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brooklynite

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3. Never said they didn't have a message...
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 01:30 PM
Feb 2012

I (and others) said they didn't have a goal as to what they wanted to actually change.

Which has nothing to do with discussing the merits of either their protest tactics, or their choice of a leaderless structure which prevents them from seperating their organization from individuals who choose a more radical approach.

And as for your diatribe that OWS was ignored back in the Fall ("Where were all the posts when OWS was raising the issues of ...&quot , I would hazard a guess that you'll find hundreds. If you bothered to look.

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the america love it or leave it crowd is coming out of its closet in outrage. nt msongs Feb 2012 #1
I Fully Support OWS TheMastersNemesis Feb 2012 #2
Never said they didn't have a message... brooklynite Feb 2012 #3
Right on! patrice Feb 2012 #4
A hundred or so groups of OWS and seventy different messages. randome Feb 2012 #5
Second Economic Bill Of Rights TheMastersNemesis Feb 2012 #7
K&R Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #6
Welcome to hipster progressivism Scootaloo Feb 2012 #8
They were all over DU2 pintobean Feb 2012 #9
I think fucking signs is illegal ... zbdent Feb 2012 #10
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