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Zorra

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15. LOL! All your wishin' and hopin' won't make it so.

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:18 PM

Jul 2012

I'm so glad the Founders of this country didn't believe as you seem to; trying to vote our way out of British control back then would have been almost as useless as trying to vote our way out of control by the 1% today.

The Founders wisely realized they were never going to get anywhere within the political system of the day, just as Occupy realizes we'll never get anywhere within the political system of today.

Desperately clinging to the past, to a failed system that has become a deadly joke - - yeah, that's gonna work, just exactly like it didn't work 10 years ago.

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A reminder...IF OWS disbanded tomorrow, we wouldn't HAVE any Hope for Change at all in this country. [View all] Ken Burch Jul 2012 OP

I was just in a back-forth with someone today who claimed to be a Dem, Huey P. Long Jul 2012 #1

Not surprised that there would be Ken Burch Jul 2012 #2

Bullshit. TheWraith Jul 2012 #3

Liberalism was dead when OWS started. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #4

tell that to us Vermonters. cali Jul 2012 #38

Well, with Bernie, you didn't NEED OWS Ken Burch Jul 2012 #47

You want change? Run for precinct delegate! longship Jul 2012 #8

Our Occupy has gotten better, since we became dis-ambiguated by losing our camp and thus patrice Jul 2012 #10

I so agree with T H E W R A I T H. Viva la status quo. nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #13

LOL! All your wishin' and hopin' won't make it so. Zorra Jul 2012 #15

B-B-But what about the drum circles?! Abra Jul 2012 #16

+1...nt SidDithers Jul 2012 #18

Yup. n/t GarroHorus Jul 2012 #21

Bullshit yourself. Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #34

It's really nice pintobean Jul 2012 #5

What's so terrible about saying Ken Burch Jul 2012 #6

I have no problem with pintobean Jul 2012 #9

You tell em pintobean. How dare he talk about change. Yuk, change. Viva la status quo rhett o rick Jul 2012 #14

I for one... FirstLight Jul 2012 #7

I support the OWS protests. pacalo Jul 2012 #11

Not True! NashvilleLefty Jul 2012 #12

If it's just a beginning, that's fine. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #43

"But there are a lot of people on this very board pintobean Jul 2012 #48

Who is "WE" loyalsister Jul 2012 #17

Yes we would treestar Jul 2012 #19

... SidDithers Jul 2012 #20

There's no reason to look forward to OWS being extinct. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #22

I was what I am before the Occupy and I will continue being this if it were to disappear. patrice Jul 2012 #23

I'm glad you were involved beforehand and meant no disrespect to your individual work. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #44

The debt ceiling! The debt ceiling! OHH NOOOES! ...remember that crap? Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #24

K & R dreamnightwind Jul 2012 #25

They should just admit they want the left to totally die and be done with it. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #45

OWS could be a lot more effective if they actively participated in the electoral process, pnwmom Jul 2012 #26

OWS evidently thinks the electoral process is broken... Fumesucker Jul 2012 #27

This dreamnightwind Jul 2012 #28

The tea baggers have a lot of influence because they weren't afraid to get into the pnwmom Jul 2012 #31

Teabagger talking points come from right wing radio and Fox News.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #37

The moderates in BOTH parties are correct that the extremes will hurt the chance they have to be a karynnj Jul 2012 #40

There aren't ANY moderates in the GOP anymore. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #41

Obama needs Congress to pass laws karynnj Jul 2012 #49

It sure looks that way, especially when I see actual Ronald Reagan quotes from years ago. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #53

My post was in response to someone who wanted OWS to act like the Teabaggers... Fumesucker Jul 2012 #50

They would still have to be independent of OUR party, though. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #46

I have to agree that warts and all - it is the only game in town from a progressive viewpoint that Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #29

Well, here's part of the problem ... Summer Hathaway Jul 2012 #30

I'd like to quote from a very profound post on a FB thread about Occupy (by a 'Michael Caigoy'): coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #32

Or if you want to get off your ass cbrer Jul 2012 #33

Woah! Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #36

Calm down cbrer Jul 2012 #51

I've been involved. Ken Burch Jul 2012 #42

I have not cbrer Jul 2012 #52

Recommended NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #35

I think you put too much weight on OWS karynnj Jul 2012 #39