Please Kick and Rec if you support OWS

[boston bean]

Let's see how many of us there are!

[boston bean]

1. Kick!

I do!!!

[unionworks]

2. K&R

Full support here

[kenfrequed]

3. Yes Kick

Definitely.

[roguevalley]

271. ditto. in my neck of the woods, in the rural backwater of southcentral Alaska we have an Occupy

group. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Kenai-Soldotna-Alaska/258451500859139

if it reaches us in our little conservative corner of nowhere then it ain't going away.

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. of course..I can't believe that this is necessary on a progressive website - but of course

"The whole purpose of "occupying" is to be visible and thereby create friction, disruption, and inconvenience, interfering with business, slowing or bringing activity to a halt. Without causing as much chaos as possible -- peaceful though it may be -- there is no point in occupying. (There is a reason sit-down strikes are illegal for labor unions, but I expect to see Occupiers try it.) When mayors and city halls offer alternative sites for the Occupiers in order to reduce the dangers of disruption -- and police intervention -- it shows clearly that the authorities do recognize that the purpose of the occupations is to create disturbance. -

"Don't watch the polls. Ignore them. You're not running for political office. Your task is to arouse this country of ours, bring us to our senses, create a groundswell, the political pressure that demands from our president and the members we elected to Congress that they focus on the problems that are plaguing us, and then act on them.'

- Curtis Roosevelt

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-roosevelt/occupy-wall-street-action_b_1146050.html

.

[backscatter712]

34. People are here full-time "expressing concern"... n/t

[PatrynXX]

244. this would be because some

on DU2 and leftunderground are saying people are deleting OWS posts. I can't believe that , so someone posts this...

[SidDithers]

389. "Some on DU2 and leftunderground" are liars...nt

Sid

[Douglas Carpenter]

404. well I hope they come and give this a chance -

Of course the fact that there has been some anti-OWS post is disconcerting some and unfortunately to some people it reconfirms their worst fears.

[Douglas Carpenter]

421. /

[Jackpine Radical]

5. For OWS, you get the BIG pic. (Occupy THIS)

[MrMickeysMom]

303. Hey!

That's got to be THE best K&R, Jackpine!

[DirkGently]

309. Excellent.

[sabrina 1]

452. Lol, that is a great photo.

[efilon]

6. Kick

[Odin2005]

7. K&R

[Matariki]

8. Absolutely! K&R

[Aerows]

9. K & R

:kick:

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. K&R!

[cyberswede]

11. k & r

[Uncle Joe]

12. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, boston bean.

[a simple pattern]

13. Kick!

[me b zola]

14. K&R

[JitterbugPerfume]

15. +1

protest is the badge of a TRUE Patriot

[bvar22]

16. What is OWS?

Are you talking about those Silly, Leaderless Hippies pooping in the parks?
They'll NEVER accomplish ANYTHING!!



The GroupThink message distributed by the Ministry of Truth for this week is: (repeat after me)
[font size=6]

They are only Hurting Themselves!!![/font]

For a fun and entertaining drinking game,
count how often that Message of The Week is repeated here at DU3 today.

Get With The Program,
or Get to a Re-Education Camp!




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[HughBeaumont]

41. Of course, this isn't surprising.

Seems to be the same old people on this side of the fence.

I'm just waiting for the globalization/free marketeers from the old board to rear their ugly heads on here.

[sabrina 1]

279. I thought that talking point had to have come from the Ministry of Truth.

If just one person offers something as an opinion, that's one thing, but the whole group is saying almost the same thing, word for word, you know it is a talking point.

We need a strategy to deal with this. They have their media plants, even on the left, to do this kind of dirty work.

I think the best thing to do is to probably let those 'omg, OWS is dead' posts sink.

At the beginning of the movement the organizers dealt with this when they were talking about how to handle the media. Everyone knew the media would be against them, corporate tool that it is. The consensus was not to engage them, to just keep moving ahead, to ignore them.

It's obvious that a vast majority here do support the movement, so it's probably best to let them talk to themselves and keep moving forward.

[tosh]

17. K&R!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Kick!!!

[Mac1949]

19. Absolutely! nt

[Kaleko]

20. I humbly submit

a banner from our sisters and brothers in London.



Occupy the shit out of this dying system that kills the human spirit.

[boston bean]

46. i like the pic! a lot!

[DippyDem]

21. KnR X 1000

[Little Star]

22. k&r

[Yavapai]

23. K & R

[Greybnk48]

24. K&R

[Starry Messenger]

25. k&r!!

