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F4lconF16

(3,747 posts) Sun May 3, 2015, 07:05 PM May 2015

Something's in the air... [View all]

Coming back from the May Day protests and "riots", I got on a bus home. I sat down next to a woman and a man who were discussing the protests. After a bit, the guy was getting so much of it wrong I hopped in, and then 3 other people did. Over 8 people eventually joined in on this conversation about protesters and riots. They were really getting into it, to, and were generally very supportive of the protesters. People genuinely care.

We also discussed Kshama Sawant, and people were generally very supportive ove her. Raising the minimum wage made a big difference for how socialism is thought of around here. Rent control is now on everyone's minds.

Things are changing, every day.

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Something's in the air... [View all] F4lconF16 May 2015 OP

Feels good..... daleanime May 2015 #1

Thanks for your 1st-person updates throughout, F4lcon ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #2

The times, they are a'changin'... kentuck May 2015 #3

See, they were right. It's a "slippery slope". Darn sure is. libdem4life May 2015 #4

It has been for a while nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #5

+1 F4lconF16 May 2015 #6

Movements and tension bulds over time nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #7

I'm thinking this summer is going to be interesting...n/t deutsey May 2015 #8

Good story Jack Rabbit May 2015 #9

"Demonstrators" decided it would be a great idea to block patients and families in the middle of 2banon May 2015 #10

Excuse me, LiberalElite May 2015 #12

Oh excuse me. Was the goal, the ultimate objective, to put peoples lives in jeopardy? to block 2banon May 2015 #13

I believe he is reporting on Seattle, not Oakland. He posted pics from Seattle earlier. n/t freshwest May 2015 #14

Perhaps you should look at some images of poverty in Oakland right now nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #17

These people's lives are in danger every day because of poverty. People get pissed off liberal_at_heart May 2015 #19

That is always a good point nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #20

people get pissed off. oh, ok. got it. that's the point, eh? 2banon May 2015 #22

I'm from the poor working class, I'm also a very long, long time activist. I see similar images 2banon May 2015 #21

So you should know that at times what organizers intent nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #23

I am an adovocate of civil disobedience, but I'm advocate for doing everything possible to avoid 2banon May 2015 #24

I would never say never nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

you make a lot of fair points.. 2banon May 2015 #27

Black block was very active in san diego during occupy nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #28

So,you're talking about San Diego, I'm talking about Oakland 2banon May 2015 #29

That is why I asked you if you were involved to nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #30

What did the Oakland street reporters report to you regarding the actions at Kaiser? n/t 2banon May 2015 #32

That they closed and blocked doors nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #33

Black Bloc or Hokie Pokie Bloc, I don't really give a damn. Blocking Hospital ER's 2banon May 2015 #34

My point stands nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #35

I agree. 99th_Monkey May 2015 #11

I don't think people are going to back down. Once the momentum of the Movement rhett o rick May 2015 #15

I love Kshama Sawant. I hope they do get rent control passed. They got a $15/hr liberal_at_heart May 2015 #16

Funny, we were actually talking about this... nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #18

Thunderclap Newman agrees. MannyGoldstein May 2015 #26

I get really angry nowadays Quayblue May 2015 #31