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dionysus

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20. it's the viewpoint some have as OWS being the latest proxy against obama.

Reply to renie408 (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 08:46 PM

Jan 2012

it's framed somehow as obama vs OWS, even though it isn't.

so it somehow twists into DU inside baseball of obama supoporters must be against OWS and vice versa...

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Why do people defend the actions of infiltrators? [View all] jberryhill Jan 2012 OP

ooh, you're going to get it! dionysus Jan 2012 #1

Sounds personal. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #3

sounds like an accurate observation... dionysus Jan 2012 #11

Move over... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #4

I don't know if the people who did it are anti-OWS Union Scribe Jan 2012 #2

Very good. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #6

I'm just trying to follow the argument jberryhill Jan 2012 #7

There's no disconnect. a simple pattern Jan 2012 #17

I don't care about symbols jberryhill Jan 2012 #18

Cross-burning idiots love them some flag. a simple pattern Jan 2012 #22

I don't have a "point" jberryhill Feb 2012 #23

Agreed. a simple pattern Feb 2012 #31

The cops did not stand there and watch pintobean Feb 2012 #32

So the people who wanted to disperse were kettled and arrested, a simple pattern Feb 2012 #34

Asked to leave? pintobean Feb 2012 #35

i don't think it will end the movement, but that particular event won't win too many folks over. dionysus Jan 2012 #9

I see this being said a lot... renie408 Jan 2012 #10

it's the viewpoint some have as OWS being the latest proxy against obama. dionysus Jan 2012 #20

That viewpoint is not mine jberryhill Feb 2012 #24

+1000 2pooped2pop Jan 2012 #12

You'll find very few 'anti-OWS' people here. randome Jan 2012 #19

Oh yeah, you got that one right! Rex Feb 2012 #30

Yeah, I got that, too, but I am already getting burned alive because I think you shouldn't renie408 Jan 2012 #5

While I fully, and without question, support OWS, ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #8

My point exactly. n/t renie408 Jan 2012 #13

Perfectly worded. Texasgal Jan 2012 #16

You conveniently left out #3 whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #14

It's a combination of the Soddi defense and the 'He needed killin' defense.... msanthrope Jan 2012 #15

People are always convinced that their "side" is so righteous and correct that anyone on it who does apocalypsehow Jan 2012 #21

If God isn't real, then how did Jesus come back from the dead? sudopod Feb 2012 #25

Lol jberryhill Feb 2012 #27

I have consistently denied there is evidence that they are infiltrators. joshcryer Feb 2012 #26

why do people defend the actions of bad cops? uncle ray Feb 2012 #28

Aren't provocateurs bad cops? jberryhill Feb 2012 #29

You forgot 'if it's public property an I pay taxes, how can it be stealing?'...nt SidDithers Feb 2012 #33