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Sat Oct-22-11 11:37 AM
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The website is alive and active, and they are also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/OccupyMARINES/2463104320...
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| -#OCCUPYMARINES Are Preparing To Occupy America NATIONWIDE |
Segami |
Oct-21-11 10:36 PM |
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The OWS dynamics are about to change. |
Segami |
Oct-21-11 10:46 PM |
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Occupymarines.org, sadly, appears to be an unused website. |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-21-11 10:54 PM |
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Google cache has lots of stuff, but the site is empty now |
MannyGoldstein |
Oct-21-11 10:58 PM |
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Here's the video -- |
gateley |
Oct-21-11 11:00 PM |
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Amazingly, gateley, I saw that video go from a hundred or so viewings to almost 2 million. |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 03:46 AM |
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I was on the edge of my seat -- he was so passionate and |
gateley |
Oct-22-11 10:34 AM |
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Rosie O'Donnell interviewed him this week as well |
LittleGirl |
Oct-22-11 11:21 AM |
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I have to remember to watch Rosie's new show on OWN. |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 02:50 PM |
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I saw her on "RT" and she was really good listen...and, I was skeptical of her |
KoKo |
Oct-22-11 05:27 PM |
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I remember her being a huge advocate for the middle class, too, on her last talk show. |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 08:08 PM |
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He speaks to them about honor and they look utterly blindsided |
themadstork |
Oct-22-11 03:57 AM |
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I would LIKE to think some of them looked a bit ashamed. |
gateley |
Oct-22-11 10:35 AM |
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OMG...Over 2 Million Views of this Video...and, for sure, it was Incredible Watch! |
KoKo |
Oct-22-11 05:46 PM |
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It worked for me nt |
Courtesy Flush |
Oct-22-11 10:07 AM |
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Was just there |
evilhime |
Oct-22-11 11:37 AM |
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Nope. It's up and running. I just came from there... |
BlueCaliDem |
Oct-22-11 02:20 PM |
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I just clicked it and it Worked for Me..... I'll check the video in the post, also. |
KoKo |
Oct-22-11 05:24 PM |
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This is brilliant, fantastic! |
MannyGoldstein |
Oct-21-11 10:54 PM |
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And very credible. U.S.M.C. Sgt Shamar Thomas comes from a LONG line of |
BlueCaliDem |
Oct-22-11 02:19 PM |
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Wow. nt |
gateley |
Oct-21-11 10:54 PM |
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It's a great start. I've told a number people including Marines. Gave them the URL, etc. n/t |
RKP5637 |
Oct-21-11 11:10 PM |
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Occupying Campe Pendleton |
mwrguy |
Oct-22-11 02:36 AM |
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OMG, I've become so cynical about the vulnerable being bullied that I thought this was going to be |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 03:31 AM |
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I saw the headline for this in a cynical light also. |
truedelphi |
Oct-22-11 03:10 PM |
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U.S. Marines would never brutalize Americans to protect Wall Street billionaires. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 03:32 PM |
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The NYC police gave individual oaths "to serve & protect" its citizenry, too. |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 05:08 PM |
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There were technical difficulties at the OccupyMarines.org site. It's back on again. |
pacalo |
Oct-22-11 03:51 AM |
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Thanks for the site status update. Their effort now needs to go viral. |
Segami |
Oct-22-11 08:17 AM |
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Recommended. |
H2O Man |
Oct-22-11 09:31 AM |
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I'm sure all of us have at least a few Marine vets as friends. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 01:57 PM |
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K&R nt |
abelenkpe |
Oct-22-11 09:34 AM |
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Wow. The Vietnam protests were certainly NOTHING like OWS |
flamingdem |
Oct-22-11 09:41 AM |
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As one who was there - much of that was our fault. We had not yet |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 11:53 AM |
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I agree it was an error |
flamingdem |
Oct-22-11 12:52 PM |
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Not all of them did. VVAW were some of the first anti-war demonstrators I remember. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 03:45 PM |
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. |
flamingdem |
Oct-22-11 08:21 PM |
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you forget that the VIetnam protests worked, after the soldiers coming home from Vietnam joined us! |
robinlynne |
Oct-22-11 12:47 PM |
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When was that? In the 70s or earlier? |
flamingdem |
Oct-22-11 12:51 PM |
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I remember watching protesters meeting soldiers as they came home. |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 01:38 PM |
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I remember soldiers at the microhones speaking at the protests. |
robinlynne |
Oct-22-11 01:39 PM |
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So do I but that does not mean that I am wrong about what happened |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 01:57 PM |
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I never saw what you saw. (people treating soldiers poorly.) |
robinlynne |
Oct-22-11 09:36 PM |
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That might have happened where you were, but |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 01:42 PM |
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And I understand that. Look my sil's ex-husband came home and was |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 02:01 PM |
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Well, they were sympatico to us and there weren't |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 05:41 PM |
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Yes, I think that is what it came down to. What really counts though is |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 09:13 PM |
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I got out of the Army in Jan '69 & got involved with the antiwar |
Jackpine Radical |
Oct-22-11 05:32 PM |
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I don't find the "jeering" anecdotes credible. |
WinkyDink |
Oct-22-11 06:22 PM |
