The Fear, Denial, and Bitterness is palpable. (Reply #185)

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Wed May 29, 2013, 08:37 PM

bvar22 (39,909 posts)

185. The Fear, Denial, and Bitterness is palpable.

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Can you imagine bringing that level of Hostility and Venom into a thread
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203 replies	Author	Time	Post
You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]	catnhatnh	May 2013	OP
The conservative Dems among us want badly for the demise of OWS.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#1
People wonder what happened to the "moderate" pre Clinton Republicans, like they just vanished	Dragonfli	May 2013	#18
I dont agree occupy is our only hope. They are certainly a major part.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#43
Get off my lawn ya bunch of dirty Hippies!	bvar22	May 2013	#62
The movement seems to be a mishmash of various challenges to various	rhett o rick	May 2013	#74
No new wine in old skins. n/t	DeSwiss	May 2013	#100
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
I seem to have stepped through the Looking Glass again.	SleeplessinSoCal	May 2013	#133
Have you considered the implications of that?	FBaggins	May 2013	#153
the politicians in the purchased bubble, not the people, I mentioned they are not represented	Dragonfli	May 2013	#155
+1,000	Scuba	May 2013	#27
I agree with this	mick063	May 2013	#88
1) I'm not conservative; 2) I've never WANTED the demise of OWS	brooklynite	May 2013	#180
The current political process isnt working. And the longer we pretend it is	rhett o rick	May 2013	#181
somebody said the left was dead..	madrchsod	May 2013	#2
A lot of the most active ones were arrested and then deliberately harassed,	catnhatnh	May 2013	#3
I just checked my pulse	tavalon	May 2013	#85
Many Thanks to Ben, and Best Wishes to ALL of You!...knr/nt	GReedDiamond	May 2013	#4
Thanks-I'm proud as Hell of him. N/T	catnhatnh	May 2013	#5
Much respect for your son, Ben!	Cane4Dems	May 2013	#6
Your son needs to be aware of the ruling Glik v. Boston. Man arrested for filming police,	Fire Walk With Me	May 2013	#7
Thanks...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#12
It is disgusting, but true...	dotymed	May 2013	#35
There is a very good post which provides details and is worth a look:	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2013	#111
You must be so proud of him. And only the Right and Wall St. think OWS is dead. They	sabrina 1	May 2013	#8
Thanks so much...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#10
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
Maybe if the Democratic Party offered something besides Republican Lite,	bvar22	May 2013	#64
Fuck Occupy, and all who sail in her!	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#101
And you wonder WHY intelligent, young people are looking for "change".	bvar22	May 2013	#103
Don't tell me. Tell the Occupy Paulites, who think Corporations can do no wrong. Why you, a big...	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#139
Of the millions of OWS across the world, I doubt you can find any	rhett o rick	May 2013	#184
Yes, that is what the Wall St. Criminals say. But unfortunately for them	sabrina 1	May 2013	#135
And here's sabrina again, making wild declarations about the "growth" of Occupy. It never died in..	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#141
I love the revelations just the mention of OWS brings out.	sabrina 1	May 2013	#149
And your participation speaks to it's obvious organizational impotence.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#150
Sadly the Tea Party accomplished something before fizzling out...	Pelican	May 2013	#151
What did they accomplish?	Kingofalldems	May 2013	#158
Those words don't mean what you think they mean...	Pelican	May 2013	#164
OWS forgot that optics are important. Ron Paul signs, and protestors who look stoned....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#160
What did OWS accomplish?	bvar22	May 2013	#162
Really? That's what you are bringing out as a major accomplishment?	Pelican	May 2013	#165
Anyone reading this thread can tell you have a deep emotional attachment to OWS	bvar22	May 2013	#174
Everyone associated with those legitimate movements...	Pelican	May 2013	#175
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way...	bvar22	May 2013	#178
The conservatives fear OWS. They generally are bullies that rely on power and violence to get their	rhett o rick	May 2013	#183
The Fear, Denial, and Bitterness is palpable.	bvar22	May 2013	#185
The Tea Party 'accomplished something'? Really? Could you enlighten us as to what that was?	sabrina 1	May 2013	#168
Look...	Pelican	May 2013	#170
