Scott Olsen is being used...

[Cid_B]

OWS and similar style groups continue to complain about the military and military personnel and everything they represent. However, they seem to be in a pretty goddamn big hurry to talk about "our vets" and "opening fire on American troops" when it suits their purpose. I see pictures that are framed to seem like they just came out of a war zone when they most certainly did not.

After the initial incident, I could literally hear the drool through the posts.

It's disgusting and disingenuous...

[Ignis]

1. When/where has OWS complained about military personnel?

Have you not noticed the rather large presence of Veterans for Peace and other veterans' groups at OWS protests?



Need a link or something?

[Scuba]

+1

[Fumesucker]

2. I'm sure the Republicans and the Tea Party will treat them better..

Edited for speling.

[kestrel91316]

3. Oh, something here is "disgusting and disingenuous", all right. But it's not OWS.

[Matariki]

6. took the words outta my mouth...

[Katashi_itto]

13. Agree

[stevedeshazer]

4. Bullshit.

Your first sentence is disgusting and disingenuous...

[tridim]

8. The only thing missing is "OWS hates 'Merica"

[arthritisR_US]

11. thanks, you said it for me! n/t

[glowing]

5. Are you kidding? Most of any anti-war issues are SUPPORT THE TROOPS,

but not supporting the wars. What do you think Veterans For Peace and Iraq Vets Against War are about? I don't think Olsen is being used. I'm sure he's proud to give a rallying effort in the Occupy movement.

[Bigmack]

7. Wrong... wrong.... wrong...

Most of us can tell the difference between the "military" and "military personnel".

The politicians and high ranking officers are the "fuck-ers", and the grunts - as always - are the "fuck-ees".

I'm outraged at those who injured my brother Marine Scott Olsen.

[Matariki]

9. Who's using you, I wonder. n/t

[rugger1869]

10. Ahem....

[Lint Head]

12. Marines have joined the OWS protesters. Bush used soldiers to the point of having

them killed in an admitted war for oil.

[Pharaoh]

14. unrec

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. I'm not clear why everyone insists on identifying him as a Marine, twice deployed.

Would he be less a person, and would this incident be any less egregious, had he been an out of work garbage collector? Professional baseball player?

This vet agrees with you.

[NRaleighLiberal]

16. Locking

Divisive and a call out (personal attack) - "I could literally hear the drool through the posts"