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21. I think by now it is obvious who they are there to protect.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #20)

Thu May 3, 2012, 04:33 PM

May 2012

So your impression only confirms what OWS has already exposed. In NYC though, some Democrats, members of the City Council eg, have joined OWS, one even getting arrested and thrown in jail. There has been a complaint filed now by four members of the City Council in NY against the NYPD's brutal response to the protesters.

But you're right, on the whole, except for a few like Alan Grayson, Democrats have rarely stood up for the people who are essentially asking for what the Democratic Party represents in its own platform.

Worse, the mayor of Oakland eg is a Democrat. And members of her own administration, also Democrats, have quit because of her betrayal of the people. We'll see what happens when she comes up for reelection. Hopefully she will be challenged by a real Democrat.

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My Return to Occupy Los Angeles – May Day, 2012 [View all] coalition_unwilling May 2012 OP

One shameless self-kick for increased exposure - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1

Oww... ellisonz May 2012 #19

Thanks for the fine report. Zorra May 2012 #2

At the time it happened, I was pretty tired and not thinking as quickly as coalition_unwilling May 2012 #12

Kick nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #3

That was very interesting to read (and see via your pics). Waiting For Everyman May 2012 #4

Some details that may help: OLA has General Assemblies coalition_unwilling May 2012 #7

Thank you for sharing your experience!! Juneboarder May 2012 #5

After I published the OP, I realized that yesterday was a bit bittersweet. Of coalition_unwilling May 2012 #6

That is true, the beautiful way people were living sabrina 1 May 2012 #17

Great report, coalition! pinboy3niner May 2012 #8

Hi pinboy, I looked at your photos and they are fantastic. sabrina 1 May 2012 #10

Hi sabrina, I've been decompressing and catching up on other things pinboy3niner May 2012 #15

Thank you for this report, coalition_unwilling, very well written btw. sabrina 1 May 2012 #9

My advice to would-be bank robbers and other such antisocial types: wait coalition_unwilling May 2012 #11

Remember the day that Occupy Oakland staged a protest to shut down the ports after the police nearly sabrina 1 May 2012 #13

I had to look it up to be sure, because the mfr. makes diferent versions of this pinboy3niner May 2012 #14

Why do civilian police need military gear? We have a military, the civilian police departments sabrina 1 May 2012 #18

The impression my wife and I got from May Day in Los Angeles is that coalition_unwilling May 2012 #20

I think by now it is obvious who they are there to protect. sabrina 1 May 2012 #21

K&R ellisonz May 2012 #16

Excellent report - thanks! K&R TBF May 2012 #22