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Sun Apr 22, 2012, 01:34 AM

46. From the amount of honking and peace signs we get when we march,

I'll suppose that lots of people support Occupy.

Anyone hit with illegal foreclosure, with income inequality, with student loan debt, with a jobless future, with bought and sold politicians, with wall street and banks eating up our bailout monies while stealing our futures, with the rich planning upon forcing "austerity" upon us as a power grab or worse, to allow the financial system to crash, again as a power grab...I imagine we all have something in common, and desire to change it.

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79 replies	Author	Time	Post
Report from an occupier who attended one of the "99% Spring" trainings [View all]	limpyhobbler	Apr 2012	OP
Do it! I've already signed up.	snot	Apr 2012	#1
NOT Occupy.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#2
Fire Walk, Hi!! So what is this 99% Spring then?	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#3
Why not? Appropriating slogans spreads the meme n/t	eridani	Apr 2012	#66
I agree n/t	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#75
That's true...	limpyhobbler	Apr 2012	#4
Shit < > Shinola	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#5
Fire Walk, do you think they are starving Occupy for support or cash	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#6
Perhaps they're trying to harness the energy of Occupy toward the Dems	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#7
And if anyone has a problem with it, they should talk to A. Philip Randolph	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#8
Sorry, I don't get your point.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#9
Sorry, I should have been more clear. A. Philip Randolph kicked off the Civil Rights movement by	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#14
This message was self-deleted by its author	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#9
"99% Spring is a bust at co-opting Occupy Wall Street"	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#12
What is being discussed here should have it's own thread in GD. I think it is where we	rhett o rick	Apr 2012	#18
Please read the two new article I've just posted.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#21
I am around that age and I Occupy. The problem is	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#22
Great post Fire. Thanks for all you give to Occupy.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#24
Great post, friend. "We are the answer...	Zorra	Apr 2012	#25
San Francisco Recorder Claims 99% of LOANs contain irregularities and 84% contain VIOLATIONS OF LAW	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#13
Thanks for the links, Fire Walk!	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#16
The “99% Spring” Brings Co-optation into Full Bloom	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#19
I understand where you are coming from on this...for sure..	KoKo	Apr 2012	#30
Battle for the soul of Occupy	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#20
Glad to see your posts in this group.	UnrepentantLiberal	Apr 2012	#35
Exactly. Thanks for posting this. People need to join Occupy to join in true democracy.	this is serious	Apr 2012	#64
It's fine that they are organizing, and probably is a good thing, but they should NOT	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#58
I guess some people could get confused.	limpyhobbler	Apr 2012	#61
Why not? The 99% meme changed the national conversation almost overnight	eridani	Apr 2012	#69
No, I am advocating that when people use it, they make it clear who they are.	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#71
The more it spreads, the more that people not at all related to Occupy	eridani	Apr 2012	#72
People were confused, including me. I thought this training program was an OWS	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#73
Yep. 99% Spring is an assemblage of organizations, movements, etc, that Occupy has co-opted	Zorra	Apr 2012	#11
So if 99% Spring has failed to co-opt Occupy, and Occupy has co-opted 99% spring,	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#15
We collectively lead the way, like we did to finally get them interested	Zorra	Apr 2012	#17
The PEOPLE and THEIR ISSUES ...FORGE ON...PAST THE TURF WARS!	KoKo	Apr 2012	#31
"Stop believing in authority. Start believing in each other."	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#23
I hear ya on that :-)	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#32
I attended a 99% training this weekend.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#26
I went to one too.	limpyhobbler	Apr 2012	#27
Thanks!	Zorra	Apr 2012	#28
I have the same perspective as you... Thanks J.D. Priestly... We all do what we can do	KoKo	Apr 2012	#29
Thanks J.D. Your post was very reassuring to me about the prospects for these workshops	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#33
Just Remember that there are folks DOING WHAT THEY CAN..Maybe they are Infiltrated..Maybe Not	KoKo	Apr 2012	#34
Of course, it may depend on where the 99% meetings took place.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#37
If you think all that Occupy does is sleep in tents then you know nothing of Occupy.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#36
I definitely do not think that all Occupy does is sleep in tents,	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#38
Why not instead seek out your local Occupation?	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#39
From my training, I did not have the impression that they were two separate movements.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#41
Utterly separate. Occupy eschews politics and politicians	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#42
It may depend on the local 99% movement.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#43
No. Just "NO".	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#44
Do you want lots of people to support Occupy?	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#45
From the amount of honking and peace signs we get when we march,	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#46
Fire, you're on fire tonight!!	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#48
But do you want more support than just honking horns?	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#49
I thank you for your concern.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#50
Your true colors are showing.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#52
I have visited two Occupy camps in two cities. That is how I got the impression	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#53
So now we ARE inclusive?	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#54
The problem with the GAs is that they occur late at night.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#56
We have older folks & disabled folks all over the GA every night.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#57
Exactly! Disabled people can attend just as well as anybody.	this is serious	Apr 2012	#67
I'm older. I'm disabled. I don't always have money for the bus.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#60
You are an inspiration sir!	this is serious	Apr 2012	#65
Your sarcasm runneth over.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#74
Exactly! "No affiliation or support of politicians and political parties."	this is serious	Apr 2012	#68
Thank you for your good intent	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#40
Everyone in this thread should see this article.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#47
Seriously, especially the final paragraph.	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#51
I read the Daily Kos diary, and I agree. However, I do not think it will work. It's fine that they	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#62
Yes! The two groups should be kept separate as much as possible.	this is serious	Apr 2012	#70
Hey Fire, I stopped at that taco truck and realized	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#55
= 1.5 tacos. Think man, THINK ;)	Fire Walk With Me	Apr 2012	#59
I hope NOBODY is actually buying into this 99% Spring HOAX	this is serious	Apr 2012	#63
What I want to know is where the f--- is the legit Occupy and how can we have a 99% spring	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#76
Of course when I say "they" I should add	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#77
What city do you live in?	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#78
There was supposed to be	Leopolds Ghost	Apr 2012	#79

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