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In reply to the discussion: Do you understand why Occupy was infiltrated and broken up? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)It is one of the first Global Movements which is what scared the shit out of Wall St so they hired their goons to try to shut them up. As Bloomberg called the corrupt NYCD, 'my army'. He wasn't kidding.
They more than succeeded at what their initial goals were, far beyond anything even they imagined.
If you 'wish they could have done something' and fared better' as you say, what stopped you from joining them? What is stopping you now?
They are still going strong, moved to a different phase as is normal for any Social Justice movement.
And yes, they were infiltrated and the propaganda that they 'accomplished nothing, laughable in itself which is why it's such a lame thing to say, was propagated by the Corporate Media in a failed attempt to try to discredit what they did do.
You are free to go start your own group, that is the beauty of OWS. People who actually want to do 'something' can and have and are every day.