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In reply to the discussion: The Occupy Movement Was The Response To Inequality. Look How Brutally It Was Put Down. [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)74. Really? Occupy here was LaRouchies galore. What do they represent? nt
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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
Hyberbole or not, OWS members WERE treated like terrorists, many so brutally beaten they
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#17
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
It isn't. See my links to the FOIA revelations where the FBI labeled OWS Terrorists DURING THE
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#38
Yes, funny, I remember most of DU's Occupiers, wonderful people, all of them.
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#47
Offends me? Nothing offends me. Simply pointing out how tiresome and reflexive it has become.
randome
Jan 2014
#33
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
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
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
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
Absolutely, especially after reading the Documents revealed through the FOIA act regarding the
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#40
The conservatives dont like Occupy as can be seen in this thread. They support "Big Authoritarian
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#7
"anyone connected with the Occupy movement is being hunted like a terrorist."
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#14
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
"Nationally coordinated" during the administration of a Democratic president
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2014
#75
Exactly, a few have now verified the OP's sentiment. FOIA documents proved that the FBI viewed
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#28
Need anything to help you out? I will be happy to provide information on why the OP may
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#43
Ever notice it's the SAME people, every single time, that disagree with the liberal view?
Th1onein
Jan 2014
#51
A lot of people make their money stealing it from others, they're not really enthusiastic
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2014
#55
Yes, always the same people. Always the same old talking points. And always so very wrong.
sabrina 1
Jan 2014
#57
FBI talked about SHOOTING people with a contractor like MURDER was business-as-usual.
Octafish
Jan 2014
#79