[arthritisR_US]

26. k & r!

[Vincardog]

27. Kick

[madamesilverspurs]

28. BIGTIME!

[sibelian]

29. K&R

[mvd]

30. Big K&R

I have faith the movement will evolve, grow, and continue for a long time.

[randome]

31. If you have faith in what you're doing...

...you don't need this kind of self-validation.

IMO, the people who took your bait are those who harbor doubts about the direction of OWS but can't quite bring themselves to admit it.

[greytdemocrat]

33. Quiet You!!!!

Do not dare question OWS!!!!!

[randome]

84. I know, it's like denying Jesus or something.

[Hissyspit]

339. You can question it all you want.

Like that guy at the "other" website who wrote a few days after the start date that it was a laughable failure, or some such.

[deutsey]

44. Curses! You've figured us out!

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. Yup, a bunch of insecure peope

Risking life and limb, literally.

[randome]

82. No one is denying that people are being brave.

That's yet another straw man argument. What many are saying is that they are putting time and energy into projects that will have no effect on the millions of newly unemployed in this country.

[Bjorn Against]

107. And what will help the unemployed?

I can tell you right now the corporate funded Democratic Party sure as hell has not done much of anything besides selling us out so it is about time we use some new tactics. Occupy has already changed the conversation in this country, it is our best chance at real change.

[randome]

126. It's changed the conversation. No one is arguing against that.

But that's not enough. The only things I see that will have a lasting effect are political involvement or armed insurrection.

And I don't think armed insurrection is in enough people's minds to warrant it as doable.

If we want to change the laws, we need to focus on the people who make those laws, who are also the ones who put us in this rotten economic mess -Congress.

If you're giving up on both political change and armed insurrection, then you are giving up, IMO.

[Bjorn Against]

140. Occupy is all about political change, the Democratic Party is about the status quo not change.

The idea of armed insurrection is absurd, not only would lots of innocent people die but we would be up against the most powerful military in the history of the world and we would be crushed in no time. The best way to fight back is through non-violent disobedience, it worked for Gandhi and it can work for us. Buying into their broken system which has us choose between two corporate funded candidates has not worked and it is time to admit the Democratic Party has been part of the problem and not part of the solution.

[randome]

152. Hey, if OWS wants to morph into a third party, that at least is more understandable, to me...

...than interrupting West Coast ports and other stuff that does nothing to actually help people.

But absent a third party play, the only alternatives that I see are working with the existing Democrats or starting an armed insurrection.

Really, I simply don't see that long-lasting change will occur simply because a few hundred, or even a few thousand people insist that it does. Maybe if OWS grew to tens of thousands...

[Bjorn Against]

167. If you think Occupy needs to "grow" to tens of thousands you are not paying attention

Occupy passed tens of thousands of people long ago, millions have participated in Occupy protests all over the world.

And if you don't think civil disobedience works then please read up on Gandhi or the civil rights movement.

[nadinbrzezinski]

174. Or the Arab Spring, or the overthrow of Milosowitch...

the list is long

[DirkGently]

320. Can you think of ANY significant social advance that occurred without a movement like OWS?

Worker's rights? Women's rights? Civil rights? Environmental reform? And yes, it's well past a few thousand people already. This is a worldwide movement in a few thousand CITIES.

[chervilant]

361. Gosh...

Apparently, you need to catch up.

First of all, non-violent protest IS effective (review the myriad history books about Gandhi and Satyagraha).

Non-violent protest requires a great deal of courage and conviction, so condescension about #Occupy says more about the source than the movement.

Second, #Occupy has already passed the 'tens of thousands' mark. This is a global initiative.

Consider:

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

[The Wielding Truth]

170. Seems to me, that if all those excited and working for Obama's first term would have been

harnessed and organized to push through all the things that made us vote for change instead of letting us sit back

and watch him slay Goliath on his own, the greedy RW who were propped up by all those who weren't thrown out,

Cheney,all the corp lobbyists and those responsible for the dismemberment and embezzlement of our resources

could not have been able to smash our goals and continue to undermine and confront every single

attempt by our President to use the power we said he had, but that we did not actually defend his right to have it.

All of us should have attacked the sour grapes of the right as a destructive ploy to overthrow our democracy.



It wasn't that he was weak, it was that we did not continue to do our duty to protect our democracy and make the

changes we needed. He is not perfection o we have to do all the other things in a democracy to clean up around him.

