Anonymous Endorses October 6 2011 Protests in Video Press Release

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GLOBAL REVOLUTION DAY OCT 15 - EXPECT US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8spSX5qgn4

Source:

http://october2011.org/blogs/margaret-flowers/press-release-anonymous

Sadly, look at the number of views. And that is for a top-linked video on http://october2011.org - I'm not sure how much traction this has on the boards where Anonymous recruits supporters, though. In fact, from what I can tell they don't have any traction among the so-called "Internet Hate Machine" that fueled their protests agains Scientology. They even released a video some years back pleading with denizens of the Net to participate. Just about everywhere you go across the 'Net are infested with fascist comments about the women who were pepper-sprayed. Take a gander at these comments:

i can guess that no one here actually works in either security or law enforcement.

i can tell you now from personal experience, it is a cunt of a job and his reaction is a damn sight more mild than most the people i know who are in that sector would of gone for.

i know plenty of guys who would of pulled a baton or taser out rather than pepper spray so they should be glad they only got what they did.

also peacful protesting means staying in your area marching, waving signs and chanting your slogans.

what they were doing was beyond that and required some form of response, the details for use of force puts pepper spray just above talking them down, i would love to see anyone in uniform manage to talk that lot down

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I am a cop. People always make the mistake of rubbing their eyes when they get sprayed. Which is even more hilarious.

On the bright side, here's a comment I saved:

I'm a military police officer and I would like to say that I am ashamed of the actions of the NYPD. If my unit did any such thing to a civilian or a citizen of a occupied country there WOULD be a investigation and a court martial. They need to mobilize the national guard to protect these peaceful protesters from the police like they did in the 70s. If this goes on part this week and continues to gain steam I may join with my medical ruck. I would like to see the ARNG supply medics and jag. --rwmacy

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1. Thoughts? n/t

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2. your vote count isn't functioning. surprise. surprise.

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3. Huh? please explain n/t

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4. People are unrecommending the thread. I had it at +1. They are voting for wall street to win.

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5. Or they are anons on DU who don't like me offering constructive criticism

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6. People need to find something positive to do, like stopping wall street and the Koch brothers from

destroying for profit and fun.

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7. Well, all this reliance on the "Internet Machine" isn't too effective if the average

channer fratboys turn out to be increasingly conservative low-lifes who only sided with the left when Bush was in office, while the average student lefties turned out to be not so interested in politics beyond getting Bush out of office, and the average "middle American" seems to actively support corporatism on the grounds that they feel their secure livelihood depends on cops beating up kids. You can't build a movement on rebels without a cause.

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8. Any thoughts on the quotes in the OP?