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73. The final and brutal assault on Occupy, coordinated among a dozen cities

Reply to BrainDrain (Reply #69)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:49 PM

Dec 2013

... showed that indeed they did have the PTB quaking.

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+99%! 2naSalit Dec 2013 #1

yes I agree Chrom Dec 2013 #2

and a big K & R for an excellent observation. n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2013 #3

Ideas Can Be More Powerful Than Money And Material Wealth cantbeserious Dec 2013 #4

Kick. Occupy changed the national conversation from the debt to inequality. Bravo! Scuba Dec 2013 #5

a thousand recs. Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #6

I thought at the time that it was brilliant framing The Blue Flower Dec 2013 #7

Occupy the Memescape! nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #15

"Occupy the Memescape" I like it! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #51

k and r niyad Dec 2013 #8

Agree - TBF Dec 2013 #9

It was brilliant, the way they condensed the evil of predatory capitalism into short, concise sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #10

+1 They/We have done, and continue to do good. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #37

I think 1% is a stupid term hfojvt Dec 2013 #11

Bwahahahahahahah.... 99Forever Dec 2013 #14

WTF? De Leonist Dec 2013 #17

Bwahahahahahahah.... 99Forever Dec 2013 #18

Again WTF? De Leonist Dec 2013 #39

Bwahahahahahahah.... Enthusiast Dec 2013 #50

The term 1% dotymed Dec 2013 #53

actually less so hfojvt Dec 2013 #70

If I need to explain to you.. 99Forever Dec 2013 #55

didn't "get the gist of the OP" - Indeed! L0oniX Dec 2013 #56

a 1%er Apologist hfojvt Dec 2013 #71

Yes it is. 99Forever Dec 2013 #92

This is not a debate thread. It's for self-congratulatory pats on the back. randome Dec 2013 #61

That's right you dont like Occupy. Or investigative journalists like Michael Hastings, or rhett o rick Dec 2013 #65

Like or dislike has nothing to do with the rudeness of posters on this thread. randome Dec 2013 #66

Refusing to face reality? Holy shitz ...the irony. L0oniX Dec 2013 #76

Reality? What is your vision of reality? Mine is that the middle class is being rhett o rick Dec 2013 #82

My version of Reality is to agree with every single point you made. randome Dec 2013 #83

Ok, but it seems to me that instead of being sympathetic towards Occupy, you have rhett o rick Dec 2013 #85

Change is nearly always good. But a movement doesn't happen without leaders or concrete goals. randome Dec 2013 #86

Occupy was something different and that alone upsets some. "You cant do anything without a leader". rhett o rick Dec 2013 #94

Debate like readers of Howard Zinn have been using the 99% & 1% diatribe since the 80's? great white snark Dec 2013 #67

SOME Dems are for the working class, certainly not all of them these days which is why the working sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #38

Indeed! If only we had all those who call themselves Democrats on our side. L0oniX Dec 2013 #57

LOL bvar22 Dec 2013 #22

+1 L0oniX Dec 2013 #23

Your thinking is deeply flawed. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #49

Hey, I agree with ya, but . . FairWinds Dec 2013 #12

Stiglitz, Krugman, Baker and Reich. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #16

Actually 1% was being used back in the 60's by biker gangs. L0oniX Dec 2013 #24

It seems to have originated with British author Orwell. But OWS made it part of the US merrily Dec 2013 #63

Indeed. 99Forever Dec 2013 #13

Absolutely true Hawaiianlight Dec 2013 #19

totally agree on the leaderless aspect BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author blue14u Dec 2013 #41

you can look at what the 1% fight to see what the future should be yurbud Dec 2013 #20

Free education for liberating people instead of debt-based education for enslaving them. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #72

definitely. my chain is $120K. yurbud Dec 2013 #91

It's a nice thing to call them, but what has happened? treestar Dec 2013 #21

Awareness happened. Some mobilizing is happening beyond the streets. ancianita Dec 2013 #28

The Judicial and Voting system works... for the 1% harun Dec 2013 #42

"extreme claims" Enthusiast Dec 2013 #48

K&R n/t Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2013 #25

K&R me b zola Dec 2013 #26

k&r for the good done by the "Occupy" movement. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #27

"inserting the trope of the 1 percent into the national conversation" Agony Dec 2013 #29

+1 "Anybody who disparages what Occupy has done for people can go fuck themselves" L0oniX Dec 2013 #30

I'm with you, LOoniX. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #46

I'm with Mr Westin! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #47

Occupy music videos johnnyreb Dec 2013 #31

Well done! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #45

Rec #100. I was that last 1/100. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #32

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #34

K&R ReRe Dec 2013 #35

They are all heros as far as I'm concerned. Between Occupy and Anonymous, loudsue Dec 2013 #36

I share your sentiments. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #44

And thank the original 2009-10 New York General Assembly for Occupy! AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #40

Kicked and recommended a mega bunch. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #43

Yea I was a hater, and I think (hope) I was wrong Ian_rd Dec 2013 #52

ohhh it's so wonderful.... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #54

Enjoy your stay. L0oniX Dec 2013 #58

I will.... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #80

LOL! You guys are so funny to watch. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #59

lol G_j Dec 2013 #60

True...to a certain extent BrainDrain Dec 2013 #68

Ooh, someone else who knows nothing about Occupy chimes in pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #62

ooh, someone else who knows nothing about history chimes in BrainDrain Dec 2013 #69

The final and brutal assault on Occupy, coordinated among a dozen cities Ace Acme Dec 2013 #73

... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #75

One of your mistakes is using past tense for Occupy pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #77

+1 "accomplishing" L0oniX Dec 2013 #78

once again..... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #81

Our Walmart, closing down San Onofre, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #84

yup sitting on my butt.... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #87

And you think others have not read about history? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #88

Plonk.... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #97

" OCCUPY had done what it should have" What about the 1% doing what it should do? L0oniX Dec 2013 #93

I don't blame BrainDrain Dec 2013 #96

You must mean the first Fall nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #98

Wow..... BrainDrain Dec 2013 #99

No you don't. That is one full of personal attacks nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #100

for someone who says BrainDrain Dec 2013 #102

Well put. +1. sagat Dec 2013 #74

Two Americas. One for the wealthy and one for everyone else. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #64

K&R myrna minx Dec 2013 #79

Thank you occupiers world wide for what you have done tiredtoo Dec 2013 #89

Big K&R YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #90

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #95

Thanks for this post. Occupy Changed the Debate! We should all be KoKo Dec 2013 #101