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Occupy Underground

Joe Shlabotnik

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1. We're lucky to get the confrontational meme sometimes.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 06:25 PM

Jan 2014

Mass media has only 2 default memes for Occupy; Confrontation and Drum circle, pot smoking, Iphone using hipster. But what more could we expect from calcified institutions who only cover mass demonstrations when shamed into doing so by indy media.

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watch this sink [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 OP

We're lucky to get the confrontational meme sometimes. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2014 #1

I work for a local indie nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #2

Which is why Occupy was so brilliant in their planning stages. They had their own media. They sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #3

Interesting article on your blog, and some good points. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #4

Look at yellow press everywhere. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #5

Yes, that is true, people are attracted to sensational stories. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #6

Since I do this now nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #7