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RobertEarl

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45. Forgot already?

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 07:49 PM

Jul 2013

Occupy was about Wall Street and the excesses of the 1%.

It was about: Whose streets? Our streets.

Obama spied on them and then sat there in the elite house and did nothing. Didn't even send the worst of the bankers to court.

And you are so elite you call us trivial. Blah.

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Ton? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #7

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I provided you two articles showing that the decisions to evict geek tragedy Jul 2013 #36

Trivial, eh? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #41

What was the point of Occupy again? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #42

Forgot already? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #45

"Whose streets? Our streets." geek tragedy Jul 2013 #48

You just can't let go, can you? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #51

Evidence Homeland Security Coordinated Occupy Crackdown Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #61

No, just a blog post mischaracterizing documents. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #67

Flippant, aren't you? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #69

I think it's fair to debate that point... rbnyc Jul 2013 #8

People don't rebel unless they have to. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #10

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Occupy was engaged in civil disobedience. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #15

It's not the President's job to intervene to help political activist movements? progressoid Jul 2013 #43

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Nice snark. But I wasn't comparing the two. progressoid Jul 2013 #46

Sure, when there's an order from the Supreme Court. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #47

ok progressoid Jul 2013 #52

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or when mayors decide to forcefully end them. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #26

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