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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:53 AM Nov 2012

Corporate Media to Solidarity Singers: Resistance is Futile [View all]

http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2012/11/corporate-media-to-solidarity-singers.html

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The corporate media giant, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, belittles the Singers and expresses confusion on why the Singers haven't just rolled over yet:

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Their efforts might seem puzzling. Protests generally persist only as long as there's a chance to bring change. It can be hard to sustain that energy when there's no clear goal or realistic chance of success.

That's what happened with the Occupy movement, which grew out of anger at Wall Street and a financial system perceived to favor the richest 1%. The movement grew too large too quickly for organizers to keep up. Without leaders or specific demands, it eroded into an amorphous protest against everything wrong with the world and eventually fell apart.


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Citizens are being ticketed (similar to a traffic ticket) for singing political protest songs at the Wisconsin State Capitol from noon to 1pm Mon thru Fri... (non-work hours) These citations are "valued" at $200.50 and up. As of this morning, 102 citations have been issued since new Capitol Police Chief, former Marine and body guard to Governor Scott Walker, David Erwin took over.




So the Occupy movement is over, eh? Sorry, corporate shills, you're just so consistently wrong. The Solidarity Singers will be there as long as it takes.

There're two ways you can help the Solidarity Singers stand up for our freedom of speech. The first is to join them at the Capitol, noon daily.

The second is to contribute the legal defense fund going to PAY PAL and writing in this email address as recipient: PROTECTWI@GMAIL.COM.

Thanks for your support!!!!!
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