Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Why HAVE Democratic mayors been so hardline towards Occupy? [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)69. They were illegally squatting
that is something most any mayor would have done.
Just because you feel they have justice on their side doesn't mean they can do whatever they want on public property.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
103 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
They say if voting actually changed anything, it would be made illegal.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#42
Democratic leaders don't want that kind of thing going on during an election year. nt
Raine
Jul 2012
#7
Speaks for itself, really. There's no excuse any rational person can make for them. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Jul 2012
#9
No they're not. Anarchist were a vital part of the early labor movement and were deeply responsible
Puregonzo1188
Jul 2012
#55
Most of these "anarchists" are plants from various LE agencies. They've been exposed numerous times
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#49
Los Angeles' City Council agreed to pass a resolution opposing Citizens' United.
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#11
Ken, sorry to break it to you but Dem mayors represent the interests of the 1%, not
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#13
I've certainly never met one single Democrat who was anti-Occupy - some centrist types I know are a
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#15
I certainly have not talked to any Democrats who feel that way and that includes
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#26
Absolutely everything I have seen and read, here and elsewhere, runs counter to everything you claim
Occulus
Jul 2012
#62
"Viciously anti-Occupy"???? Really??? That must be because the Democratic
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#17
And the 1% who wander or drive past homeless people with total indifference
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2012
#24
News flash: who (other than you) ever said it was about turning around the 1%? See
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#31
The Occupiers were the only ones speaking truth to power...other than Dennis.
Ken Burch
Jul 2012
#28
The only vicious anti-occupy people I've encountered are right here on DU, not in the real world.
myrna minx
Jul 2012
#38
Get out of the office more often, you've apparently become insulated. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#50
I think Mayors regardless of their politcal sympathies are in a peculiar political postion
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#18
A progressive ethical mayor doesn't loose the police armed with deadly weapons
EFerrari
Jul 2012
#20
The fact is, there has been very little violence in the vast majority of protests
EFerrari
Jul 2012
#23
I know that. But in politics perception is everything and has a lot to do with whether or not a
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#27
I'll assume that by "political action" you mean "supporting the Democratic Party".
Ken Burch
Jul 2012
#79
OK...I get it now...you're one of those "the law's the law and that's all that matters" types.
Ken Burch
Jul 2012
#71
Er... because the Democratic Mayors are part of the bourgeoisie.............
socialist_n_TN
Jul 2012
#39
If you start from the premise that this is the most perfect world possible, then order is EVERYTHING
Romulox
Jul 2012
#95
Because someone has to pay for all these protests? City budgets are bare bones these days.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2012
#54
Because people will blame the mayor if it appears that a city has descended into disorder
stevenleser
Jul 2012
#56
because if there are traffic snarls or slow downs or it's hard to get into parks...
WI_DEM
Jul 2012
#65
Because at the top of the party there are alot of dems who take corporate money.
craigmatic
Jul 2012
#96
Maybe it's because the horrible truth is that the one thing republicans have in
Baitball Blogger
Jul 2012
#98
I guess there's just not much difference between Dem mayors and Repub mayors. nt
valerief
Jul 2012
#101