[nadinbrzezinski]

128. And you keep ignorning any data that nis not provided

by the corporate press that contradicts what you think they are doing.

Here

Occupy San Diego
‎#osd #occupysd There is a ton of people from the Democratic party at the Plaza right now, voter registration drives are also going on. Get down to the plaza and join in on all the political action taking place as well as help outreach to the folks there about Occupy San Diego!
Like · Comment · 3 hours ago ·


http://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoOccupy

I could give you much more data, but it will go in, and go out and have zero effect.

Free hint... yes OWS is concerned with JOBS... it is like in the top five concerns. There is more, they have presented things to your reps like in CONGRESS... but if you expect the same elite media you are reading to tell you this... you will be waiting for hell to freeze over. They will report on that much earlier.

[randome]

134. I don't expect shit from the media. I choose where I get my info from, same as everyone else.

Voter drives are great. Interrupting West Coast port operations are pointless. How many Mom-and-Pop stores were inconvenienced by that, I wonder?

A lot of time was wasted on park sit-ins and hunger strikes and other stuff.

I just wish OWS was organized enough to put its full resources into more political actions. Because it's either political actions or armed insurrection, IMO, that are the only 2 possible ways to effect real change in this country.

[nadinbrzezinski]

137. Read on Union History and then tell me how pointless it was

Your eight hour day comes from that.

It was not given to you by nice people... and people died so you can have an eight hour day, and a fracking weekend.

As they say, pick up a book and READ IT.

[randome]

142. I don't see the relevance.

I'm not talking about history or even who sacrificed themselves in the past.

I'm talking about the here and now. Nothing long-lasting is going to change via OWS if the movement does not get organized and more political. IMO.

[nadinbrzezinski]

148. Yes, in the HERE AND NOW, the old fights

are new again... YOUR eight hour day is at risk. CHILD LABOR, they want to bring it back (another of those irrelevant union fights) Those who refuse to learn from the past, apparently this applies to you, are doomed to repeat it.

So you prefer they DON'T start now and wait until we have dawn to dusk work days, seven days a week and indentured slavery?

If you cannot see the connections none of us can help you.

[randome]

157. So now you're saying I'm in favor of, what exactly, Republican work ethics?

I honestly don't see how you reach that kind of conclusion. No, people should not wait. Yes, OWS should be better organized at this point so that it can effect real change.

'Making people aware' of the inequalities in our system is like reminding women they are not fully equal, or restating the message that discrimination is bad.

We know that already. Especially the millions of newly unemployed who are in dire need of more than being told life is unfair.

[nadinbrzezinski]

163. From YOUR POSTS... you actually hate any kind of action

that a radical labor movement engages in regularly...

[Occulus]

280. You used a Republican tactic to start this subthread.

You have been pissing on OWS for quite a long time, it's always the same tired and worn "arguments", what OWS is "about" has already been explained to you personally more than once, and yet still you persist and still you ask the same asked-and-answered questions as the other ten or so people on DU who are all doing the same thing. You- the personal "you", not the editorial one- are and have been plaintively asking the same questions over and over in every single OWS thread you post in, even though it has all been explained to you over and over and over again, spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt- FUD- the entire time, with every OWS post you write.

That you would so stupidly post what you did at the start of this subthread absolutely reeks of Republican. That's what they do- accuse others, usually the other side politically, of doing what they, Republicans, are doing themselves.

That opening salvo was, in short, a breathtakingly hypocritical thing for you to post.

Shame on you.

[Zorra]

326. Yep. Search through his OWS posts.

I just did.

[sabrina 1]

276. Tell that to the truckers who earn $50 a day and have to maintain their own trucks,

buy their own gas, and if they complain, are fired, as many of them were, by Goldman Sachs who reaps millions of dollars from their labor.

Maybe you didn't understand what this was all about, but the truckers and the Longshoremen have been battling for their livelihoods for more than six months as these Multi-National Corporations tried to smash their unions and hired cheap labor in their place, locking them out, while scabs crossed their picket lines, long before OWS existed.

Anyone who really cares about the workers would be cheering that finally they got some help. Because that is what OWS was doing. Trying to help American workers whose livelihoods were threatened by Multi National Mega Corporations, who, as soon as they got control of OUR docks, made lowering the wages of Americans who for generations made their living from those docks, their number one priority.

How many Americans even knew of their struggle to try to preserve their way of life, until Occupy Oakland shut down the bullies in early November and came to the aid of their fellow Americans?

