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bvar22

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16. "perished through lack of common ground on any particular issue"

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:55 PM

Jan 2014

LOL

Obama State of the Union BEFORE OWS:
Austerity for the Working Class.
"Time to Eat-Our-Peas!"

Obama State of the Union AFTER OWS:
Income inequality is the biggest problem.
Economic Fairness for the 99% is a priority.

I would call that a stunning victory achieved by a handful of people willing to actually fight for Economic Justice instead of just voting for the least of the worst.
The Language of OWS has been injected into the everyday language of EVERY American.
Changing the LANGUAGE is only the first step, but it is an immensely powerful step.

Perished?
Only in Wishful Thinking imaginations of those who oppose Economic Fairness for EVERYBODY.
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The Occupy Movement Was The Response To Inequality. Look How Brutally It Was Put Down. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jan 2014 OP

Engage in hyperbolie much? brooklynite Jan 2014 #1

Hyberbole or not, OWS members WERE treated like terrorists, many so brutally beaten they sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #17

...You're familiar with how we treat terrorists, right? WatermelonRat Jan 2014 #23

"Occupy Wall Street Labelled "Terrorists" by the FBI" sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #32

'Potential'. randome Jan 2014 #36

You didn't read the FOIA documents. If you had you would have learned that this 'surveillance' began sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #37

They were NOT labeled as 'terrorists'. They were labeled as 'potential terrorists'. randome Jan 2014 #49

Let's turn that around, knowing what we now know, that the FBI labelled OWS IN THE PLANNING sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #52

Labels... MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #59

... --- ... WillyT Jan 2014 #34

It isn't. See my links to the FOIA revelations where the FBI labeled OWS Terrorists DURING THE sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #38

THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #41

Uh.......I think that is true, brooklynite. Not hyperbole at all. Th1onein Jan 2014 #44

Really? "hunted like a terrorist?" MineralMan Jan 2014 #2

Not sure what you participated in ... 1000words Jan 2014 #8

I worked with them for about a year Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #11

Horizontal leadership means it's going to take time and will test resolve. 1000words Jan 2014 #13

Agreed Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #15

Yes, funny, I remember most of DU's Occupiers, wonderful people, all of them. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #47

"perished through lack of common ground on any particular issue" bvar22 Jan 2014 #16

Your little graphic is tiresome and hyperbolic in the extreme. randome Jan 2014 #27

Maybe to YOU it is tiresome. bvar22 Jan 2014 #31

Offends me? Nothing offends me. Simply pointing out how tiresome and reflexive it has become. randome Jan 2014 #33

Nothing offends you? bvar22 Jan 2014 #76

Taking offense clouds one's mind. randome Jan 2014 #78

And NOW you claim to be a Mind Reader? bvar22 Jan 2014 #81

I LOVE that graphic. It encapsulates the anti Social Justice crowd perfectly and succinctly. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #39

'Potential' terrorists. All large groups of protesters should be monitored by LE. randome Jan 2014 #50

Name a few that were labeled 'terrorist threats BEFORE they even began?? I think it was the sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #58

You need to start a thread on this. I wish I could rec your post. Th1onein Jan 2014 #45

Thanks! bvar22 Jan 2014 #77

Well if you participated, as did I and many others I know, you are aware of the brutality used to sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #18

Occupy never really had widespread support notundecided Jan 2014 #53

I've been in Ca, Az and NY over the past two years and have seen them all over the place. Az sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #56

Glad you've seen them notundecided Jan 2014 #65

I don't have one on my car, never did. Nor do most of my friends who are huge supporters of OWS. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #67

Close to 8000 arrests. Many of which went to trial. El_Johns Jan 2014 #68

for your own safety sweetapogee Jan 2014 #3

Absolutely, especially after reading the Documents revealed through the FOIA act regarding the sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #40

Didn't know it was put down. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #4

Ignore the jackasses, they have yet to be on the receiving end, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #5

Occupy was ignored and ridiculed until "Move Your Money." 1000words Jan 2014 #6

You know what? You're right. Th1onein Jan 2014 #46

Intersting, I wouldn't have thought of that. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #48

The conservatives dont like Occupy as can be seen in this thread. They support "Big Authoritarian rhett o rick Jan 2014 #7

Dude Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #9

"considered" a terrorist would have been better BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #10

Yeah, I agree more with that Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #12

"anyone connected with the Occupy movement is being hunted like a terrorist." geek tragedy Jan 2014 #14

'Oh lordy' indeed: "Occupy Wall Street Labelled "Terrorists" by the FBI" sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #20

"Homeland Security Kept Tabs on Occupy Wall Street" bvar22 Jan 2014 #19

Thanks, see my link above also. And there's plenty more. I remember, BEFORE the release of the sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #21

Of course you are correct, the howls and emoticons of the propaganda dispensers notwithstanding. woo me with science Jan 2014 #22

Do you remember when OWS participants/supporters were attacked and ridiculed on DU... bvar22 Jan 2014 #25

I remember it well, being one of those who was a recipient of the mocking etc, not that it bothers sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #26

+10000 woo me with science Jan 2014 #71

Yes, I remember. woo me with science Jan 2014 #69

"Nationally coordinated" during the administration of a Democratic president Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #75

you have done an excellent service G_j Jan 2014 #35

Thank you! I had not seen that before. woo me with science Jan 2014 #70

It suprises me little, imthevicar Jan 2014 #24

Exactly, a few have now verified the OP's sentiment. FOIA documents proved that the FBI viewed sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #28

Huh? Coyotl Jan 2014 #29

Need anything to help you out? I will be happy to provide information on why the OP may sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #43

The way OWS protesters were treated and portrayed in media abelenkpe Jan 2014 #30

This is something new to me...... Th1onein Jan 2014 #42

Ever notice it's the SAME people, every single time, that disagree with the liberal view? Th1onein Jan 2014 #51

+ Brazillion nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #54

A lot of people make their money stealing it from others, they're not really enthusiastic Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #55

How did Occupy propose to change Government policies? brooklynite Jan 2014 #64

Occupy was/is a Social Movement notundecided Jan 2014 #66

Yes, always the same people. Always the same old talking points. And always so very wrong. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #57

And some of the biggest defenders of the surveillance state neverforget Jan 2014 #60

Yes, that too ... n/t sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #61

Indeed. One might say the same thing in certain abortion threads. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #62

Was Occupy "the liberal view?" n/t Skip Intro Jan 2014 #63

They sure as hell didn't support the conservative view. Th1onein Jan 2014 #72

Really? Occupy here was LaRouchies galore. What do they represent? nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #74

The embellishments cannot make up for the lost opportunity. great white snark Jan 2014 #73

FBI talked about SHOOTING people with a contractor like MURDER was business-as-usual. Octafish Jan 2014 #79

So the FBI learned of someone's idea to shoot someone. randome Jan 2014 #80

Save the insults for the FBI, randome. Octafish Jan 2014 #83

My local Occupy was not "put down" hack89 Jan 2014 #82

kick woo me with science Jan 2014 #84

kick Zorra Jan 2014 #85