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In reply to the discussion: Let's Not Forget OWS... [View all]Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)to get sucked into these threads - much against my own better judgment - when I see people attributing credit to OWS for things they haven't accomplished.
The Occupy response to Sandy victims has been nothing less than laudable. And their current idea of purchasing and then 'forgiving' debt shows great initiative, as well as a creative solution to a pressing problem.
However, when I see people positing that OWS should not be forgotten for their contribution to Obama's re-election, it does get my back up. Especially when there were outspoken OWSies who were claiming that "both parties are the same", or that people should vote for Romney in order to hasten the 'revolution' that would inevitably ensue.
My only 'agenda' is to point out the facts - which are often at odds with Occupy's version of events.