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Cynicus Emeritus

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51. OWS found out that government is not the threat.

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 09:02 PM

Dec 2012

They were neutralized quickly and essentially banned from organizing or protesting. They quickly discovered that the threat comes not from government or politicians, but from those who pull the strings of government. The NY Mayor probably played a part in pulling those strings to protect his Wall Street pals. The string pullers are the threat to America, our liberty and democracy just as they were in many other countries.

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"One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all take off our shoes at the airport..." [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2012 OP

Agreed. DarkBlue4Ever Dec 2012 #1

kick +1000 6502 Dec 2012 #60

First Rec! liberal N proud Dec 2012 #2

you need to update your avatar hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #12

It is just one of the generic avatars liberal N proud Dec 2012 #13

i know, just good to know ohio not full of closed minded uninformed people nt hockeynut57 Dec 2012 #16

Spot on as usual Will. nt Kalidurga Dec 2012 #3

It shouldn't take us more than once . . . DanM Dec 2012 #4

amen. spanone Dec 2012 #5

that its because nobody has figured out a way to make money out of banning srican69 Dec 2012 #6

One of the truest things ever posted at DU nt gollygee Dec 2012 #7

I am sorry to be so cynical ...but that about seems the only explanation for such foot dragging srican69 Dec 2012 #8

Well that about hits the nail on the head, doesn't it? AllyCat Dec 2012 #15

Thats the america dream..... daleanime Dec 2012 #27

bingo! Euphoria Dec 2012 #36

From religion to war FEAR is a pretty sure bet - what about CLARITY, INTELLIGENCE and COMPASSION? duwizrd Dec 2012 #43

I am a bit lost connecting your magnum opus to the thread...but srican69 Dec 2012 #46

Well we live for capitalism. Making money is next to godliness isnt it? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #53

That is when the terrorists won. At least for me Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #56

Terrorism is no big deal when white men do it. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #9

Say loud and often, it's ok if a white man does it but anyone else..... part man all 86 Dec 2012 #10

I think it's more about terror of the destruction of the economy flamingdem Dec 2012 #11

That's kinda what I posted on another thread yesterday. AllyCat Dec 2012 #14

ain't that the truth. barbtries Dec 2012 #17

In America, the right to pack weapons of mass murder on our hips trumps the right indepat Dec 2012 #18

If I have to make a choice, I'll take the guns IDoMath Dec 2012 #19

Choice? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #21

Wow. IDoMath Dec 2012 #28

What choice? Rex Dec 2012 #30

OWS found out that government is not the threat. Cynicus Emeritus Dec 2012 #51

Your "choice" helped massacre 20 babies. 99Forever Dec 2012 #35

My "choices" have killed millions, I'm sure IDoMath Dec 2012 #37

Ahhh yes... 99Forever Dec 2012 #38

You started it IDoMath Dec 2012 #39

Followed by... 99Forever Dec 2012 #40

Yeah? Well, Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah! IDoMath Dec 2012 #41

I'm having a lot of difficulty laughing in the face of what this nation.. 99Forever Dec 2012 #44

*Sigh* IDoMath Dec 2012 #48

The lack is in me, not you. 99Forever Dec 2012 #52

There are no "choices"... there is only... 6502 Dec 2012 #61

Agree fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #20

It's not going to change DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #22

Word. blackspade Dec 2012 #23

DOMESTIC GUN VIOLENCE Plucketeer Dec 2012 #24

Good but inaccurate: There HAVE been changes in regulations... to loosen FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #25

Excellent resource - thanks for sharing - proof that we are moving toward a dictatorship of fear. duwizrd Dec 2012 #26

Welcome to DU! Seems like you'll fit right in. And kudos for Gene Sharp reference FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #50

Hard to argue with the obvious. Rex Dec 2012 #29

And I don't think anybody needs to be routinely taking their shoes off at airports, either. marble falls Dec 2012 #31

K&R CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #32

If this was a toy dwigthreeD Dec 2012 #33

It's true. TroglodyteScholar Dec 2012 #54

Thank you Mr Pitt. 99Forever Dec 2012 #34

Yeah. WHERE IS Homeland Security on this issue? bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #42

Troublesome analogy since AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #45

K&R! countryjake Dec 2012 #47

Bingo. Proving 2nd amendment distorters don't give a SHIT about the Bill of Rights MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #49

If guns were made of peanuts, lurky Dec 2012 #55

Or 1,000 feet... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #57

Spot on tavalon Dec 2012 #58

"Domestic Terrorism" is not in the political vocabulary... AntiFascist Dec 2012 #59

The shoe lobby doesn't pay (off) congresscritters as well as the gun lobby does. nt Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #62

Numerical Symmetry Eric the Reddish Dec 2012 #63

So now we're supposed to like Homeland Security? Daemonaquila Dec 2012 #64