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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:27 AM Original message |
Could Teabaggers be deliberately leading Occupy WS astray?. Blocking the Bklyn Bridge |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. More likely undercover police officers |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes, that could happen also. The Occupiers could stick closely to the |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Good advice |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. It's worth noting that I know 19 people who were arrested and many of them had no idea what was |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Every time one of these protests goes awry, there's always someone else to blame. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. And probably every time there is some truth to it. |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. or just people who when told by the police they could not use the road |
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bighughdiehl (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. I was wondering.... |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. Their MSM saying nothing at all the first week didn't help them. Almost everybody |
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PETRUS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. Infiltration |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. Unless there is one unifying leader whom has made the decisions |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. From what I've read, the Occupy WS is a well-organized and well-disciplined |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. There should be one unifying leader plus several other recognized co-leaders, so |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. that would belie their platform of being leaderless--they don't like leaders |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Not even like having rules for their own protection - like, no violence; don't |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. Civil disobedience requires arrests to be effective. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. "Film at 11." At which channel? And thanks! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Pretty much every channel. It was on the local news here in |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Thanks. I've also read that some of the police are on our side! Have you read it also? |
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Lizzie Poppet (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Good point, but does pissing off ordinary people really help? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Most people weren't actually affected by the closure of |
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Lizzie Poppet (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I was speaking specifically about those who were. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Their numbers are insignificant, really. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I agree arrests brings more attention. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. I expect attempts to co-opt the movement |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. "a huge annoyance" |
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Lizzie Poppet (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Well, yeah. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Welcome to DU Lizzie. Don't be bothered by an occasional sour-puss post. |
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Lizzie Poppet (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thank you! |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You're very welcome. I also have the feeling that this movement is going to |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I support OccupyWS, but, my brother is a firefighter/EMS and I can see how medical emergencies need |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. you do understand that the police routed the marchers |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I do understand that - my point is that the protest does need organization that keeps some flow |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. "Why on earth would you take it that way given my postings over the years?" He |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. one of the video clips i've seen had a police officer tell people to leave the |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Yes, it could be a huge annoyance. Imagine someone seriously ill being |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Because of what Wall Street has done |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. +100 |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You are correct. We have been provoked into all this by the endless Wall St. greed! |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Back in the 60s the people who camped in DC had soldiers in their |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
34. it seems to be a police technique called kettling, according to OWS website |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. I've read reports that the protesters were driven onto the bridge by the NYPD |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Wouldn't the police commissioner of NYC have to consult with the mayor first, before embarking upon |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I think Mayor Bloomberg is looking for ways to shut this down |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Yes, they were. I knew 19 people arrested--that's the story they told. |
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lindysalsagal (444 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. I don't know. Did you see any of these? |
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