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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]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)There were two quotes from Beck that were out of context. Even then she really only said what some in Occupy agree with. Non-violence and revealing those that are violent. Correct me if I am wrong but Occupy stands for non-violence. And isnt it the best strategy if you want to be non-violent to point to those that do want to be violent? We dont want the movement to be co-opted by the anarchists. I am in no way condoning the violence of the police and think they should be prosecuted severly. But dont Occupy'ers try to win over the police?
Be suspicious of those that try to turn us against each other. I cant claim to know what the upper organization of moveon is all about, but I do know many members. They are decent, progressive people that support Occupy but in their way. Most are over 50 and dont want to camp out and fight with the police. BUT THEY ARE PART OF THE MOVEMENT. Why would we exclude them?
Again, beware of those that would try to turn us against each other.