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Occupy Underground

applegrove

(123,525 posts) Thu May 17, 2012, 10:05 PM May 2012

Occupy is anti NATO all over twitter. Will this alienate people? I thought Occupy did so well [View all]

because they allowed for multiple realities regarding inequality and power and not because they were anti any mainstream organization. I mean Occupy was supported by more than 50% of the people because they didn't take specific anti-anything tactics, except for the 1% having too much power.

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Occupy is anti NATO all over twitter. Will this alienate people? I thought Occupy did so well [View all] applegrove May 2012 OP

I think we're seeing a fusing of the anti-war movement... ellisonz May 2012 #1

That's what happens when you become "anti any mainstream organization." TheWraith May 2012 #2

And then right wing false flaggers stir the whole mix. Alienating the left from the centre. applegrove May 2012 #3

Centrist is one thing OWS has never been. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #24

Sure it did. More than 50% of Americans supported Occupy back in the fall. Some of them were applegrove May 2012 #25

True. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #26

Protesting NATO: What to Know About the Secret Service and H.R. 347 Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #4

Occupy may hurt their cause. What made them so amazing was the multiple realities Occupy reflected applegrove May 2012 #5

Speaking truth to power can make you very unpopular. Zorra May 2012 #17

NATO may hurt their cause if they keep using depleted uranium think May 2012 #27

So when the movement started it was slammed for not having specific targets. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #6

I have never slammed Occupy. I was thrilled with everything that happened in the fall/winter. I applegrove May 2012 #7

Occupy is a people-powered movement. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #12

We have another "I want to see Occupy succeed" post. U4ikLefty May 2012 #20

Success = Participation. n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #23

The Chicago protests cover the whole range of Occupy's issues starroute May 2012 #16

This is not the first OP you've written about your "concerns" with Occupy. nt TBF May 2012 #28

I've written two. applegrove May 2012 #29

But, does anyone know what they are FOR? Teabaggers have managed to... TreasonousBastard May 2012 #8

Occupy has changed the focus of political discussion to the growing inequality in the USA. That is applegrove May 2012 #9

So what the fuck has #Occupy done so far? pinboy3niner May 2012 #10

Occupy is exactly like the Druids. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #13

LOL! Except the ancient Druids are not around to explain... pinboy3niner May 2012 #14

'Xactly. People, you've had 7+ months to hit the google button Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #22

It's ashame because NATO is such a bastion of democratic values think May 2012 #11

Occupy views nato as the militarized arm of the 1% 2pooped2pop May 2012 #15

Yeah I guess that's true, but it's not like you can stop it. limpyhobbler May 2012 #18

NATO is not mainstream. They are an elite group of resource-hoarding nations. U4ikLefty May 2012 #19

NATO to spend billions on nuclear weapons overhaul - convenient for defense contractors Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #21

I think it was yesterday I went googling for this kind of info - TBF May 2012 #30

Ouch, thanks. All that, and zero money for schools! Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #31

No money for schools - along with poking at SS etc... TBF May 2012 #32