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In reply to the discussion: "The most revolutionary thing Occupy has done is piss on the sidewalk" Really? [View all]MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)99. Tons of potential, few meaningful results.
At least they changed the narrative from austerity all around. And a lot of things they do helping to stop foreclosures is good stuff. But I really wish it would have been a massive political movement. A true grassroots movement to take the Democratic party over as the baggers did to the GOP.
OWS was a great concept but is ultimately dissapointing. It will never again reach the peak it had last year.
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"The most revolutionary thing Occupy has done is piss on the sidewalk" Really? [View all]
Zalatix
Jul 2012
OP
Occupy LA pressured the City Council of Los Angeles to pass a resolution supporting Move to Amend's
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#120
Yes well people said that about the Civil Rights movement also in its early stages.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#23
The Civil Rights movement didn't forego the political process while it marched and Sat In...
brooklynite
Jul 2012
#36
As I recall the civil rights movement, they were not able to directly engate with elected officials
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#135
Needed to stay more on message. Got way sidetracked. First 60 days were magic.
FarLeftFist
Jul 2012
#9
Well, Bill O'Reilly and Hannity eg, repeatedly made such statements about OWS.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#10
Yes, fear. Wall Street's Mayor, Bloomberg expressed that fear by sending out his 'private army'
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#18
Does anyone think Obama's attacks on Bain would have near the traction they do
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#15
We have a lot of Occupy activity. The media is ignoring them, except to defame them.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#29
I look askance at people who purport to speak for Occupy, who lecture about what Occupy is or isn't,
MADem
Jul 2012
#34
I can't argue with that at all. There are some people who desire that Occupy be the alter-ego
MADem
Jul 2012
#49
The message of OWS was clear. Get the money that has corrupted our political system, out of politics
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#56
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa is nominally a Democrat. Didn't stop
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#42
Well, the problem is that this is all hypothetical. My feeling is that Occupy
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#43
I don't think it's wishful thinking, and I believe it helped to define what the election is about.
Voice for Peace
Jul 2012
#98
I'm not sure there's much point in responding to such an ill-tempered post, but here goes.
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#46
I don't agree, no-- but I'd bet you $10 that whichever Third Way asshole it was who said that
Marr
Jul 2012
#38
Lol, exactly. They all say the same thing when supposedly 'coming from the 'left'.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#89
If Obama wins reelection it will be due in no small part to the Occupy movement - It is OWS more
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#62
Most members of the Anti-Social Justice Movement are just jealous because they know
Zorra
Jul 2012
#73
Where on earth did I say YOU initiated it? I said I knew why it was requested. And no, it had
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#93
You've already been proven wrong. No need to wait until sometime in the future.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#116
Thanks for introducing the perfectly accurate term for this phenomenon: Anti-Social Justice Movement
Zorra
Jul 2012
#96
Yes, they should if they are spewing rightwing talking points like that here.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#91
You are correct, and I think it's not even disputed that OWS brought attention to the huge
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#108
'American workers are not blind sheep' Correct, which is why so many of them joined
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#115
I used to make it a practice not to bother responding to posts filled with personal attacks and/or
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#130
And since OWS never said the 'started the conversation', all your posts in this thread are
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#146
Sigh, I wasn't aware that for some people it is necessary to spell out every word.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#150
It is a massive political movement. It is a Global Movement still in its infancy but
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#100
That's strange, no one I know across the country were ever told they were 'stupid to vote'.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#106
It helps to realize that a lot of the people on DU would be Republicans, if the Republicans weren't
LeftyMom
Jul 2012
#111
Lol. 'Partying in the Parks'. You forgot, 'dirty hippies' and 'leftist morons' etc etc.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#118
The same few people in every thread, yes, that is 'impressive'! Not. Here is how DU really feels
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#138
Lol, thank you! To quote Sen. Byrd in a memorable moment after he wiped the floor with Frist in a
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#143
Look at the LA Times over the last week; you will see three hit pieces against OccupyLA.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#144
About time someone told the truth about them. At first it was una causa de celebraccion. Then
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#124