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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Denver Posts Terrible Message [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)44. Somebody else already beat me to it,
but this sounds like the doing of some RW infiltrators in order to depress Democratic turnout, especially considering Republicans nationwide enacting voter ID laws. I'm sure that most Occupiers are smart enough to know that you have to vote in order to try getting your interests represented.
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It was a Democratic governor who ordered the cops to tear down the Occupy Denver camp.
Hissyspit
Jul 2012
#120
And this is why "the movement" can't be successful. Conspiracy shit is a turn off. (nt)
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2012
#28
Yeah, all the Rove conspiracy and Bush's Iraq War Group conspiracy and Valerie Plame conspiracy
Hissyspit
Jul 2012
#58
If you say so. I see I'm talking to a "true believer" so I'll just be over here--------->>>>>>>,
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2012
#63
Those were without a doubt conspiracies at one time or another whether you recognize that or not.
EOTE
Jul 2012
#73
And if they think they are screwed now, rmoney will be screwing them in ways they can not imagine if
kimbutgar
Jul 2012
#3
Have you been able to figure out the purpose of this "movement"? The fact that they hate....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2012
#30
"still without a leader". This is where we vehemently disagree. I believe there is indeed.....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2012
#55
I'll tell ya, if I were a NYC cop with kids, I'd have spent a lot of time plussing up the rugrats'
MADem
Jul 2012
#153
The teabaggers are owned outright by the Koch brothers. Occupy will not be bought.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#77
Thank you, I've been reading this thread with amusement. The anti-Social Justice Movement
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#31
This has been the huge flaw. If you want to change things, you have to get your people in positions
Pirate Smile
Jul 2012
#20
i bet they can get the koch brothers and the us chamber of commerce to print as many as they need
arely staircase
Jul 2012
#22
Probably some Young College Republican, disguised as one of those black hoodie types, came up with
MADem
Jul 2012
#26
You are probably correct. Because no one I know from any of the occupations across the country
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#33
I keep saying that those black hoodie guys are no friends to Occupy; usually I get my ass handed to
MADem
Jul 2012
#50
Well, I agree with you, and have from the beginning. Their actions are counter to what
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#59
Those infiltrators aren't new, though. They've been pulling this shit from the git-go.
MADem
Jul 2012
#54
I really don't want to get into a Smothers Brothers skit. I don't care who "started it."
MADem
Jul 2012
#107
Well, fine, those are your anecdotes. They aren't what went on in Beantown or Oakland.
MADem
Jul 2012
#110
I am not having a "problem." I told you I had no interest into playing a speculative game about who
MADem
Jul 2012
#115
No, they don't contradict anything, they are simply your personal experience. Have a nice day. nt
MADem
Jul 2012
#122
Well in that the U.S. is now owned by 17 richer fucks, there may be something to be said for fucking
lonestarnot
Jul 2012
#47
Absolutely. I'm sure there is an anarchist or socialist site somewhere that would welcome them.
randome
Jul 2012
#53
Too bad you got that wrong, re Lewis. He understood and was not upset at all, but then he would.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#62
Allow me to very clear when I say that the Occupy movement is one of the most useless things I've
cecilfirefox
Jul 2012
#64
Last week Occupy Fights Foreclosures got CA Gov Jerry Brown to sign a Homeowner's Bill of Rights
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#75
Here is a nice simple message from Occupy: Fuck the banks who are stealing the country.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#78
Occupy is not the democrat's tea party. Occupy supports neither candidates nor parties.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#72
By failure I mean potential failure in terms of those running in the existing system
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#96
Please remember: Occupy is a social movement, not a political movement.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#76
when I was young and naive I thought the election of Ronald Reagan would hasten the rise of the new
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#79
Of course. And the fact that it was a Democrat (Hickenlooper) that sent in the stormtroopers to
Hissyspit
Jul 2012
#119
Actually, I did go to Civil Air Patrol occasionally when I was in high school.
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#168
The head of Homeland Security was appointed by Obama, a Democrat, who is responsible
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#167