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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:18 PM Original message |
New Paradigm going forward: Are you for or against policies that benefit the 99% over the 1% |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Right you are 100% |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. If they insist on "purity", they will lose. |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Exactly. The Tea Party were the ones shilling for the corps. OWS and the TP are apples and banana's. |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Also, wsws is also trying to co-opt it, but could you blame them? |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well, I am a tried and true loyal Democrat, but this is bigger than any group. I know that now. |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I've been calling it the New American Left. It is it's own entity. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Is anyone discouraging voting? I've gotten that vibe from a few things. Both parties suck, give up |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I didnt hear that today. There was one guy going around registering people. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Good - because that's been freaking me out. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Wow. Those are some paranoia issues right there. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. No, I didn't dream it up. I read comments that say as much from reporters on twitter and other |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Reporters and Twitter. There are some reliable sources. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 05:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Nobody on DU wants to bring down real Democrats. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 05:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Pirate is right. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. If. |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Go read tedrall.com |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Wow. One. That's a helluva movement. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 03:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. It is, and nothing will change without this kind of action. |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. I doubt it, the kids are smarter than that |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. RE: wsws........ |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I am not the one who made that suggestion, another poster did. I AM saying, however... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I'm sorry, but I have no problem with that article |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. If you and wsws.org aren't interested in being part of what OWS is trying to do, I guess that is up |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Well I think that's the biggest critique that |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I read the WSWS article earlier, and it did raise some doubts in my mind |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Well here's the deal, IMO |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The focus has to be on elections, but not in the way you fear. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 03:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. The Wellstone Triangle |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. When you move the focus off of Wall Street |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. The Best Democratic candidates out there are |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Or are just now getting old enough to vote |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Great retort! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. I'm strongly in favor of walking and chewing gum at the same time |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Yep no prob for me doing that....... |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I agree. I mentioned in another thread that the Socialist Party probably most closely identifies |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Oh I agree about the co-opting part |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. I have problems with the SEP (wsws) but I will defend them from red-baiting. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. As will I. I'm of a much more militant strain of |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
27. People before profits - absolutely. nt |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
29. Wrong phrasing; do you support policies which benefit EVERYONE and NOT JUST |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Exactly! |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Agreed. A positive phrasing will always be more uplifting |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
35. Precisely.... |
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johnnyrocket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
42. I like it. If the message is honed to simple fairness, the counter-argument looks stupid... |
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