The TP was a phony, fake, deceptive political organization created by the Far Right to elect	sabrina 1	May 2013	#171
Got it..	Pelican	May 2013	#173
No you didn't 'get it'. The snobbery of those who ignore the massive corruption	sabrina 1	May 2013	#177
To say that OWS was a waste is mean spirited.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#186
That must be it...	Pelican	May 2013	#187
If you disagree present your argument. Hating OWS is mean spirited and totally right-wing.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#188
With eloquence like that...	Pelican	May 2013	#191
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
Oh..	Pelican	May 2013	#195
"I'm not worried about OWS disrupting anything except possibly my commute to work."	rhett o rick	May 2013	#196
Anything of substance to add or address?	Pelican	May 2013	#197
I see now you won't need to answer my question	Kingofalldems	May 2013	#198
Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15m of Americans' personal debt	idwiyo	Nov 2013	#202
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
Oh, so now you don't remember?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#156
And that says it all right there. When argument fails lash out with right-wing expletives.	rhett o rick	May 2013	#182
I have even come very close to beleiving that we should no longer	truedelphi	May 2013	#105
I think you are right about those organizations. All they seem to be at this point is an opportunity	sabrina 1	May 2013	#167
ron paul would end the war on drugs	arely staircase	May 2013	#161
Yeah as rarely as it happens, I agree with the other poster here.......	socialist_n_TN	May 2013	#57
Exactly.	ctsnowman	May 2013	#82
Then sonething needs to be done to make the Democratic Party	truedelphi	May 2013	#107
The only thing that's been proven to turn the bourgeois Democratic Party left....	socialist_n_TN	May 2013	#137
Every action that OWS takes, should proudly	dotymed	May 2013	#38
Believe it or not, Drudge Report had the Monsato story close to the top yesterday.	7962	May 2013	#52
Very well said...OWS is still strong...just not as visual...	creativebliss	May 2013	#54
K&R	defacto7	May 2013	#9
You should be Proud!	BillyRibs	May 2013	#11
Tell your son	burrowowl	May 2013	#14
K&R! Thanks to your son! I like what OWS is trying to do on several fronts but,	Dustlawyer	May 2013	#16
+1	octoberlib	May 2013	#132
Your sons an American hero in my eyes, all the young people in the movement are.	Dragonfli	May 2013	#19
It is a revolution for the young to embrace.	Rex	May 2013	#20
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
I don't think anyone, including the "members"...	Pelican	May 2013	#25
it's clearly not past tense.	HiPointDem	May 2013	#26
Lies like that post don't fly any longer	Occulus	May 2013	#157
Oh, it shows....	Pelican	May 2013	#166
Lol, well let's see, President Obama knew what it was. Alan Grayson knew with it was.	sabrina 1	May 2013	#179
Well said.	sabrina 1	May 2013	#169
What question? The OP did not pose an inquiry at all.	Bluenorthwest	May 2013	#47
Well Said!	bvar22	May 2013	#78
Guess who was asked to and did -	Hell Hath No Fury	May 2013	#58
Why?	tavalon	May 2013	#87
Occupy is a libertarian movement at it's core, and that's enough for me. A bunch of bored....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#102
Yeah-that's it...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#115
I'm not a closet "Republican", so trust me sex has never been an issue.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2013	#121
Trust YOU??!!!	bvar22	May 2013	#163
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
Tarheel Dem, 4/11/2013: "Occupy is a bunch of sham artists"	brentspeak	May 2013	#194
You go Ben!!	malaise	May 2013	#24
Thank you Ben!	Scuba	May 2013	#28
These, are the real heroes in America, the ones fighting to keep	RKP5637	May 2013	#29
K&R	Sand Wind	May 2013	#30
Not dead, just utterly pointless.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#31
Yep...look at that pointless idiot...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#33
Ah, the good old ad hominem - a staple of those without an answer.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#34
Jolly Well...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#36
+1	Zorra	May 2013	#44
Great response.....	prairierose	May 2013	#53
And THAT sums it up!	bvar22	May 2013	#79
+1	ChaoticTrilby	May 2013	#104
Good or bad is pretty relative...	Pelican	May 2013	#63
OCCUPY is living in YOUR head Rent Free,	bvar22	May 2013	#80
I recommend you ask the CPUC about effectiveness	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#109
Wow...	Pelican	May 2013	#118
A gas company? The second largest utility in the state	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#123
