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Octafish

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64. NGU

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 07:23 PM

Apr 2013

Never Give Up

I agree about revolution, but it must be peaceful for it to achieve total legitimacy. People Power, like Solidarity can accomplish that.

What RFK said about the ripples: Spread the word among those you trust and help those brainwashed masses see.

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Ripple of Hope

"Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation ... It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

— Day of Affirmation Address, University of Capetown, South Africa, June 6, 1966

http://www.rfkmemorial.org/RFK/affirmation2.htm

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Until then, tell the truth and give 'em hell.

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Know your BFEE: Social Security is a Side Show while Banksters Walk and You Pick Up the Tab [View all] Octafish Apr 2013 OP

Okay, Octafish. You convinced us. Cleita Apr 2013 #1

What Dr. King was going to do: March and Camp Out on the National Mall. EVERYBODY. Octafish Apr 2013 #3

+1000 G_j Apr 2013 #5

Won't have to worry about the room rate. Octafish Apr 2013 #9

The operative word's being "assassinated." TPTB have their ways. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #7

It's beyond coincidental when it's always the Liberal Leadership that gets killed by lone nuts. Octafish Apr 2013 #12

Yo, I never saw THAT one. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #13

THIS one is more famous. Most 'professional' journalists are afraid to mention they've seen them. Octafish Apr 2013 #67

+1, just say no HiPointDem Apr 2013 #11

And get tased or audio blasted. nt valerief Apr 2013 #16

Well, the alternative is worse, innit? truebluegreen Apr 2013 #48

Is it? Injured and starving versus just starving. nt valerief Apr 2013 #49

On the other hand, we can apply the principle truebluegreen Apr 2013 #52

Why can't we complain? It doesn't matter anyway. nt valerief Apr 2013 #53

I swear... ReRe Apr 2013 #23

Me either. Just the fact that any of us are thinking of it at all Cleita Apr 2013 #25

the thought occurred to me as well CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #51

"Our society fails if we don't look out for each other." ReRe Apr 2013 #54

or better yet ... CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #55

Obama's actions are as despicable as they are inexplicable. They are impolitic for one: The vast byeya Apr 2013 #2

It's against the law to steal what the banksters are getting away with. Octafish Apr 2013 #17

LOL and...Ouch! byeya Apr 2013 #21

Ding ding we hae a winner malaise Apr 2013 #4

Wall Street on the Potomac Octafish Apr 2013 #24

The BFEE: Screwing the poor since the 1920's. Initech Apr 2013 #6

Dave Lindorff: 'Chase Down Mega-Rich Tax Cheats and Recover the Offshore Trillion$' Octafish Apr 2013 #27

*THIS* The Blue Flower Apr 2013 #36

And I believe that herein lies some of the answer. lonestarnot Apr 2013 #41

Not to brag... Octafish Apr 2013 #44

I really wonder how they sleep at night. Initech Apr 2013 #72

The Masters are the ones playing n-dimensional chess LongTomH Apr 2013 #8

Many times love of one tree is the path for caring for the forest. TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #14

Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue Octafish Apr 2013 #32

We Could Fund Generations of Social Security Recipients... mckara Apr 2013 #10

The math: $16 T QE + 16 T Offshore + 16 T NatDebt = Good Times Octafish Apr 2013 #33

Bookmarking. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #15

Lucy Komisar Octafish Apr 2013 #40

If this crime does not bring massive social outrage and massive protest I don't know what will Stewland Apr 2013 #18

"massive social outrage and massive protest"? Just watch for the latest shiny object. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #22

True, but the people are getting smarter and are not as easily distracted as they used to sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #31

Shocking news: Wall Street wants Schumer instead of Brown in Banking chair Octafish Apr 2013 #56

Do sheriffs need to be told to do their job or can they do it on their own? midnight Apr 2013 #19

