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In reply to the discussion: The problem isn't that they burned it, its that they STOLE it! [View all]renie408
(9,854 posts)We are on the same page completely for most of that. I am frustrated because the MSM DOES try to make the OWS protesters out to be something they aren't and here goes some jerks in Oakland feeding that perception. The thing is, whether they were the police or not, the right response is to say that they were an isolated few. Not to say that what they did was OK for spurious reasons like 'hey, dude, they owned that flag cause they pay taxes' or 'well, what they did was way better than what the police do, so it's ok'.
The son of one of my oldest friends is involved with Occupy Charlotte, BTW, and I tried to encourage my son to go up to Charlotte to join him. He didn't want to miss school, though. I really DO support the Occupy movement...promise!!