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In reply to the discussion: Do you understand why Occupy was infiltrated and broken up? [View all]Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)37. I was one of many people who couldn't camp out but brought food and supplies
for the local Occupy group.
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Occupy had at least 6 months of taking over public parks while they were left alone.
randome
Aug 2013
#10
Why do you insist on posting about OWS when it is clear you either know nothing about
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#42
I'm thinking that when a Dept is in the middle of multiple scandals at the same time
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#55
They weren't 'roughed up' they were brutalized, several nearly killed. To the point
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#85
left alone for 6 months? Huh. Seems to me they were pressured from the very start.
AllyCat
Aug 2013
#151
Many of them were from other cities. The local residents started to resent them.
randome
Aug 2013
#157
I was one of many people who couldn't camp out but brought food and supplies
Lydia Leftcoast
Aug 2013
#37
Exactly. That is what a majority of the people around the globe saw. And so did Wall ST
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#44
That would mean something if OWS was not still very much around. What makes you
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#47
OWS is not broken up, but the Corporate State drove them off the streets, for now.
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#34
Been to the capitol in Madison, WI? We get arrested for singing in the rotunda
AllyCat
Aug 2013
#152
So what specifically are they doing TODAY? You speak very well when dealing with the vague...
George II
Aug 2013
#122
Sorry, I just can't stop laughing long enough to read through your entire post......
George II
Aug 2013
#169
With respect to foreclosures, I think you need to do a little research......
George II
Aug 2013
#175
With all due respect, it is clear that you have no real comprehension of what Occupy is. nt
Zorra
Aug 2013
#56
i dont think you saw. the police beat people up here. They handcuffed epople in a bus and made them
robinlynne
Aug 2013
#133
Occcupy Los Angeles participant (part-timer) here. In August 2011, the talk among
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#164
They've been preparing for a repeat of the civil unrest of the 60s for 50 years.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#4
I sure as shit was, I was in high school college in the village at the time - from 1963 to 1970!
George II
Aug 2013
#88
Thanks for exhibiting exactly how selfish the park campers were by discounting...
roseBudd
Aug 2013
#180
As it turned out, the majority of those "involved" in Occupy Wall Street had no idea of what...
George II
Aug 2013
#87
And you prove my point again. OWS isn't really interested in people who sit around
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#91
What were their objectives? What where their strategies? What were their long term goals?
George II
Aug 2013
#96
Think of the modern urban police forces of today, and the terrifying firepower they possess.
Flatulo
Aug 2013
#82
True....maybe months not weeks, but they imploded from within by watering down the so-called...
George II
Aug 2013
#17
Occupy didn't allow its message to be co-opted by the DNC for election purposes.
Maedhros
Aug 2013
#173
In my city, Occupy has a weekly mobile medical clinic, free to any and all. Each Sunday it is
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#36
All well and good, but the "Occupy" moniker is a misnomer...what does "Occupy Medical".....
George II
Aug 2013
#89
I'm thinking you can't accept that I actually DO "get it", and "Occupy" zealots refuse to admit....
George II
Aug 2013
#110
And how about armchair critics who for whatever reason must passionately post over and over and over
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#131
At the time, they were viewed as heroes by people who were themselves heroic, such as Smedley Butler
leveymg
Aug 2013
#123
But it goes far beyond Occupy. It is the legacy of the 1%. It is their privilege.
geckosfeet
Aug 2013
#33
Easier to blame outside force. Occupy dissolved due to a lack of leadership. A choice.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#45
Sure, those beatings, rubber bullets, pepper sprays, tazings and arrests
Live and Learn
Aug 2013
#65
Black rights endured beatings, dogs, bullets, fire hoses. They succeeded because of leadership. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#135
In LA there was determined, repeated police harassement and targeting of activists for repeated
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#132
You're talking about a political apparatus that used domestic assassinations to begin
villager
Aug 2013
#54
More and more people are opening their eyes to the power behind the proverbial throne!
Dustlawyer
Aug 2013
#63
I thought repeating untruths over and over to make it sound true was a Republican strategy.
Live and Learn
Aug 2013
#71
No, it's living in denial and wallowing in absurd conspiracy theories that's a Republican trait.
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#77
A howling silence regarding Occupy from the Democratic party was very obvious.
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#75
Loved Occupy and was down there every chance I got. I donated blankets and chairs, etc.
stevenleser
Aug 2013
#130
Yep. Or watch the movie about Occupy where Kevin Zeese takes credit for it n/t
Leopolds Ghost
Aug 2013
#163
I still want to know why not just Occupy but two groups I personally voluneer(ed) for
Leopolds Ghost
Aug 2013
#155
Occupy is not broken up. Occupy activities are still going on all over the US.
merrily
Aug 2013
#167