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applegrove

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5. Occupy may hurt their cause. What made them so amazing was the multiple realities Occupy reflected
Thu May 17, 2012, 11:05 PM
May 2012

across 99% of American experience.

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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
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