OWS isn't a Relevant Movement to Change Society and May Hurt Us More then It Helps Us

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117. I do not actually approve of the flag burning

I would rather it not happen. I will not condemn occupiers for it though. Flag burning while making some of us wince, is a method, long used for showing displeasure in what our country is doing.

And, it is part of our rights as Americans to show our displeasure. If we had lobbyist, we could just get a meeting with those in charge and have our voices heard. But we can't buy a politician, so sometimes we do resort to attention getting acts, or acts of extreme frustration.

Further, those in Oakland, Portland and other areas of heavy handed police state tactics get extra leeway for the response. You can only get rubber bulleted, pepper sprayed, smoke and gas bombed, batoned, falsly arrested and made to deficate on onesself so many times til you find it hard to "love the police" (I say "love the police" because I recall one protester calling to the police in this way, as he was getting shitbombed.)

And again, I have witnessed the powers that be wipe their asses on that same flag for the last 12 years (and more of course). So one frustrated flag burning is really a non issue.