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K&R&Congrats on 1,500 posts. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #1
I really don't think the banksters and traders were scared of OWS NightWatcher Aug 2013 #2
"what broke up a lot of the Occupy group" Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #5
Occupy had at least 6 months of taking over public parks while they were left alone. randome Aug 2013 #10
They were never "left alone". Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #12
Imagine that. the public taking over public parks. For shame! Live and Learn Aug 2013 #18
Why do you insist on posting about OWS when it is clear you either know nothing about sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #42
"Corrupt NYPD" aquart Aug 2013 #48
I'm thinking that when a Dept is in the middle of multiple scandals at the same time sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #55
Remember this: Live and Learn Aug 2013 #64
Arrogant scum pitbullgirl1965 Aug 2013 #102
Uh, no. aquart Aug 2013 #66
Uh, yes -- Google "Adrian Schoolcraft" n/t markpkessinger Aug 2013 #125
3 words, "Stop and Frisk". nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #111
What does that mean? It doesn't make any difference eilen Aug 2013 #128
Yes, the local PDs mistreated them in many places. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #78
They weren't 'roughed up' they were brutalized, several nearly killed. To the point sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #85
"two large groups at odds." What two groups? JDPriestly Aug 2013 #139
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
Oh, people from "somewhere else"! How terrible the locals had to see them. AllyCat Aug 2013 #159
I believe the technical term is "off from here". nt Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #165
+1 nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #11
oddly so-called conservatives claim to want de-centralization Supersedeas Aug 2013 #103
Occupy DC didn't have violence used against it once Recursion Aug 2013 #113
Same with Occupy Eugene exlrrp Aug 2013 #145
You are correct. sagat Aug 2013 #6
You saw a different Occupy movement than I did. Live and Learn Aug 2013 #9
great summary LittleGirl Aug 2013 #14
Absolutely. Occupy lives. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #27
+1000!! FirstLight Aug 2013 #35
I was one of many people who couldn't camp out but brought food and supplies Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2013 #37
geographically FirstLight Aug 2013 #41
The police crossed The Wizard Aug 2013 #140
damn skippy FirstLight Aug 2013 #148
Thank you! That was my experience, as well. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #40
Exactly. That is what a majority of the people around the globe saw. And so did Wall ST sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #44
The camp in San Francisco got infiltrated by the homeless kimbutgar Aug 2013 #57
I saw a tenth of the population of our small southern Oregon WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2013 #100
I also saw people beginning to claim public space deutsey Aug 2013 #142
agree, a strong movement can survive FBI infiltration treestar Aug 2013 #20
That would mean something if OWS was not still very much around. What makes you sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #47
In my city, infighting destroyed Occupy.... roseBudd Aug 2013 #26
OWS is not broken up, but the Corporate State drove them off the streets, for now. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #34
Hired goons? aquart Aug 2013 #62
Tell your story to the tens of thousands of people who have been abused by sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #86
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
Their most brilliant program so far has been the Student Loan Forgiveness sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #127
Sorry, I just can't stop laughing long enough to read through your entire post...... George II Aug 2013 #169
Thank you once again. You never fail to provide me with Exitibits sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #176
With respect to foreclosures, I think you need to do a little research...... George II Aug 2013 #175
I deal with people, real human beings, they are not statistics. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #177
You said "Occupy forced banks to stop foreclosing", and I just proved... George II Aug 2013 #178
Rolling Jubilee and Tiny Houses (in Madison, WI). AllyCat Aug 2013 #153
With all due respect, it is clear that you have no real comprehension of what Occupy is. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #56
. Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #72
Poor Media Management As Well... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #90
Lol, one of the things OWS not only planned for but succeeded beyond sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #116
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
It doesn't have to be just one reason starroute Aug 2013 #3
They've been preparing for a repeat of the civil unrest of the 60s for 50 years. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #4
Occupy "Anything" cannot be compared to the civil unrest of the 60s... George II Aug 2013 #13
I'm guessing you weren't around for the 60s. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #15
I was there mimi85 Aug 2013 #23
Again, not trying to minimize violence but... randome Aug 2013 #24
Many of the protesters in the 60s Live and Learn Aug 2013 #74
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
I never said blowing shit up did any good. I said it happened. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #105
Occupy activists inhabited a bubble... roseBudd Aug 2013 #30
Zucotti Park? TomClash Aug 2013 #59
Local Occupy activists... roseBudd Aug 2013 #179
How did they lose support? Gee, could it have been the media in some part? AllyCat Aug 2013 #154
Thanks for exhibiting exactly how selfish the park campers were by discounting... roseBudd Aug 2013 #180
The Occupy Movement protests are futile because YOU lost sleep? AllyCat Aug 2013 #181
Clearly you have no idea what the plans for OWS were and are. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #49
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
You mean you don't know the answers to any of those questions? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #114
Ah, the ol' soft shoe.... George II Aug 2013 #121
Lol, with every comment it is more obvious that you don't have a clue sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #126
Why waste your time arguing with the clueless? Fuddnik Aug 2013 #174
I think that many of these large scale gatherings eilen Aug 2013 #129
You are right. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #170
