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unionworks Donating Member (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-11 08:47 PM
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24. criticizing!?!
These folks are on the front line, blocking the path of the monster, paying the pricefor the rest of us getting maced and busted up. My forehead to the ground for these brave souls.
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  -To those criticizing the Occupy Wall St. Protests.... FarLeftFist  Sep-28-11 12:54 PM   #0 
  - K+R  piratefish08   Sep-28-11 12:59 PM   #1 
  - The Fourth Turning:  rucognizant   Sep-28-11 09:47 PM   #29 
     - Interesting!  BobbyBoring   Sep-29-11 08:45 AM   #54 
  - "We are occupying Wall St. because Wall St. is occupying DC".  PA Democrat   Sep-28-11 01:03 PM   #2 
  - And Wall Street seems to occupy it regardless of who wins "elections"  villager   Sep-28-11 01:43 PM   #7 
  - Yes! That's a FANTASTIC buzz phrase - bumpersticker-ready, too!  calimary   Sep-29-11 12:20 AM   #34 
  - We just need to include a couple of these signs...  vets74   Sep-29-11 07:53 AM   #48 
  - And who are those criticizing the Occupy Wall St. Protests?  meegbear   Sep-28-11 01:07 PM   #3 
  - Search DU - google is your friend, but they aren't  saras   Sep-28-11 07:55 PM   #22 
  - The usual RW assholes.  JVS   Sep-29-11 12:44 AM   #38 
  - Criticism has centered around a lack of focus or agenda by the MSM gerbils, which I don't buy.  bulloney   Sep-29-11 08:06 AM   #50 
  - I was going to ask the same thing. Thanks for asking and for the replies. :) n/t  OneGrassRoot   Sep-29-11 09:03 AM   #56 
  - I was skeptical in the beginning but the more I've seen video clips & interviews  Voice for Peace   Sep-28-11 01:09 PM   #4 
  - Hear Hear!! They are the ones they've been waiting for....  nc4bo   Sep-28-11 01:20 PM   #5 
  - My reasons for criticizng the protests have nothing to do with who they are...  brooklynite   Sep-28-11 01:24 PM   #6 
  - As far as I am concerned, the Death Penalty is a Wall St issue.  truedelphi   Sep-28-11 03:17 PM   #11 
  - Also, with the "privatized prison systems" that  dotymed   Sep-29-11 11:14 AM   #66 
  - Yes they are a rag-tag bunch and a little chaotic. They need a Thomas Jefferson to step forward.  rhett o rick   Sep-28-11 06:33 PM   #17 
  - Why did you leave off this part? "Note: This article is NOT an official list of demands."  Luminous Animal   Sep-28-11 06:39 PM   #18 
  - Never said it was an "official" list of demands...  brooklynite   Sep-28-11 10:19 PM   #30 
  - Actually they are using the democratic process.  Hatchling   Sep-28-11 06:40 PM   #19 
  - + (insert number)  HCE SuiGeneris   Sep-29-11 10:42 AM   #60 
  - I agree!  rucognizant   Sep-30-11 12:44 PM   #84 
  - Exhilarating- the perfect word, I agree fully!  Fire Walk With Me   Sep-30-11 01:22 PM   #88 
  - You are upset they don't have a leader?  bengalherder   Sep-28-11 09:21 PM   #27 
  - +1  lunatica   Sep-29-11 06:47 AM   #46 
  - The starfish and the spider.  Jackpine Radical   Sep-29-11 10:52 AM   #62 
  - The FIRST NAVAL BATTLE of the Revolutionary War........  rucognizant   Sep-30-11 01:03 PM   #86 
  - I'm a hard core leftist, and i completely agree with you  2banon   Sep-29-11 12:23 AM   #35 
  - You are criticizing them because they want to change many, many things.  JDPriestly   Sep-29-11 01:20 AM   #40 
  - I'm so tired of hearing that the protesters don't have ONE consistent issue.  fasttense   Sep-29-11 06:32 AM   #43 
  - I could nitpick if I wanted to but  zacherystaylor   Sep-29-11 09:09 AM   #57 
  - Without a "Leader",  bvar22   Sep-29-11 10:54 AM   #63 
  - To Hell with Fuhrerprinzip  alcibiades_mystery   Sep-30-11 12:49 PM   #85 
  - the fact that,  stuntcat   Sep-29-11 12:36 PM   #70 
  - I did hear.........  rucognizant   Sep-30-11 12:42 PM   #83 
  - Well, you know how upset folks can get  gratuitous   Sep-28-11 01:49 PM   #8 
  - They're doing SOMETHING...it may be flawed in some ways, but perhaps  deutsey   Sep-28-11 02:48 PM   #9 
  - Yeah, you have to give them that  Telly Savalas   Sep-28-11 09:02 PM   #25 
  - I am willing to say that their unifying message is one of anti-fascism and more democracy.  FarLeftFist   Sep-28-11 02:53 PM   #10 
  - They find Corporate Feudalism  The Wizard   Sep-28-11 03:26 PM   #12 
  - K&R  Bragi   Sep-28-11 03:27 PM   #13 
  - Thank you to all of you who are occupying wall st. I am with you in spirit.  Dont call me Shirley   Sep-28-11 03:45 PM   #14 