Listen to the tearful and emotional 'thank you' from the ILWU leader to Occupy Oakland for laying their own freedom on the line to help them in their struggle.

The only people who oppose the assistance given to the long-struggling truckers and Longshoremen against Goldman Sachs and EGT, are supporters of the corrupt, unregulated Capitalist system that has collapsed the world's economy and destroyed the livelihoods of the middle class.

But no one in the real world could possibly say that shutting down operations that are pouring money into the coffers of the top 1% while taking it from ordinary workers, was anything BUT a good thing.

Now, let's see how arrogant they will be the next time workers demand what is rightfully theirs. Now they know they won't just be dealing with the workers, they will be dealing with the American people willing to come out and help their fellow citizens who are being victimized by these greedy Corporations.

[Bragi]

368. "Maybe you didn't understand what this was all about..."

Am I the only one here who is annoyed by the arrogance of that kind of statement?

Seriously, just about every paragraph in the above posting begins with a haughty dismissal of any other viewpoint being anti-worker, or suspiciously aligned with the view of the 1%.

As in:

"Anyone who really cares about the workers..." would of course agree with the poster.

And "The only people who oppose the assistance given..." are, of course, secret shills and/or dupes for the 1%.

Or: "no one in the real world could possibly say..." anything that disputes my opinion without revealing themselves to be some combination of stupid, lacking in understanding, a dupe, or a secret shill for evil people.

Really, if anyone has a point to make, please argue it, but the constant claims to superior knowledge and understanding I see in discussions here are annoying and insulting.

- B

[SidDithers]

391. You noticed that too, eh?...nt

Sid

[sabrina 1]

432. Unrec'd!

[Kaleko]

425. Your critique reminds me of an old joke.

A man goes to a well-respected psychiatrist and asks to be cured of his inferiority complex.

The doctor listens to the man's story - a long, sad story about how the man's colleagues at work constantly ignore his brilliant suggestions and arrogantly dismiss his best efforts at making a meaningful contribution.

After pondering the man's plight in silence for a few minutes, the psychiatrist sighs and says, "I am very sorry, but I can't help you. You ARE inferior."

[sabrina 1]

430. The post to which I responded displayed a complete ignorance of what is going on with the dock

workers, the Unions and OWS.

If it's arrogant to provide facts to someone who obviously doesn't have them, then so be it. Personally I like to be informed when I am ignorant of the facts.

My view is, it is extremely arrogant to make declarations as IF they were facts and try to shut down and dismiss those who have actually taken the time to get those facts.

I could ask questions too. Such as, has anyone noticed the tolerance for the spreading of false information about OWS here, and the intolerance of anyone who corrects it?

[Kaleko]

71. The OP is taking a head count

in the absence of a polling function.

But I gotta tell you, as an internet psychoanalyst, your remote viewing abilities suck.

[randome]

86. So now you're putting paranormal abilities into the mix?

Maybe you should start another thread.

It's clear to me that the people who shout the loudest about their importance are the ones whose motivations should be suspect.

[Kaleko]

101. Lol. No, it is YOUR remote viewing abilities that are in question.

After all, you are making pronouncements on what motivates the posters in this thread, which would require you to be able to discern from a distance what each one of these strangers is thinking and feeling.

[randome]

122. Yeah, well, when I see people working this hard...

...to convince themselves they are relevant (when no one is saying they are not), I think a diagnosis of self-doubt is correct.

This reminds me of when Republicans say they are 'pro-Life' and therefore imply that everyone else is 'pro-Abortion'.

Most people on DU support OWS so it's a silly excuse for a poll.

[Kaleko]

146. Have you noticed how hard you are working on this thread

to get your armchair psychologist's points across and somehow make them stick?

Methinks thou dost protest too much, which smacks of a severe case of projection.

[randome]

159. I'm just responding to posts on a message board.

And I'm as good an armchair psychologist as anyone, I would think.

[Kaleko]

177. Sure, you're just responding...

...no personal attacks on other people's motivations were posted or implied in any way.

[SomethingFishy]

160. Well, what you are seeing is a thread in response

to numerous threads in the last few days about the problems with OWS.

Whatever else you think it's about, it's in your imagination. No one is "working hard" here, the OP was checking to see if the threads from the last few days have much support or if it's just a few blowhard keyboard commando's who like to sit on the sidelines and tell everyone how poorly they are doing.

[randome]

165. 'Blowhards'?