Think of the modern urban police forces of today, and the terrifying firepower they possess. Flatulo Aug 2013 #82
Bong hits and bongos does not a revolution make. Throd Aug 2013 #7
True....maybe months not weeks, but they imploded from within by watering down the so-called... George II Aug 2013 #17
To Sabrina 1, replying to George II's post: TheJames Aug 2013 #101
Occupy didn't allow its message to be co-opted by the DNC for election purposes. Maedhros Aug 2013 #173
exactly obliviously Aug 2013 #19
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 get it" George, TheJames Aug 2013 #104
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
In Minneaopolis, it concentrates on helping people who are being Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2013 #39
That poster will not have the gumption to address either of our posts. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #50
So true! mimi85 Aug 2013 #43
That came right from Fox ... 'bong hits' lol! sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #52
Yep. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #95
Then you clearly don't know anything about OWS. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #119
Same reason the same bunch of fatcats and their tin Generals did this in '32: leveymg Aug 2013 #8
Exactly. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #16
+1 nt TomClash Aug 2013 #60
Dugout Doug sends in the Army warrant46 Aug 2013 #106
That photo says a lot about those who commanded the Bonus Army eviction. leveymg Aug 2013 #108
Shameful use of poison gas see below warrant46 Aug 2013 #115
Arsenic gas used against unarmed demonstrators in Washington, DC. leveymg Aug 2013 #117
Never warrant46 Aug 2013 #118
At the time, they were viewed as heroes by people who were themselves heroic, such as Smedley Butler leveymg Aug 2013 #123
+10,000 TRoN33 Aug 2013 #21
I can only disagree with one word-- "allowed". Marr Aug 2013 #22
Occupy's one achievement was changing the conversation on income inequality roseBudd Aug 2013 #31
What a bunch of nonsense. tritsofme Aug 2013 #25
Of course Congress could adopt similar regulations TomClash Aug 2013 #61
What? MFrohike Aug 2013 #67
Executive agencies cannot police the internal workings of Congress. tritsofme Aug 2013 #73
Thanks MFrohike Aug 2013 #76
I'm not quite sure what your point was. tritsofme Aug 2013 #80
I know MFrohike Aug 2013 #84
Disagree with some of your last paragraph....... socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #28
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #29
We need to admit Washington is now located on Wallstreet . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #32
But it goes far beyond Occupy. It is the legacy of the 1%. It is their privilege. geckosfeet Aug 2013 #33
Occupy pointed the finger marions ghost Aug 2013 #38
Yes, we chervilant Aug 2013 #53
Connect marions ghost Aug 2013 #81
Hear! Hear! This IS Occupy's on-going success!... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #146
General scarcity and energy/environmental crisis also marions ghost Aug 2013 #147
Absolutely correct. JEB Aug 2013 #168
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
Maybe all protests should be scheduled at the beach in good weather, too. aquart Aug 2013 #68
Hanging my head in shame isn't my way. Live and Learn Aug 2013 #70
Maybe... ElboRuum Aug 2013 #120
You should really make that an OP (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #149
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
Occupy still Lives formercia Aug 2013 #46
Dozens of people will be seen today by the Occupy Medical Free Clinic Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #51
This is great. I did not know about this and am looking to see if there is AllyCat Aug 2013 #158
You're talking about a political apparatus that used domestic assassinations to begin villager Aug 2013 #54
OWS was the latest incarnation of the struggle for Economic Justice in America. bvar22 Aug 2013 #58
More and more people are opening their eyes to the power behind the proverbial throne! Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #63
Occupy collapsed because it had no plan to succeed. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #69
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
The United States was formed by anarchism. Live and Learn Aug 2013 #92
Anarchists can own slaves? nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #98
Apparently they could. What a silly retort. nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #109
History begs to differ Savannahmann Aug 2013 #97
A howling silence regarding Occupy from the Democratic party was very obvious. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #75
Watch Barney Frank flap his gums on Real Time. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #79
k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #83
I do understand - they had the audacity to utter the word "class". TBF Aug 2013 #93
Its interesting reading through the thread quakerboy Aug 2013 #94
+1 nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #107
S17 notundecided Aug 2013 #112
Indeed...as we get farther from there...more is revealed. KoKo Aug 2013 #99
Precisely correct. JEB Aug 2013 #171
every organization or movement that threatens the status quo has informants madrchsod Aug 2013 #124
Oh really? Who do you think is working on the eilen Aug 2013 #134
Loved Occupy and was down there every chance I got. I donated blankets and chairs, etc. stevenleser Aug 2013 #130
Hillary is one of those that you described. mick063 Aug 2013 #136
The fact that feds were involved is uncontroversial. joshcryer Aug 2013 #137
Yep. Or watch the movie about Occupy where Kevin Zeese takes credit for it n/t Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #163
+1000 blackspade Aug 2013 #138
The politicians are errand-boys dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #141
The Politicians are a power unto themselves. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #143
Occupy Wall Street libdude Aug 2013 #144
The movement did die, and painfully so. whoiswithme Aug 2013 #150
I don't want to think it that way. But you make a good point Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #160
I still want to know why not just Occupy but two groups I personally voluneer(ed) for Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #155
Um, I thought it was because of Spring Break snooper2 Aug 2013 #156
... Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #161
Yes! It was perceived as.... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2013 #162
Like it or not Cryptoad Aug 2013 #166
Occupy is not broken up. Occupy activities are still going on all over the US. merrily Aug 2013 #167
How are citizens of a country supposed to be heard, felix_numinous Aug 2013 #172
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