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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 06:57 AM Original message |
A thought on the homeless joining the Occupy groups |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. I bet some of us will... n/t |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:00 AM Original message |
K&R |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Here's the problem with that....... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No, I don't get it |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I think the poster meant |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. There is no problem. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Thanks for explaining it. I was truly puzzled. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. Recommended. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I agree with you H2O, but there are some who truly need medical and psychiatric |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The larger OWS sites could deal with this the way a civilized society would... |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I never said to reject anyone. So please don't intimate that I did. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Oh, no, boston bean. I didn't mean to suggest that whatsoever... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What does 'presents as homeless' mean? Do you card folks |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Wow, some people are looking for something to argue about... (w/edit) |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Sorry for the spunk., but seriously 'presents as' is terminology I |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yes, it comes from familiarity with medical terminology... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Peace back.... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #29 |
56. "is terminology I, an unused to hearing, I assume it comes from some profession something." |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. totally agree n/t |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. yes, and Occupy Phoenix and others is having a hard time |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
50. Thank you. We can demonstrate to the broader community how |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. You do understand that homeless people do not by definition |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Of course I understand that many are not a danger. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
36. The OP topic was about homeless people joining OWS |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #36 |
53. Again, why is there suspicion of my thoughts and understanding. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Medical and psychiatric needs aren't exclusively homeless problems |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. obviously not. you are correct. But when you have powers that will not protect |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
41. The OP asked about people who join the movement not those |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. I don't disagree with anything you have said. My comment narrowed the conversation. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. If there are people there posing safety problems, that's an individual matter. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Who called them a wild animal? |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I think some of these people here need to go check it out |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Ok - I understand now... |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. well, the occupation |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. The open, peaceful attitude is OWS's strength.... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
48. The OP is about homeless people joining the movement |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #48 |
59. get real |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I didn't put words in your mouth, although you're putting them in mine. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
49. First off, I never even intimated they were outsiders. I said they needed help. |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #49 |
64. some, it would seem, spend all their time |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
81. In NYC and other occupied sites the Homeless are helping |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. +1 nailed it |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
28. I truly enjoy reading your posts |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. You rock! Hope you'll consider turning this post into an OP and |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
63. We also can provide a voice for them since so many of the homeless |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. I see OWS as raising awareness about the issue, a very good thing (w/article link) |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. They are the 99% too. nt |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
12. Too many homeless are out there due to our government's policies |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
14. You are going to read just about everything on an anonymous website |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. Anybody who goes there is just sick. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
24. The homeless are the fucking EPITOME of the 99% |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
26. The Occupy Berkeley site is where the homeless sleep all the time |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
27. They are the part of the 99% hurting the most. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
54. Thank you. They demonstrate the utter bankruptcy of the |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
39. Joining? fine. But "Being sent there by police" ? |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. that is exactly what it is |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Those are two different questions, one is not 'the real question' |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. go there. then come back and monitor if the OP |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
73. Why would the police need to guide them there? |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #73 |
83. To create an excuse to shut it down -- violence, drug use, etc. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
44. They have every right to be there. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
45. You know what this is? |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #45 |
55. +1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - I really wish you would make |
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2pooped2pop (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #45 |
62. the problem is not the homeless |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
46. As someone at Occupy Los Angeles pointed out this weekend, if |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
52. Occupy Los Angeles faced something similar this past Saturday. I would |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
58. No homeless person has been turned away |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. According to statistics I read or heard somewhere, Los Angeles |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. Alcohol is a problem. We don't allow any at "Stop The Machine". |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
66. How the hell are they not part of the 99%? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
67. Women veterans are the fastest growing group of homeless people |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
68. Now is not the time to begin ... |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
69. Unfortunately there is a surprising amount of classism at OWS |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
70. The cops are steering addicts and crazies to Occupy encampments as sabotage. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. What proof do you have that the cops are doing this? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. The homeless people and addicts showing up at OWS are saying the cops sent them. |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. People who have been released from prison |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
75. I bet the percentage of Homeless is |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
76. They are part of the 99% |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
77. The camps are going to need people experienced and trained in mental health, etc. |
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Jim_Shorts (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
78. The OP is worded like a Republicon push poll |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
79. I've said this once and I'll keep repeating it... |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
80. If they are going to be productive member of the camps |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 06:21 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. So it seems the Occupy group handled this pretty well |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #80 |
84. They did exactly the right thing... |
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