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In reply to the discussion: You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)149. I love the revelations just the mention of OWS brings out.
OWS, one of the most important Social Justice movements since the Civil Rights movement, and probably the first United Global Movement of its kind, still only in its infancy but so much being accomplished already.
You can tell how important a movement more by who so vehemently opposes it, than by who supports it.
Put it this way, I would be very worried if YOU supported OWS. I cannot tell you how happy your opposition makes me!
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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