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Agony

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73. earlier this morning i wanted to

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 06:53 PM

Oct 2013

but didn't have time to flame the hell out of you... so...

Thank you for acknowledging that RollingJubilee actually spent

$28,079 to retire $1,061,364.34 of collectible medical debt.

Cheers,
Agony

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the no-good do-nothing OWS losers have [View all] Agony Oct 2013 OP

But I thought they were just lunatic libertarian hippies with drum circles. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #1

Sad to say that here on DU I have seen a few anti OWS sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #13

I've even seen some conservatives speak well of them. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #21

Perhaps they are not really Democrats? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #22

they didn't like OWS because it wasn't an obama / dem party love-in. KG Oct 2013 #58

Bingo. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #62

+1. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #63

Imagine that -- people who prefer Democrats on Democratic Underground! melody Oct 2013 #66

Solidarity!! bvar22 Oct 2013 #68

I've been told over and over and over here that... Hotler Oct 2013 #79

Speaks volumes... SeattleVet Oct 2013 #16

Many of us KNOW we were correct. RoccoR5955 Oct 2013 #64

Awesome & should be front page news!!! lunasun Oct 2013 #2

This is such a genius idea. It gives me hope. Squinch Oct 2013 #3

rec! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #4

for Change has come... I could not help but think of Sam Cooke, thanks for the rec Agony Oct 2013 #5

Oh, I bet the DU Anti-Justice Movement Committee is gonna be furious about that. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #6

Lol, they will ignore this thread. I love it when they try to claim that OWS is sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #14

Occupy is non-political... Blanks Oct 2013 #46

Yes, and that was the most successful part of the planning, imo. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #55

It's a threat to the machine though... Blanks Oct 2013 #60

Many of those that deny, are afraid that if they acknowledge OWS, they will have to admit to rhett o rick Oct 2013 #61

The Bubble bvar22 Oct 2013 #80

About the fact that OWS has handed over $12 million back to the 1%? Recursion Oct 2013 #27

yeah, buying debt from predatory collection agencies for pennies on the dollar really sucks Dragonfli Oct 2013 #30

It's the same problem with people who "buy" Sudanese slaves to set them free Recursion Oct 2013 #32

I know you are sad because some people were relieved of debt, but did not know Dragonfli Oct 2013 #34

It must be a very small worldview that can only attribute disagreement to immorality Recursion Oct 2013 #36

My world view is actually a bit too expansive, I AM closed to conservative ideas however Dragonfli Oct 2013 #37

I was wrong. I didn't realize how deep the discount was Recursion Oct 2013 #50

earlier this morning i wanted to Agony Oct 2013 #73

Well, you don't need to be puzzled anymore. Believe it or not, there are actually Zorra Oct 2013 #47

Thank you. OWS has done some incredible things for the people. More sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #51

k/r marmar Oct 2013 #54

Thanks Agony Oct 2013 #75

Well said. NealK Oct 2013 #77

The "Move Your Money" campaign alone made OWS relevant 1000words Oct 2013 #7

ows groups have paid off student loans also Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #8

Rolling Jubilee current update Agony Oct 2013 #9

Thanks for the reminder Warpy Oct 2013 #10

You bet! Agony Oct 2013 #19

dead my ass. OWS is alive and doing more good than our government. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #11

+1 daleanime Oct 2013 #23

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #12

Awesome! Rex Oct 2013 #15

It will make some so sad that it will result in a Recursive loop of sadness Dragonfli Oct 2013 #31

HAHAHAHA!!! Rex Oct 2013 #70

This is wonderful accomplishment of, OWS! Cha Oct 2013 #17

But they don't have any structure! They don't have any leaders! vanlassie Oct 2013 #18

bump TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #20

Wow! That's a lot! cui bono Oct 2013 #24

Doing the good work blue14u Oct 2013 #25

excellent gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

This is great, of course, but what I don't get -- Waiting For Everyman Oct 2013 #28

Moral hazard of course Fumesucker Oct 2013 #39

I love this comment - TBF Oct 2013 #43

the pennies on the dollar thing comes up after default questionseverything Oct 2013 #69

I get what you are saying Agony Oct 2013 #72

Big K&R defacto7 Oct 2013 #29

Oh, I heard they didn't accomplish a thing. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #33

Worse than that, according to one of the predator defenders, they did something bad. Dragonfli Oct 2013 #35

I saw that... Rex Oct 2013 #71

K&R. OWS has also helped with student debt too. n/t myrna minx Oct 2013 #38

That is awesome. Love OWS. Huge K&R. nt DLevine Oct 2013 #40

Yay! Enthusiast Oct 2013 #41

du rec. xchrom Oct 2013 #42

K&R nt TBF Oct 2013 #44

I LOVE rolling jubilee! annabanana Oct 2013 #45

If only there was a major political party... 99Forever Oct 2013 #48

Maybe someday we will get that. It's up to us in the end. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #52

The Party is the Democratic Party. We shouldnt abandon it, we need to reclaim it. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #82

Glad they found their niche. nt hack89 Oct 2013 #49

but they don't have a "leader"! G_j Oct 2013 #53

Not too long ago there was this discussion about OWS eilen Oct 2013 #56

k and r and thanks for the update niyad Oct 2013 #57

Great news! K&R. ck4829 Oct 2013 #59

Those lousy good-for-nothings RoccoR5955 Oct 2013 #65

kicking this great post, and going to contribute. navarth Oct 2013 #67

Good on them. Xyzse Oct 2013 #74

Awesome! People Power! What a Democracy is all about! fascisthunter Oct 2013 #76

K&R NealK Oct 2013 #78

Occupy FTW! blackspade Oct 2013 #81