  - These are people who realize what's at stake  marions ghost   Sep-28-11 03:53 PM   #15 
  - Further left than many on this board....kr nt  ooglymoogly   Sep-28-11 05:49 PM   #16 
  - Yeah, but so were Nixon and Reagan  saras   Sep-28-11 07:56 PM   #23 
  - Excellent post -- thanks, FarLeftFist! K&R & thanks to all who are out on the lines  tpsbmam   Sep-28-11 07:17 PM   #20 
  - Bravo!  fascisthunter   Sep-28-11 07:44 PM   #21 
  - criticizing!?!  unionworks   Sep-28-11 08:47 PM   #24 
  - They are hackers, makers. This is just the start of a process.  jtuck004   Sep-28-11 09:21 PM   #26 
  - Who would be against this ??? A very positive move by youth ---  defendandprotect   Sep-28-11 09:44 PM   #28 
  - It's about all that's left.  Atypical Liberal   Sep-29-11 08:11 AM   #51 
     - I'm thinking ... that that is ...  defendandprotect   Sep-29-11 11:20 AM   #67 
        - Not sure what is "fear based" about acknowleding the influence of wealth on our govt. n/t  Atypical Liberal   Sep-29-11 12:22 PM   #68 
        - I think suggesting that this is our "last option" ....  defendandprotect   Sep-29-11 12:52 PM   #72 
           - Like what?  Atypical Liberal   Sep-29-11 02:23 PM   #75 
              - Like these ....  defendandprotect   Sep-29-11 02:30 PM   #77 
                 - Sorry...  Atypical Liberal   Sep-29-11 02:58 PM   #79 
                 - So now I have read it.  Atypical Liberal   Sep-29-11 03:03 PM   #80 
                    - So -- other than a rifle, what are your suggestions?  defendandprotect   Sep-29-11 03:17 PM   #81 
        - The only problem with what you are saying is that the Powers that Be  truedelphi   Oct-02-11 02:56 PM   #91 
  - they are probably all racists  iamthebandfanman   Sep-28-11 11:31 PM   #31 
  - Kick and Recommend!  Fire Walk With Me   Sep-28-11 11:36 PM   #32 
  - In my wildest dreams, I could not imagine someone thinking this is a bad thing.  Safetykitten   Sep-28-11 11:37 PM   #33 
  - I hate to be dramatic, but ...  Ignis   Sep-29-11 12:34 AM   #36 
  - The "movement" is growing... check out "Occupy Together"  Desertrose   Sep-29-11 12:41 AM   #37 
  - K&R for the wall street occupiers... Thanks...  midnight   Sep-29-11 12:48 AM   #39 
  - K & R.  chill_wind   Sep-29-11 01:41 AM   #41 
  - They don't need a leader as much as they need a succinct message and goal.  stevenleser   Sep-29-11 02:47 AM   #42 
  - I went back to the groups who started this for answers  KurtNYC   Sep-29-11 07:56 AM   #49 
     - The problem is, its not about me or other DUers. I can follow a pretty involved concept  stevenleser   Sep-29-11 08:12 AM   #52 
  - They give me hope.  AnnieK401   Sep-29-11 06:39 AM   #44 
  - It seems to me they are becoming more focused as time passes  justiceischeap   Sep-29-11 06:42 AM   #45 
  - I Love it  pmorlan1   Sep-29-11 07:33 AM   #47 
  - If things look bad for us middle-aged folks, these 16-20 yrs are completely f*&cked.  harun   Sep-29-11 08:31 AM   #53 
  - Our Peeps  chervilant   Sep-29-11 08:59 AM   #55 
  - Who's criticizing the Occupy Wall St. Protests?  zacherystaylor   Sep-29-11 09:27 AM   #58 
  - I am so glad to  femrap   Sep-29-11 10:35 AM   #59 
  - +++  amyrose2712   Sep-29-11 10:50 AM   #61 
  - By Glen Greenwald - "What's behind the scorn for the Wall St. protests?"  Waiting For Everyman   Sep-29-11 11:00 AM   #64 
  - Unified Message?  bvar22   Sep-29-11 11:02 AM   #65 
  - Kicked and recommended.  Uncle Joe   Sep-29-11 12:26 PM   #69 
  - This country badly needs a revitalized left.  Crunchy Frog   Sep-29-11 12:41 PM   #71 
  - They ARE our people.  democrank   Sep-29-11 01:04 PM   #73 
  - Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours  Octafish   Sep-29-11 01:13 PM   #74 
  - "They are not protesting to change the way we currently do business in this world"  TBF   Sep-29-11 02:26 PM   #76 
  - And that's the crux of the matter.........  socialist_n_TN   Sep-30-11 02:16 PM   #89 
     - Shut it down -  TBF   Sep-30-11 02:34 PM   #90 
  - The "Too Many Demands" complaint comes from small corporate-media-fed minds...  JackRiddler   Sep-29-11 02:45 PM   #78 
  - Yah! Seems like "too many demands" is actually ONE big demand, a lot more power to the citizens  stuntcat   Sep-29-11 07:09 PM   #82 
  - "We are occupying Wall St. because Wall St. is occupying DC".  mmonk   Sep-30-11 01:17 PM   #87 
 

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