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randome

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18. The vast majority of time, the press ignores Occupy.

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #17)

Tue May 1, 2012, 10:14 AM

May 2012

That's not a very hostile environment. Dean's little 'scream' sounded sophomoric. It's not right that the media repeated it, as you said, but it made him look inauthentic.

We can't keep blaming everyone else for a lack of success. The press does not control us. I thought Occupy was about standing up to entrenched interests and now you're telling me everyone is afraid of what the press might say.

Get some authentic, fearless leaders out there and I bet Occupy would have better screen time.

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