I didn't say nothing had been accomplished ...	Pelican	May 2013	#126
Have a good day	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#127
The dreaded 'Have a good day' finale! You will be scarred for life, no doubt!	randome	May 2013	#129
I wonder if there is a support group...	Pelican	May 2013	#131
Where's your answer? n/t	L0oniX	May 2013	#140
Wasn't it just yesterday that you were saying that we should get to know some republicans?	Zorra	May 2013	#40
The sheer desperation by a small handful of members over OWS	Rex	May 2013	#75
Thanks.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2013	#112
Perfect! n/t	L0oniX	May 2013	#142
Ah, those with cake who wish that others get none. You have NHS	Bluenorthwest	May 2013	#45
Nonsense.	Donald Ian Rankin	May 2013	#46
That does not make any sense. Is the weekly free clinic Occupy does here 'entirely pointless'?	Bluenorthwest	May 2013	#51
Which movement is 'without goals'?? Are you serious?	sabrina 1	May 2013	#56
Not pointless, evolving.	tavalon	May 2013	#89
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
Thanks for that post.	madfloridian	May 2013	#39
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
Yes, we are all still here, waiting. Timing is everything.	Zorra	May 2013	#37
You hit that nail on the head perfectly. We are still working but	tavalon	May 2013	#91
Big K&R for Ben! nt	raouldukelives	May 2013	#41
I know it's not dead	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#48
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2013	#49
Welcome to DU my friend!	hrmjustin	May 2013	#55
There are millions of committed and caring people in America	hack89	May 2013	#50
K&R	SalviaBlue	May 2013	#59
From one Occupier to another:	Hell Hath No Fury	May 2013	#60
I'm so absolutely wowed at the talent and dedication of Ben.... Thank you!	midnight	May 2013	#61
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	May 2013	#65
I want to thank so many posters for the kind words on this thread.	catnhatnh	May 2013	#66
Oh it's alive and well, serving as a huge eyesore and making it hard for people in wheelchairs.	dkf	May 2013	#67
See reply 36	catnhatnh	May 2013	#68
Frankly what your son is doing isn't very OWSish.	dkf	May 2013	#69
Yup, why they organized from the begining to help	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#71
With them being the down and out I suppose? They didn't even further their own circumstance.	dkf	May 2013	#72
Well locally they have been deeply involved in the communities	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#90
DKF-try reading comprehension-Get Lost. N/T	catnhatnh	May 2013	#73
Rec.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2013	#113
+1	L0oniX	May 2013	#144
What a total surprise you would post something negative about OWS!	Rex	May 2013	#77
Gee ...almost every protest does that. Lets ban protests. n/t	L0oniX	May 2013	#143
Thank you, Ben. You are awesome. Solidarity. nt	DLevine	May 2013	#70
You're so lucky tohave a son like that	BobbyBoring	May 2013	#76
I like your boy	whatchamacallit	May 2013	#81
I would never tell you OWS is gone	tavalon	May 2013	#83
Thank you.	ctsnowman	May 2013	#84
Your son	secondvariety	May 2013	#86
What big brother has done to Ben and so many others of the OWS movement	indepat	May 2013	#93
Hear! Hear! And	truedelphi	May 2013	#108
Be proud. He is amazing.	MuseRider	May 2013	#94
"Instead of telling me they are dead tell me what you are doing that matters more."	NorthCarolina	May 2013	#96
Occupy Albany is very much alive and well and operating.	secondwind	May 2013	#97
Damn right its not dead.	DeSwiss	May 2013	#99
I'm glad OWS isn't dead	LeftInTX	May 2013	#106
This just in:	catnhatnh	May 2013	#110
Can't wait	nadinbrzezinski	May 2013	#114
Are they going to do anything differently this time?	randome	May 2013	#116
Not sure...	catnhatnh	May 2013	#119
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
"Legislators aren't employees so much as cowards..."	socialist_n_TN	May 2013	#138
What about leaders?	lordsummerisle	May 2013	#117
You have it backwards. We are all leaders. There are no followers.	Zorra	May 2013	#120
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
K&R!	MotherPetrie	May 2013	#128
k!	G_j	May 2013	#134
kick	Zorra	May 2013	#146
Huge K&R	woo me with science	May 2013	#148
K&R. Thank you and a huge thank you to your son!	myrna minx	May 2013	#152
K&R	YoungDemCA	May 2013	#159
Yay for OWS and your son.	The Midway Rebel	May 2013	#172
An idea perfect for the times It's a lifetime thing.	Kurovski	May 2013	#176
Sure wish we could get tens of thousands at an OWS march instead....	Hotler	May 2013	#193
What a hero. You must be very proud.	merrily	Nov 2013	#199
You should be proud..	mountain grammy	Nov 2013	#200
k&r	idwiyo	Nov 2013	#201

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