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jberryhill

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11. That's the second time you asked me

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 03:06 AM

Feb 2012

I think the police who did those things should be locked up.

I think it is a stupid thing to announce one is taking over a building.

And I don't care what one chooses to burn.

Mass movements have accomplished lots of things for a lot longer than OWS has been around. The end of Marcos' rule was the consequence of a mass movement. So was the end of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Union.

So also was the French Revolution.

OWS did not invent the mass movement.

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They've Burned The Constitution... Why Not The Flag ??? [View all] WillyT Feb 2012 OP

Anyone who is obessed with a flag has their priorities mixed up DontTreadOnMe Feb 2012 #1

One could say they are symbol minded Kennah Feb 2012 #6

Indefinite detention without charges, yes they have burned the Constitution. Where is the outrage? sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #2

Where was the outrage when Bush said it was just a piece of paper? WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2012 #7

Were you here then? On the Left, there was huge outrage, endless outrage, over his destruction sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #8

Sorry I meant the outrage from the middle or right. WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2012 #35

Part of communicating is knowing your audience jberryhill Feb 2012 #3

wonder how many iraqis we killed had a flag on coffin burial nt msongs Feb 2012 #4

Probably very few if any jberryhill Feb 2012 #5

Then OWS has been extraordinarily successful at delivering their message. Millions worldwide sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #9

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Feb 2012 #10

That's the second time you asked me jberryhill Feb 2012 #11

they don't have to announce they are taking over a building 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #30

The words you just wrote are the outrage that needs to be expressed and understood think Feb 2012 #14

Why do you think that all they see are the relatively few incidents such as the one all over DU sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #17

The Democratic party is not OWS and the presence of the established wing think Feb 2012 #21

+1000 n/t 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #32

It is odd though 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #31

They have a different set of customs, by and large--they will use flags at times MADem Feb 2012 #15

+1. That's it. nt MADem Feb 2012 #13

Yes. Let's focus on the message (for the 1%) of a few dozen rather Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #16

You have incredible difficulty with context, plainly. MADem Feb 2012 #19

Here is where I write a post addressing the horrible actions Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #22

You don't want to discuss, you want to pontificate. MADem Feb 2012 #23

Thanks for backing down. Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #24

You have one of those nice days ... talking to yourself. nt MADem Feb 2012 #25

. inna Feb 2012 #27

Well now that there flag is a too important a thing to burn. Kablooie Feb 2012 #12

The Constitution (1st Amend) protects burning the constitution ashling Feb 2012 #18

Who did? Rex Feb 2012 #20

who is "they" ? JI7 Feb 2012 #26

I often K&R posts about OWS, but this time I can't. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #28

Protests pmorlan1 Feb 2012 #29

Yes, the flag of slave owners is soooo much more preferable jberryhill Feb 2012 #34

Hard to believe OWS unionworks Feb 2012 #33

K&R (nt) T S Justly Feb 2012 #36