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In reply to the discussion: Do you understand why Occupy was infiltrated and broken up? [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)123. At the time, they were viewed as heroes by people who were themselves heroic, such as Smedley Butler
It was the same Wall Street Fat Cats and tin horn Generals at the center of the Banker's Plot of '33 who rolled tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue. Same cast of characters:
Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, one of the most popular military figures of the time, visited their camp to back the effort and encourage them.[1] On July 28, U.S. Attorney General William D. Mitchell ordered the veterans removed from all government property. Washington police met with resistance, shots were fired and two veterans were wounded and later died. Veterans were also shot dead at other locations during the demonstration. President Herbert Hoover then ordered the army to clear the veterans' campsite. Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur commanded the infantry and cavalry supported by six tanks. The Bonus Army marchers with their wives and children were driven out, and their shelters and belongings burned.
A second, smaller Bonus March in 1933 at the start of the Roosevelt Administration was defused in May with an offer of jobs for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Hunt, Virginia, which most of the group accepted. Those who chose not to work for the CCC by the May 22 deadline were given transportation home.[2] In 1936, Congress overrode President Franklin D. Roosevelt's veto and paid the veterans their bonus years early.
A second, smaller Bonus March in 1933 at the start of the Roosevelt Administration was defused in May with an offer of jobs for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Hunt, Virginia, which most of the group accepted. Those who chose not to work for the CCC by the May 22 deadline were given transportation home.[2] In 1936, Congress overrode President Franklin D. Roosevelt's veto and paid the veterans their bonus years early.
Similar split in the way the media dealt with the story at the time:
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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