american white men.
"Ya'll muthafuckers, put my flag back up for me, wouldya? God bless America, you muthafuckers."






Then a Muslim man stood up and countered him. Then I left, shaking my head.