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stupidicus

(2,570 posts)
4. well
Tue May 1, 2012, 08:33 PM
May 2012

I've always taken the long view and never seek immediate gratification.

On the matter you raise, I'm thinking that the worst of it is likely over, given how much it's becoming clear they overplayed their hands. for examples http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57424687/nyc-officials-sue-police-over-response-to-protests/
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/01/11482075-overwhelming-military-type-response-report-criticizes-oakland-police-handling-of-occupy-protests

The thing is, this pres race and the personification of the problem in Romney is only gonna serve to give volume to the OWS voice and message, and as long as they stay mostly peaceful, much more of that kinda stuff is only gonna get them more sypmpathy, empathy, which will only add to that voice and message volume.

Brutality may work in the short run to some extent, but in the long run it is pretty much an admission of failure, and only a delaying of the inevitablity of the failure and replacement of those who use it.

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