Suggesting that interrupting West Coast operations won't have an effect on re-employing millions of people or forcing corporations to behave nicely makes people 'blowhards', huh?

The overwhelming attitude seems to be: "You are either with us or against us."

[a simple pattern]

199. I know! OWS should have created all those jobs by now!

Hell, they could probably have cured cancer by now if they'd just stop being silly and irrelevant and just please go away already!

[Union Scribe]

124. Well you're shouting pretty loudly in this thread

What suspicions would you say that confirms about you?

[randome]

145. 'Shouting'?

I'm responding to posts on a discussion forum and putting forth my own opinions on the subject.

Funny how people take these things so personally.

[Matariki]

270. I think the idea was to see if the OWS haters had completely taken over.

Happy to see there are only a few.

[Occulus]

274. You are one of the few who consistently belittles OWS.

One of the FEW. Your hypocrisy in this post is utterly breathtaking.

DU members have been waiting for, watching for, and asking why the absence of an American street uprising for more than ten years now. In France, thy shut down the country. In Egypt and elsewhere, the people rose violently. The American version of the same action- and it is all the same action, using different methods depending on the nation in question- has arrived with the advent of OWS.

And here you are, with each and every last action taken by OWS and its activists, pissing on the movement, its goals, and its individual members every chance you get.

YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE, randome. A hypocrite of the Republican kind.

[Leopolds Ghost]

429. C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

[backscatter712]

32. K&R

[Donnachaidh]

35. kick, kick, kickety kick kick!

And a big fat rec too!

[DeSwiss]

36. K&R n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

37. Occupy SF checking in!

What kind of pie?

OCC-U-PY!

[Zenlitened]

38. Count me in. -n/t

[Lint Head]

39. Kick Kick!

[onestepforward]

40. K&R!

[FlaGatorJD]

42. K & R

Unequivocal Support

This movement has only just begun.

[deutsey]

43. kick

[Bluenorthwest]

45. Occupy gets my rec

And my support.

[h2ebits]

47. K & R

I occupy wherever I can. I've been marching regularly with my sign and chanting along. We the People need to stand up for ourselves and the Occupy Movement is a wonderful venue for us to express ourselves.

[Capitalocracy]

48. Kickity

[cp]

49. Yes!

Rural northern Wisconsin supports OWS.

[ClassWarrior]

50. K&R

NGU.

[Mister Ed]

51. K+R n/t

[Luminous Animal]

52. K & R

[truedelphi]

481. Hi Luminous Animal - I have

been here since November of 2004, and this is the first topic I have ever seen with over 600 rec's!

[SalviaBlue]

53. K&R

[DonCoquixote]

54. K and R

They are the last gasp of the nation, and the last hope

[Spazito]

55. Kicking and Recommending...

I love OWS, it is organic and non-political in the sense that it represents no single party unlike the phony tea party.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. Forgot, kick

[AntiFascist]

58. K&R! n/t

[louslobbs]

59. K&R n/t

Lou

[Lyric]

60. Kicking!

[Waiting For Everyman]

61. Big K&R!

[Ian David]

62. K&R!

[dana_b]

63. completely

more than I support almost any other political group/movement

[Remember Me]

98. Exactlyl And I have much more faith and trust in them

too.

[Sea-Dog]

64. K&R

[PufPuf23]

65. kr nt

[MichaelMcGuire]

66. K and R

[gtar100]

67. That's a big Yes!!

[TheKentuckian]

68. Put me down for a double helping of that good stuff.

[kooljerk666]

69. K & R!!!!!!!!!

DON"T STOP!

[CarrieLynne]

70. K&R and THANK YOU to each and every protester around the world!

[formercia]

72. K&R

More than you know.

[zentrum]

73. Of course I support the movement

But it has to move on from OWS to occupy in different ways. It can stay *more* visible by devising educational political theater that lasts a day or a weekend. Weekend after weekend. Occupy K Street was a beginning--this needs to evolve. Occupy Fox needs to happen soon.

Blocking Ports is probably not the best PR for a movement of working people because it also hurts too many of us. Occupy Walmart instead.

[randome]

138. Well, Walmart has a lot of employees, too, you know.

Political action, not grand gestures, will win the day.

[barbtries]

74. 100% nt

[The Wizard]

75. K&R

[boxman15]

76. Absolutely I do.

I just don't agree with some of their actions.

But their message NEEDS to be heard in today's society.

