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In reply to the discussion: Gosh there seems to have been a national outburst from the blac block [View all]bigtree
(93,817 posts)6. I'd bet my house that they're not OWS supporters
. . . and are actually some corporate, or right-wing hired goons.
Where's the arrests? Where's the pics of these idiots being pepper-sprayed and dragged through the streets by the SWAT Thugs? Funny that there hasn't been a coordinated bearing down on them; just on the peaceful protestors.
Then come the apathetic, cynical calls to abandon the movement. Is COINTELPRO the only tactic they know -- or is it just the most effective they know?
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Gosh there seems to have been a national outburst from the blac block [View all]
hootinholler
May 2012
OP
Breaking windows and property damange and being ineffectual and idiotic is not an "uprising."
joshcryer
May 2012
#17
I predict that, when the FOIA requests are honored fifty years or so from now...
Ken Burch
May 2012
#27
OAKLAND Police spies chosen to lead war protest Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article
Bennyboy
May 2012
#39
Some might be, some might be lone idiots, others might be truly philosophically backing...
joshcryer
May 2012
#9
And some Occupiers are Democratic Party members not all Democrats are Occupiers.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#28
The cops were definitely in the position to make arrests of many of the vandals.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#33
Occupy are nice peaceful people committed to non-violent direct action.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#21