OWS' need to connect...and how?

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13. there was a story on the radio yesterday about how Occupy Portland closed down some port terminals

It was probably on KPOJ (the progressive station), although it might have been on NPR. (In other words, it wasn't on some Morning Zoo-type program or anything like that.) It wasn't a long story but they quoted people who pointed out that dock workers are part of the 99%, and they're being penalized by the shutdown of those terminals--the dock workers had been told to stay home, and they weren't going to get paid.

That pissed ME off, and I support Occupy Portland 100%. I don't think that was a helpful move at all. Sure, the dock workers should have been paid because the circumstances were beyond their control, but they weren't--and those are real people's lives being affected negatively. I think being vocal about the principles of the 99% movement, rather than obstructing ordinary people's ordinary routines (because the 1% can afford to simply avoid any of the inconvenience), is a much better approach. Most of the 99% will be open to at least considering the message if the messenger isn't interfering with their lives.