[Liberal_Dog]

77. K & R

[fascisthunter]

78. Kick and Rec (nt)

[Matariki]

79. Hey, this post is near the top of The Greatest!

[TriMera]

80. Kick! n/t

[JEB]

81. Occupy,

occupy, occupy.

[rhett o rick]

83. Count me in. nm

[Lunacee2012]

85. Kick! nt.

[betharina]

87. kick!

[notundecided]

88. Long Love Ows

We got em by the nads, but they don't know it yet.

[randome]

91. Then you must have hold of something else.

If you had them 'by the nads', they would know it.

That's the point that many of us are making. OWS is not organized enough to make them feel the pain.

[midnight]

89. K&R

[Zhade]

90. Occupy

The world

[freefall]

92. Kick!

Hey boston bean,
I hope you got some of the homemade chocolate chip cookies I brought to Dewey Square last week! The folks at the food table were happy to accept them.

[Grateful for Hope]

93. K&R!

[bonnieS]

94. YES! k and r

[Paper Roses]

95. K&R

[coalition_unwilling]

96. Emphatic K&R - n/t

[FLAprogressive]

97. K&R

[Graybeard]

99. Kick and Rec

Yes.

[sabrina 1]

100. Is there any other way to get the

country back on track?

It's up to the people now.

:kick:

[meow2u3]

102. Kick

[Rosa Luxemburg]

103. Sure!

kick

[AtomicKitten]

104. k

and r

[xchrom]

105. Very much so. Nt

[steve2470]

106. k&r nt

[madmax]

108. K&R

[amerikat]

109. occupy everything

everywhere.

[Cheap_Trick]

110. KICK

right to the balls of the 1% (actually the .05% according to The Daily Show)

[frogmarch]

111. K&R nt

[Smarmie Doofus]

112. What's not to support? n/t

[baldguy]

113. K&R

[T S Justly]

114. Go forth and Occupy! (nt)

[suffragette]

115. K&R

[DMNinFL]

116. K&R

How could I not????

[lindysalsagal]

117. Love me some occupy!

Been to 3 of them! NY, Boston, SanFran

[spanone]

118. k&r...

[Blue_In_AK]

119. I support Occupy 100%, more than I do either party.

[90-percent]

120. K&R

Least I can do is run some of their bumper stickers.

-90% Jimmy

[RainDog]

121. they forced the media to talk about real problems n/t

[graywarrior]

123. Kick!

[bullwinkle428]

125. K&R.

[Bjorn Against]

127. I support Occupy fully, but please let's not go back to "K&R if" threads

For every "K&R if" thread that makes it to the top of the greatest page there is a substantive post that does not and make it and is therefore not seen by as many people. If we really want to support Occupy then we should kick and recommend the posts that help educate people about what is happening with Occupy instead so more people see those posts.

[MilesColtrane]

130. Kick & Recommend if You Like Pie!

Yes, I'm afraid that the new Greatest Page will end up being just like the old one before unrecs were added.

[Iggo]

139. I know, right? That's the whole reason we had unrec.

And we don't want to go back to that, right?

RIGHT?

[AntiFascist]

228. I find this thread very informative....

I was beginning to wonder if there were only a handful of avid supporters on DU.

[thesquanderer]

385. I agree. "K&R" subject lines should be banned. (n/t)

[redqueen]

402. +1000000000000000

[lark]

129. Kick & Recommended

I am definitely part of the 99%

[irisblue]

131. yes

i support OWS

[hlthe2b]

132. Yup... I may have some concerns about their tactics from time to time, but surely support movement.

[workinclasszero]

133. K&R 100%

Love the occupiers! They are the modern day patriots, our freedom fighters, the only hope to save the 99% from teabagger serfdom.

[mvd]

136. It's great to see the amount of recs so far

[AnOhioan]

135. Kicked with pleasure

[gateley]

141. Yep. With all my heart. nt

[UnrepentantLiberal]

143. BIG k&r

[robertpaulsen]

144. K & R!

:kick:

[Americana]

147. K&R!

[OswegoAtheist]

149. K&R n/t

Oswego "I Occupied" Atheist

[Onlooker]

150. K&R!

[LeftishBrit]

151. In solidarity from England!

[raouldukelives]

153. K&R

[Lugnut]

154. Kick!

[sarge43]

155. K&R

[racaulk]

156. K&R!

[jwirr]

158. K&R

[Bozita]

161. K&R ... Bigtime!

[slay]

162. You know it

k&r

[Agony]

164. solidarity kick rec

[Hardrada]

166. CHARGE!!!! HUURRRRAAAAH!!!

[pinboy3niner]

168. OCCUPY!!!

[RueVoltaire]

169. Kick and Rec!

[SarasotaDem]

171. Absolutely

100%

[Zephie]

172. Massive K and R

[vademocrat]

173. Full support for OWS!

[riverwalker]

175. k

[ZombieHorde]

176. I support OWS. nt

[jbpdx]

178. Drop kick the 1%

!

