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Occupy Underground

JDPriestly

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14. I wrote a long answer and then Firefox went out on me and I could not post it.

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 05:31 PM

Mar 2012

This law is a red herring. Occupy should not be distracted by it. It is a trap to make i look like Occupy is about territory, that Occupy is in some fight with the government rather than a movement for representation of the 99% finally in government and retaking government for the people.

I would rather see Occupy do things that will gain the trust and respect of ordinary people in the 99% -- like challenging lobbyists and the dominance of lobbyists in our government at all levels.

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Congress overwhelmingly passes Veto-proof Anti-Occupy Bill. Chicago? Forget it. [View all] 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 OP

So, Occupy will have to become more creative. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #1

You make some excellent points. Creativity in motion 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #2

I think you missed the point. bvar22 Mar 2012 #9

That is exactly why we should organize 100,000 people to OCCUPY Chicago ANYWAY. Vincardog Mar 2012 #10

I wrote a long answer and then Firefox went out on me and I could not post it. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #14

Those activities are not mutually exclusive. bvar22 Mar 2012 #16

True. I did not mean to diminish the great accomplishments of OWS. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #17

I agree that this statute IS a trap.... bvar22 Mar 2012 #23

Firefox is spooky sloppy lately. truedelphi Mar 2012 #25

Thanks bvar - truedelphi Mar 2012 #24

Our government is bought and paid for, it's a hard lesson to learn but it's the truth ZM90 Mar 2012 #3

Nothing (or at least very few things) could make your header 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #5

The perfect words to sum up my feelings are: ZM90 Mar 2012 #6

From your lips to Gawd's ears 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #8

Our government is bought and paid for by the 1%. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #15

It's hard for me to believe that your words are true....that's how shocked I am. left on green only Mar 2012 #4

Yes 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #7

I hope the Surpreme Court strikes this law down but, knowing the Fascist Five I have my doubts ZM90 Mar 2012 #11

Me too, on both counts. The SCOTUS travesty is one of my main reasons 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #12

Yeah the only reasons to want a Democratic victory in 2012 are two ZM90 Mar 2012 #13

I'd also like to add that the Democratic and Republican parties seem to only be bipartisan when ZM90 Mar 2012 #22

MLK would say: Pack the Jails Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #18

Damn straight 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #19

I keep hearing about a move to DC in March... has that been pushed back due to the focus on Chicago? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #20

I'm not currently active w/ Occupy 99th_Monkey Mar 2012 #21

The Big Huge Problem is that HR 347 makes it a FELONY to truedelphi Mar 2012 #26

So what I am saying is that packing the jails truedelphi Mar 2012 #27

I don't think the objective of packing the jails (per MLK) is to allow convictions Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #28

I wish I had your optimism. truedelphi Mar 2012 #29