Shepard Fairey, the Los Angeles based artist responsible for the famous 2008 President Obama Hope poster, has released an updated version of the original design, marrying the original Obama image with the “V for Vendetta” Guy Fawkes mask that has been used by the Occupy movement. The poster reads: “Mr. President, we HOPE you are on our side.” At his personal site, Fairey adds:
Fairey’s “if the energy of the movement is perceived as constructive, not destructive” line is telling. While early polling of the Occupy movement showed that Americans were initially supportive to parts of the movement’s message, the latest surveys have shown that the inherent lawlessness of the group’s tactics have turned off most Americans. According to PPP, a liberal pollster, where the American people initially only narrowly rejected Occupy Wall Street by 35%-36% margin, in just one month, Occupy lost 11 points of support and is now firmly opposed 33%-45%. Independents swung the most dramatically from 39%-34% support, to 34%-42% oppose.
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