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In reply to the discussion: For any who believe Occupy to be dead, you need only look into a mirror. [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)Being an older peace advocate, I have been very happy to participate in any occupy activities. Although our local occupy had some issues that I won't go into here, we did a lot of good stuff together. Work and action are the keys and I do say to them the very things that you say in this post.
I have also friended OWS on Face Book. I share their posts and post to their threads supporting and also providing the perspective that you describe, because it IS missing. Most of the OWS FB thing has been a positive experience. Their FB group does attract a few extremists, one of whom reposted some OWS stuff and then attacked me very clearly as though he intended to drive me away from the movement. I think the occupy is vulnerable to that. I stayed cool and dealt with him blow by blow on FB and then blocked him from my account and warned all of my FB friends about him. I do not blame OWS for the behaviors of this sort of person.
If you agree with me that the Tea Party, a quintessentially racist organization that grew out of racist predecessor organizations in American grassroots, no matter what happens in November, WILL come out of this year stronger than ever, perhaps you will also
agree that the Occupy is the only effective counter we have to this very real possibility, that is, if we can keep the Occupy honest against the efforts of certain types of racist Libertarians and the Tea Party to infiltrate it.
In short, I know the occupy needs you, I hope you will consider giving it whatever input you can.
Solidarity!