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Sarah Ibarruri

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9. I wasn't born in the U.S.

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 03:39 PM

Dec 2011

And I wasn't always interested in politics, economics, and all that which affects us so much. However, even before I got interested in any of that, I did notice one thing about this country:

LOITERING LAWS.

Even before I was aware enough to see something wrong with these, I felt that the sole purpose of these was to allow law enforcement to keep people from congregating and protesting.

Now that I know better, I know I was right. This country's laws are designed to disallow people from protesting. They're designed to keep the system intact, and unchangeable. This is why the Occupy Movement is so important. America's people are so used to thinking of protests as illegal, that they actually get scared when they see protests. Even on DU I've read statements from Democrats who are afraid of such things.

We've got to get people realizing that the Constitution allows congregation and protest.

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DoD Training Manual: Protests are "Low-Level Terrorism" [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2011 OP

Less need for conjecture ... Newest Reality Dec 2011 #1

+1 nilram Dec 2011 #30

Yes. Becoming more and more obvious. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #34

Yes, but I am not feeling any safer because it is becoming transparent. In fact I feel more jwirr Dec 2011 #42

NO WAY! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #2

See Kent State for how that "force protection" from "terrorists" works. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2011 #3

+99 L0oniX Dec 2011 #23

LOL, Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #44

Get ready. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #4

The only terrorism I see is the Law Enforcement kind. Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 #5

"Low level terrorism?" Who thought that term up? Is it like being sort of pregnant? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #6

To be entirely fair quakerboy Dec 2011 #7

Interestingly at those Tea party gatherings TBF Dec 2011 #11

LOL- thanks for the laugh! n/t BeHereNow Dec 2011 #12

Hardly any of that involves actual terror themadstork Dec 2011 #16

All your verbal gymnastics demonstrate is that one person's terrorist is coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #22

Back in the 1790s the Federalists called Democratic-Republican activists "Terrorists". Odin2005 Dec 2011 #47

Wow, I had no idea. Thanks. Actually, a thorough etymology of the word and its coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #49

the key word they are using is "terrorism" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #35

True quakerboy Dec 2011 #40

Clearly, the first three choices would be classified as terrorism, however, BeHereNow Dec 2011 #8

I wasn't born in the U.S. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #9

Divide and conquer, quite right. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #15

Exactly! Meant to scare people into complying, conforming, and not uttering a peep. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #17

I am a low-level terrorist. Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #10

Put this on it: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #39

my name is mike_c and I am a terrorist.... mike_c Dec 2011 #13

Me too hifiguy Dec 2011 #21

the implications of t his are indeed chilling Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #14

You're either with us or a'gin' us: any one having the temerity to question any policy or indepat Dec 2011 #18

It's official: the USA are becoming their own worst enemy Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #19

Earth = America's Battlefield against whoever "they" say is a terrorist sad sally Dec 2011 #20

DoD IS a terrorist organization. L0oniX Dec 2011 #24

& the largest nt G_j Dec 2011 #27

I want to protest about that definition! muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #25

Peaceful protesting is not a crime meow2u3 Dec 2011 #26

Peaceful assembly Aerows Dec 2011 #28

I agree that when applied to peaceful protests in the US NavyDem Dec 2011 #29

Well, call me a low-level terrorist then. Blue_In_AK Dec 2011 #31

As we have seen, there is low-level terrorism....perpetrated by the police. n/t AntiFascist Dec 2011 #32

No, that is the regular kind. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #37

Look at Syria mick063 Dec 2011 #33

Xe and the like will do as they are paid to as will the vast majority of law enforcement TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #38

When you only have a hammer the entire world looks like nails lunatica Dec 2011 #36

Yep... K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2011 #41

When iron curtain came down- DoD scrambled to find new threats to justify scentopine Dec 2011 #43

Protests shouldn't even be in the purview of the DoD Jim_Shorts Dec 2011 #45

Hey Agent Mike, kiss my pasty white Occupier ass! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #46

Guess who has been named "the number one domestic terrorist threat." MsPithy Dec 2011 #48

I wouldn't worry too much about internal government bureaucratic documents treestar Dec 2011 #50