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Tue Nov-01-11 11:52 AM
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| 15. No, you said this was 'the most effective political platform...' |
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So you now agree it suckz?
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| -How much cause and effect should we expect from protests? |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:04 AM |
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BofA rolled back their fees |
KurtNYC |
Nov-01-11 11:09 AM |
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I see that. I see the cumulative value of the protests. |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:30 AM |
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It's about right and wrong and what if any kind of society we will have |
mmonk |
Nov-01-11 11:10 AM |
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I saw a similar explanation |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:16 AM |
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Then maybe this might help. Politicians have ignored phone calls |
mmonk |
Nov-01-11 11:23 AM |
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I get that |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:40 AM |
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The Tea Party has representation and that is why it has amendments. |
mmonk |
Nov-01-11 12:28 PM |
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okay. |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 12:36 PM |
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But even in your statement the means to achieve this goal is missing. |
jwirr |
Nov-01-11 12:26 PM |
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Actually, achieving the goals in my opinion look bleaker |
mmonk |
Nov-01-11 12:40 PM |
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Yes, I am very glad they are out there and without them I do not |
jwirr |
Nov-01-11 05:38 PM |
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we are up against a behemoth, your concern is noteworthy |
Puzzledtraveller |
Nov-01-11 11:22 AM |
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I've got more than just 'concern' |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:34 AM |
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Purport? You couldn't be any more insincere then that? |
Rex |
Nov-01-11 06:47 PM |
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What concern? I don't see any of that from the OP. |
Rex |
Nov-01-11 06:49 PM |
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If the 'political platform' was so fucking 'effective,' maybe people wouldn't be protesting? |
leftstreet |
Nov-01-11 11:23 AM |
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that makes sense, in fact, that's pretty obvious |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:45 AM |
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No, you said this was 'the most effective political platform...' |
leftstreet |
Nov-01-11 11:52 AM |
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that we've been able to manage, so far |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 11:57 AM |
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do you know of another one which is able to advance legislation? |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 01:48 PM |
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The protests are an excellent display of....... |
suston96 |
Nov-01-11 11:28 AM |
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I think there's value in raising public awareness, letting political figures |
TwilightGardener |
Nov-01-11 11:39 AM |
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This. Exactly. |
HappyMe |
Nov-01-11 12:19 PM |
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Those weirdos were doing the hand signals used at the general assembly |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 12:24 PM |
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I love the hand signs - imagine being in jail and using their own |
jwirr |
Nov-01-11 12:46 PM |
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Changing the landscape beats the shit out of even hundreds of compromised |
TheKentuckian |
Nov-01-11 11:45 AM |
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I think protests can do a lot to move the political discussion |
Blue Meany |
Nov-01-11 11:49 AM |
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Three major ones that protests played a critical role |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 12:00 PM |
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you're just misinterpreting what I've said, and ignoring my point |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 12:10 PM |
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I have the same questions you do |
Marazinia |
Nov-01-11 12:14 PM |
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This is unlike anything you have seen |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 12:18 PM |
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I have been 'down there' |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 12:33 PM |
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You have said it above you invested in this house |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 12:40 PM |
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thanks |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 12:49 PM |
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The concrete comparisons to this in us history is both labor |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 02:45 PM |
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I seem to remember other posts like this from you recently |
Marrah_G |
Nov-01-11 01:23 PM |
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you don't appear to have read them. |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 01:55 PM |
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I disagree with you on this |
Marrah_G |
Nov-01-11 02:04 PM |
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fair enough |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 02:14 PM |
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Awareness is always a good thing |
Marrah_G |
Nov-02-11 08:21 AM |
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"A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step." Lao Tzu |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Nov-01-11 02:13 PM |
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Go farther back...those came later |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 02:32 PM |
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Trying to fit a peoples' movement into a predictable structure is a fool's errand. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Nov-01-11 02:40 PM |
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Absolutely |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-01-11 02:57 PM |
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'I can't afford to give up the things which barely sustain me in favor of absolutely nothing' |
Rex |
Nov-01-11 06:45 PM |
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feeling superior? |
bigtree |
Nov-01-11 07:03 PM |
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Fear, uncertainty, doubt..... |
Edweird |
Nov-01-11 07:09 PM |
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