I dunno ask Eric Holder. xtraxritical Apr 2013 #37

The Unmentionable Topic - Corporate Crime Octafish Apr 2013 #71

Can't rec this enough! n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #20

! Bozita Apr 2013 #43

For the cost of Iraq War, we could've built National 100% Renewable Clean Energy Grid. Octafish Apr 2013 #76

WOW! Bozita Apr 2013 #80

''War and Famine. Peace and Milk.'' -- Somali proverb. Octafish Apr 2013 #60

I have to K&R this one ... Newest Reality Apr 2013 #26

William K. Black is the Man. Octafish Apr 2013 #82

K&R woo me with science Apr 2013 #28

London Calling Octafish Apr 2013 #63

The Three Stooges Oilwellian Apr 2013 #29

SCOTUS, Congress, and Wall St. Initech Apr 2013 #62

Wall Street and bankers must feel safe and cozy or Bad Things Will Happen (nt) Babel_17 Apr 2013 #30

What's capitalism without "certainty"? xtraxritical Apr 2013 #57

Thank you! nt Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #34

Social Security Does Not Add to the Debt Octafish Apr 2013 #74

Yep, and the Rich Ricci's of the world keep giving themselves outrageous bonuses while pushing suffragette Apr 2013 #35

Speaking of Rich... Octafish Apr 2013 #38

This highlights the global nature of what is going on. Obama isn't proposing SS cuts in a vacuum. suffragette Apr 2013 #42

Most of us pay nineteen50 Apr 2013 #39

Let's Tax Offshore Wealth Octafish Apr 2013 #75

I find this all to be overwhelming. timdog44 Apr 2013 #45

NGU Octafish Apr 2013 #64

NGU. timdog44 Apr 2013 #65

RNs NGU Octafish Apr 2013 #68

Interesting that it always timdog44 Apr 2013 #70

Just an update. timdog44 Apr 2013 #73

Not really a side show, though, a main goal of the hoarding class grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #46

Absolutely. My point: Conflating Social Security with the Budget helps the Banksters escape justice. Octafish Apr 2013 #58

And they way that he's pushing this far right agenda without needing too tells me grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #61

A couple months ago I emailed an old professor of mine who taught a class octoberlib Apr 2013 #78

K&R libodem Apr 2013 #47

The Looting of America Octafish Apr 2013 #83

kr PufPuf23 Apr 2013 #50

Big Bank Immunity: When Do We Crack Down on Wall Street? Octafish Apr 2013 #84

K&R nt raouldukelives Apr 2013 #59

Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World (PBS) Octafish Apr 2013 #85

K&R, Thank You! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #66

''My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.'' Octafish Apr 2013 #86

I am getting the feeling that the pitchforks are ready. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #87

When Banksters can steal Trillions and demand Billions in Bonuses... Octafish Apr 2013 #88

You are so right. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #89

If only millions of Americans had the guts to protest in mass and...... Hotler Apr 2013 #69

Smedley Butler for the 21st Century Octafish Apr 2013 #92

Bookmarked CrazyOrangeCat Apr 2013 #77

How Ayn Rand Seduced Generations of Young Men and Helped Make the U.S. Into a Selfish, Greedy Nation Octafish Apr 2013 #93

They've "borrowed" $3 Trillion from Soc Sec to shore up their tax cuts riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #79

Pete Peterson, the President's friend Octafish Apr 2013 #95

Let's not lose this one. K&R woo me with science Apr 2013 #81

Congress votes to eliminate key element of inside trading law Octafish Apr 2013 #97

This is a great post. K&R nt Jasana Apr 2013 #90

The Origins of the Overclass Octafish Apr 2013 #94

I love you Octafish. Excellent post. Avalux Apr 2013 #91

Obama Signs Bill Gutting Transparency Provisions in Insider Trading Law Octafish Apr 2013 #98

kick woo me with science Apr 2013 #96

What's Larry Summers got against full employment, anyway? Octafish Apr 2013 #99