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As troops started to come home, veterans against the war grew and grew. |
robinlynne |
Oct-22-11 01:39 PM |
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That is a good point and it also helped about how people felt about |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 02:03 PM |
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And absolutely nobody had more street cred in that area than John Kerry. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 06:41 PM |
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No I did not forget that but there were many who did not and they |
jwirr |
Oct-22-11 01:33 PM |
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YES, the Vietnam protests worked, and the goon |
crunch60 |
Oct-22-11 07:29 PM |
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Not really....from what I remember, the focus of contempt was the military industrial complex. |
Old and In the Way |
Oct-22-11 08:52 PM |
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Partly. However, many serious activists were first informed about Vietnam |
eridani |
Oct-22-11 09:41 PM |
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Good article for dates on what happened when -excerpt |
flamingdem |
Oct-23-11 11:46 AM |
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I just dare Eric Cantor to fuck with the Marines. |
Chipper Chat |
Oct-22-11 09:42 AM |
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And now that our gov't wants |
femrap |
Oct-22-11 10:02 AM |
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SEMPER FI Indeed ! |
cyberpj |
Oct-22-11 10:04 AM |
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the Movement just became Permanent |
fascisthunter |
Oct-22-11 10:05 AM |
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OK, now let's put together some real soldier "soviets" |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 10:10 AM |
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So, What's the Plan? |
liberalmike27 |
Oct-22-11 11:24 AM |
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The "plan" mike is what's worked in the past |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 11:49 AM |
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Saw an expert in credit through the ages |
liberalmike27 |
Oct-22-11 12:13 PM |
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You won't find me as one who think they are scared...... |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 01:50 PM |
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It wasn't just in Egypt. In ancient Israel the Jubilee year worked the same way. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 04:18 PM |
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I worry about having an organized military presence at OWS. |
dotymed |
Oct-22-11 10:13 AM |
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Considering the political climate, I have no problems |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 10:19 AM |
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I completely understand this. One of their mission statements |
dotymed |
Oct-22-11 02:49 PM |
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Well it really depends on what kind of "leadership" they're |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 06:00 PM |
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That's how I see it too. |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 04:05 PM |
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Oh of course Raksha. I was actually thinking just as much |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 05:48 PM |
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I'd like to know a little more about who is behind the |
ohheckyeah |
Oct-22-11 12:49 PM |
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OWS is an eclectic gathering where all come to offer their skills. |
styersc |
Oct-22-11 07:54 PM |
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HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! |
WillyT |
Oct-22-11 10:51 AM |
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I just cannot believe the police |
vssmith |
Oct-22-11 11:08 AM |
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It is True |
liberalmike27 |
Oct-22-11 12:17 PM |
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What about their Union 'Leaders' and why aren't THEY onboard? |
Amonester |
Oct-22-11 01:45 PM |
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They're part of the "labor aristocracy" and as such |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 01:55 PM |
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K&R !!! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Oct-22-11 11:09 AM |
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Go Marines! |
UnrepentantLiberal |
Oct-22-11 11:09 AM |
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I love that sound, the sound of heads exploding, it sounds like... |
NCcoast |
Oct-22-11 11:23 AM |
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The entire sergeant rank of the portuguese army went pro-protest |
BelgianMadCow |
Oct-22-11 11:53 AM |
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To have a U.S. Marine |
disndat |
Oct-22-11 12:30 PM |
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WOW! |
robinlynne |
Oct-22-11 12:46 PM |
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Hard to say if this will be good or bad in the long run... |
yoyossarian |
Oct-22-11 01:11 PM |
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The More The Merrier |
colsohlibgal |
Oct-22-11 01:12 PM |
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Good post |
Grateful for Hope |
Oct-22-11 04:28 PM |
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K&R n/t |
AntiFascist |
Oct-22-11 02:50 PM |
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K&R |
varelse |
Oct-22-11 02:54 PM |
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Awesome!!! |
snot |
Oct-22-11 03:07 PM |
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But...weren't the military supposed to overthrow that uppity n****r and install a Teahadist junta? |
nxylas |
Oct-22-11 03:11 PM |
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As I read it, this isn't the active military |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-22-11 05:53 PM |
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K & R |
Raksha |
Oct-22-11 03:16 PM |
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VIDEO: |
NYC_SKP |
Oct-22-11 03:35 PM |
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Semper Fi, Marines. |
Uncle Joe |
Oct-22-11 03:49 PM |
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The ghost of Smedley D. Butler must surely be out there. . . |
DinahMoeHum |
Oct-22-11 05:07 PM |
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I have signed up for the Move On meeting in conjunction with Occupy |
MasonJar |
Oct-22-11 06:20 PM |
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THANK YOU, MARINES! nt |
woo me with science |
Oct-22-11 06:23 PM |
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OMG! Look what I found! |
anamandujano |
Oct-22-11 08:00 PM |
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This is not just a Marine Thing |
swilton |
Oct-22-11 08:25 PM |
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First To Donate |
varelse |
Oct-22-11 09:16 PM |
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K&R....The Few, the Proud, the OccupyMARINES....n/t |
unkachuck |
Oct-22-11 09:42 PM |
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....1 |
KoKo |
Oct-23-11 11:32 AM |
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Kick. (nt) |
Kurovski |
Oct-23-11 12:12 PM |
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