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In reply to the discussion: Karen Beck of MoveOn says she will call the police on #Occupy if their actions upset her [View all]Fire Walk With Me
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Karen Beck of MoveOn says she will call the police on #Occupy if their actions upset her [View all]
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
OP
Banksters stole $15 trillion and we're arguing about undercover cops causing damage.
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#36
And the press and MoveOn would like to keep that 1% "violent" protesters (inflitrated and instigated
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#48
they always want to associate protest & violence, so that the population will. be too afraid
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#140
It is the old "good protester, bad protester" lie that is being repeated here.
U4ikLefty
Apr 2012
#127
No, the Occupy Movement is against violence, and all she has done is confirm the suspicions
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#28
They saw it as a threat to their financial situation. They were right. People had left Move-on
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#45
Hey, your avatar, interesting, black bloc perhaps? Your comments sound a wee bit fishy. Hmmm..
crunch60
Apr 2012
#135
Who says they weren't police? Look at the number of lies coming out of Oakland
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#7
Exactly, it doesn't matter if they're police or not, Karen Beck's statement still stands
arcane1
Apr 2012
#10
The cops will stand right there while "black bloc" commit vandalism and do nothing...
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#57
No, her statement is a lie. But not surprising considering it's Move-on. It's just that they
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#29
Yes, that's true. People have been concerned about Move-on for quite a while, even before
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#58
Yeah, YOU go down to your local precinct and ask to file a police report:
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#15
Why are you asking that question? Do you know ANYTHING about OWS or are you just
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#30
The SF Chronicle in January reported that police were attacked with rocks and bricks
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#56
Yo dude, you need the updated anti-OWS script. The one you are working off of is sooo last November.
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#67
you are exactly right, divide and conquer. That is their goal. Joseph Goebells, Reich Minister of
crunch60
Apr 2012
#134
THIS is what police do to peaceful, unarmed protesters. Warning, graphic!
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#20
I support and appreciate Occupy, but notice that his fear is "shaping policy"
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#47
Occupy is a movement that is part of a larger movement that started before Occupy.
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#106
I honestly dont know. I hope you are not basing that on the article ref in the OP.
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#115
Even if you disapprove of the black bloc, calling the cops on them is not the answer
starroute
Apr 2012
#122
I dont doubt you one minute, but we all cannot be Occupy. Please respect us that are fighting
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#138
In the article referenced she doesnt claim to be an Occurier. The authors of the article
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#116
Ha! :) Anyone with a brain, living in Oakland and watching what has happened
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#52
And all of this distracts from the main truth: Banksters stole over $15 trillion
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#32
Did she have anything to say about the brutal violence of the Police? Move-on is so Mainstream
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#37
Yep! "OWS protesting = violence! moveon protesting = flowers and rainbows!"
Fire Walk With Me
Apr 2012
#39
And this: "where tear-gas-filled clashes between police and protesters"
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#43
It's in solidarity with the 19 unions who work the bridge, ferry and buses and with those who have
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#74
MoveOn -or rather the reporters who wrote this story- don't need to split Occupy.
randome
Apr 2012
#111
Anyone who wants to support Occupy and help them achieve their goals is welcomed..
girl gone mad
Apr 2012
#114
You would be right if Beck came out of the Occupy movement -- but she doesn't
starroute
Apr 2012
#124
This article is horribly written...or really well written and deliberately misleading.
limpyhobbler
Apr 2012
#133
I totally agree. What a great story to say Occupy has split into clashing factions.
rhett o rick
Apr 2012
#137
Yes. That is why there is activity every day (organizational meetings, teach-ins)
Luminous Animal
Apr 2012
#80
I'm sure the right has agents provocateur in the Occupy movement. The faster the violent ones can be
applegrove
Apr 2012
#83