[golddigger]

179. A huge "Kick and Rec." n/t

[William769]

180. K&R!

[Shining Jack]

181. k&r n/t

[Bubba606]

182. I am The 99%

[WillyT]

183. Of Course... K & R !!!

:kick:

[Edweird]

184. Happy to K & R

[Granny M]

185. K&R nt

[Texasgal]

186. 100%

Get thee to the greatest page!!!

[styersc]

187. hell yeah

kicked and recc'ed

[sandyj999]

188. Totally Kick!

[hunter]

189. k&r

:kick:

[PETRUS]

190. Definitely on board. K&R

[pinboy3niner]

191. Spirit of '76 / Spirit of '11 ...

Spirit of '76...





Spirit of '11...

[emcguffie]

192. Kick

[Jack Rabbit]

193. K/R

[limpyhobbler]

194. +me

[Tippy]

195. K&R...

[robinlynne]

196. kick

[valerief]

197. Big kick!

[nuxvomica]

198. K&R

[Dragonbreathp9d]

200. Yepyep!

[Moosepoop]

201. Yep! K & R!! n/t

[stuntcat]

202. K & R!

I was there for the march in late September!

[riverbendviewgal]

203. Kick and

def rec. Time made my day....I am on the cover. Protestor.

[Fire Walk With Me]

205. 155,007 of those are Grovelbot's.

[Edweird]

216. LOL.

[Union Scribe]

219. Well about 199,000 of them haven't viewed the thread.

As it is, at least one in four who have clicked on it have recced it. And that's not counting repeated views of the thread by the same members.

[calimary]

206. Kicked AND Recommended!

I proudly support OWS.

[markpkessinger]

207. K&R! n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

208. Kick (out the Jams)

[Michael.Donato.KWM]

209. K & R

[Paka]

210. K&R

[byronius]

211. Abso-lutley.

[Ohio Joe]

212. K&R - nt

[TNLib]

213. K &R!

[FirstLight]

214. sorry I'm late!

kickety!

[lordsummerisle]

215. k&r n/t

[TygrBright]

217. Occupy the future. n/t

[OneGrassRoot]

218. K&R n/t

[Wind Dancer]

220. K & R!

[Sedona]

221. k n r

.

[greendog]

222. k&r!!!

[Beam Me Up]

223. 4sure eom

[sarcasmo]

224. Kick!

[KansDem]

225. Kay and Ray!!!

[annabanana]

226. yup!

[Betsy Ross]

227. K&R n/t

[Bill USA]

229. recommended. kicked?

[silverweb]

230. Of course!

[blackspade]

231. absolutely!

[mockmonkey]

232. kick

[guss]

233. kicked and rec

They are tough people who are puting it on the line for what they believe in! the future of the United States, For the People, by the People!! What i think they are not for the Shadow of the Paper Money People (that made thier buisness a voter contributer) to controll the outcome of the American Dream to make a profit off of it. and to sell it back to the rest of us as golden bread crumbs

[hack89]

234. K&R nt

[calikid]

235. Kickity kick

[radiclib]

236. This is gonna be a long thread.

k&r OF COUUURRSSE!

[robinlynne]

237. I would like to see at least 10,000 recs here.

[BlueCollar]

238. K&R n/t

[Jefferson23]

239. You better believe it. K&R for the people.

[bikebloke]

240. Kicked

Recc'd

[rustydog]

241. You bet! K & R

[Tx4obama]

242. Kick! n/t

[cyglet]

243. K&R

because it really IS about who works for a living and who lives off the interest.

[guss]

247. very Nice

well put, I agree K&R

[Maraya1969]

245. Kick!

[DirkGently]

246. Funny how the people "concerned" about OWS' "tactics" are the same ones who wish it would go away.

[jopacaco]

248. Yes!

The way things are going, they could be our only hope.

[EFerrari]

249. Kick

[Utopian Leftist]

250. Most important movement of our time.

I believe that is what we are witnessing.

