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In reply to the discussion: OWS' need to connect...and how? [View all]I appreciate an answer that doesn't automatically lash out...
and yes, we have time, next spring and summer will be very telling.
It just amazes me the way people say they hate the corporate world we live in, how so many say they want change..."but just don't inconvenience ME to make that happen!"
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It's a "même" reinforced by "the facts". After that it's all a matter of confirmation bias.
The Doctor.
Dec 2011
#5
Invite them to attend a local General Assembly. I can almost 100% guarantee
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#11
there was a story on the radio yesterday about how Occupy Portland closed down some port terminals
renate
Dec 2011
#13
Victories are seldom won without sacrifice and a willingness to fight for better.
mmonk
Dec 2011
#17
The protests at the docks are trying to point out the fact that dock workers
JDPriestly
Dec 2011
#20
When someone says that OWS is using the wrong tactics, just ask the person what tactics
JDPriestly
Dec 2011
#19
The civil rights movement got the same type of commentary...in the beginning.
U4ikLefty
Dec 2011
#39