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In reply to the discussion: You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]Pelican
(1,156 posts)63. Good or bad is pretty relative...
I think effective is much more quantifiable.
Were they effective? Not at all...
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People wonder what happened to the "moderate" pre Clinton Republicans, like they just vanished
Dragonfli
May 2013
#18
I'm a somewhat conservative Dem who thinks OWS is essential to saving our country from crooks.
SleeplessinSoCal
May 2013
#95
if that means you are pro-bank, gleefully trying to cut my earned benefits and love outsourcing
Dragonfli
May 2013
#98
the politicians in the purchased bubble, not the people, I mentioned they are not represented
Dragonfli
May 2013
#155
The current political process isnt working. And the longer we pretend it is
rhett o rick
May 2013
#181
Your son needs to be aware of the ruling Glik v. Boston. Man arrested for filming police,
Fire Walk With Me
May 2013
#7
You must be so proud of him. And only the Right and Wall St. think OWS is dead. They
sabrina 1
May 2013
#8
You are very welcome. I would be here all night if I were to list the activities they have been
sabrina 1
May 2013
#13
It's like they don't remember that when they first fully embraced the views of the left...
catnhatnh
May 2013
#15
I think many people who have been a part of OWS for the past year or so did get to listen
sabrina 1
May 2013
#17
Ron Paul? Do they actually embrace everything he stands for? If so, that speaks volumes.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#22
Don't tell me. Tell the Occupy Paulites, who think Corporations can do no wrong. Why you, a big...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#139
And here's sabrina again, making wild declarations about the "growth" of Occupy. It never died in..
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#141
OWS forgot that optics are important. Ron Paul signs, and protestors who look stoned....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#160
Anyone reading this thread can tell you have a deep emotional attachment to OWS
bvar22
May 2013
#174
The conservatives fear OWS. They generally are bullies that rely on power and violence to get their
rhett o rick
May 2013
#183
The Tea Party 'accomplished something'? Really? Could you enlighten us as to what that was?
sabrina 1
May 2013
#168
The TP was a phony, fake, deceptive political organization created by the Far Right to elect
sabrina 1
May 2013
#171
No you didn't 'get it'. The snobbery of those who ignore the massive corruption
sabrina 1
May 2013
#177
If you disagree present your argument. Hating OWS is mean spirited and totally right-wing.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#188
You dont have a clue as to what OWS was about if you think they were trying to get others to join.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#192
"I'm not worried about OWS disrupting anything except possibly my commute to work."
rhett o rick
May 2013
#196
Nothing personal, but I don't recall you much at all. It is a bit spooky to learn that someone
sabrina 1
May 2013
#154
And that says it all right there. When argument fails lash out with right-wing expletives.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#182
I think you are right about those organizations. All they seem to be at this point is an opportunity
sabrina 1
May 2013
#167
The only thing that's been proven to turn the bourgeois Democratic Party left....
socialist_n_TN
May 2013
#137
Believe it or not, Drudge Report had the Monsato story close to the top yesterday.
7962
May 2013
#52
K&R! Thanks to your son! I like what OWS is trying to do on several fronts but,
Dustlawyer
May 2013
#16
Your sons an American hero in my eyes, all the young people in the movement are.
Dragonfli
May 2013
#19
If you have to keep asking that question, I'd say the prognosis is pretty grim.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#21
the poster didn't ask a question. and since her son is occupy, i guess he has a
HiPointDem
May 2013
#23
Lol, well let's see, President Obama knew what it was. Alan Grayson knew with it was.
sabrina 1
May 2013
#179
Occupy is a libertarian movement at it's core, and that's enough for me. A bunch of bored....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#102
You make yourself out to be so righteous. Tell us what you stand for. Why do you hate so?
rhett o rick
May 2013
#190
Do you hate all protestors or just OWS? How do you feel about whistle-blowers?
rhett o rick
May 2013
#189
Wasn't it just yesterday that you were saying that we should get to know some republicans?
Zorra
May 2013
#40
That does not make any sense. Is the weekly free clinic Occupy does here 'entirely pointless'?
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#51
I am sorry you dont recognize the point. The movement needs all the help it
rhett o rick
May 2013
#92
It's Sunday, and that means another OccupyMedical free clinic in Downtown Eugene
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#32
I've posted that information before, and been shocked at the venomous reaction from 'centrists'
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#42
Oh, if OWS had Obama stickers and posters all over the place, the centrists would be
djean111
Nov 2013
#203
Oh it's alive and well, serving as a huge eyesore and making it hard for people in wheelchairs.
dkf
May 2013
#67
With them being the down and out I suppose? They didn't even further their own circumstance.
dkf
May 2013
#72
"Instead of telling me they are dead tell me what you are doing that matters more."
NorthCarolina
May 2013
#96
Since the legislators are owned by Big Business, they're all playing for the same team. So we
Zorra
May 2013
#122
Corporations are not people, remember? I don't see why anyone expects them to respond like people.
randome
May 2013
#124
No, some of us who think Occupy is ineffective genuinely think it is ineffective.
randome
May 2013
#125
And some people think the earth is flat, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.
Zorra
May 2013
#130
The decision to be a leaderless movement was brilliant. Had there been a leader, and Faux
sabrina 1
May 2013
#136
Ever hear of OWS? Ever hear of the 99%? "ineffective"??? Try reading a dictionary. n/t
L0oniX
May 2013
#145
"Leadership" is the least of their problems, however, directionless is a huge issue. I don't know..
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#147