[DiehardLiberal]

251. All day! All week! I support Occupy Wall Street! Nt

[SecurityManager]

252. Lot of people in warmth of their homes posting support of OWS

Makes me laugh

[rainy]

259. Ha ha. Most of their work takes place at GA meetings and actions. The camps are totally unnecessary

I'm a member of the Occupy Virginia Beach group and we failed to get our permit to camp but it didn't stop us. Can't stop an Idea who's time has come. We are very active. We occupy the city council meetings every Tuesday night and we have planning meetings every week. Heading to Fort Meade to support Bradley Manning. We have so much we are involved in. We went to our senator's office today to protest his latest vote. I could go on and on and we are just beginning. And we wont quit until we win.

[Fire Walk With Me]

264. This is what democracy looks like!

[guss]

265. warmth

The Support of The Warm people, supporting a movement that is battleing in the cold. should not make u bitter of the supporters!
The more supporters this movement gets, may sway popular opinion. and may help out over all... and as a supporter.. I For one. I'm greatful for them. Not everyone can be a marine, but everyone can support em.

[nadinbrzezinski]

316. You'd be amazed

How many of us not only have been there, but get it.

Monday was way cool, and cold.

[Spirochete]

253. OK

[rainy]

254. The revolution has begun.The time is now. This is the turning point produced by the information age.

There is no going back. "Another world is not only possible, she’s on her way. Maybe many of us won’t be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing." Arundhati Roy

[varelse]

255. K&R

[Duct Tape]

256. K&R

[juajen]

257. K & R

[Terra Alta]

258. K&R.

[bigtree]

260. more and more

more power to OWS!

[unkachuck]

261. K&R....n/t

[BlueToTheBone]

262. Kicking for the 99%

[flying rabbit]

263. One more!

[GReedDiamond]

266. Kicked, Recc'd...nt

[Vanje]

267. I support OWS fully!

Yes, I do.

[sueh]

268. K & R!

[kag]

269. k&r

[vt_native]

272. Kick!

I'm here!

[Riley18]

273. K&R. Absolutely

[L0oniX]

275. K & R ...fight the power.

[elzenmahn]

277. K&R

Count me in as a supporter. It's sad we didn't have this movement during the Reagan era...

[mahina]

278. oh hell yes

[peasant one]

282. my 100% support

I love OWS!!!!! It is the best protest ever! My daughters are participating in NYC. Go OWS!!!!

[cate94]

283. K & R

[RKP5637]

284. K&R !!! n/t

[luv_mykatz]

285. K & R

Kicking and recommend, big time!!!! Go, OWS!!!!!!!!!!

[Solly Mack]

286. K/R

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

288. In our town of 1200 on the south Oregon coast,over one hundred showed up for Occupy rally.

[Joe Bacon]

289. K-I-C-K

ADD ME IN!

[Mnemosyne]

290. Present and in support of these heroes. n/t

[sasha031]

291. K/R best post ever

[hay rick]

292. K&R

[karenbe111]

293. You Got It

Kicked

[gejohnston]

294. kr

[mbperrin]

295. kick!

[NRaleighLiberal]

296. K & R...n/t

[snappyturtle]

297. Kick!

[highplainsdem]

298. K&R

[jannyk]

299. K&R!

[Hutzpa]

300. kick

[MrMickeysMom]

301. I certainly do...

I cannot think of a better time to build the revolt against unfettered capitalism and obscene connections between Congress and the banking system. It's all off the reservation.

What other was to call attention to this madness?

[tilsammans]

302. Kick!

And am a proud #Occupy-er!

[Populist_Prole]

304. K and freakin' R!!!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

305. Giant KICK and rec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Zorra]

306. OCCUPY!!!

[Demonaut]

307. k&r......nt

[bigmonkey]

308. Yup

You bet!

[patrice]

310. K&R

[donheld]

311. totally

I think this is the most important movement I've ever seen.

[whathehell]

312. K & R...Absolutely!!

[WheelWalker]

313. Count on it.

[deacon]

314. k/r

[nadinbrzezinski]

315. Holy shit!

You are going for a record of recs.

[caseymoz]

317. K&R: it's now our only desperate hope.nt

[U4ikLefty]

318. k&r

of course

[gkhouston]

319. K&R. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

321. kick

[DeathToTheOil]

322. I wish I could UNREC this!

I hate panderers.

[Generic Other]

323. K&R

OWS is right.

[ClayZ]

324. K and R

[AllyCat]

325. kickety kick

[G_j]

327. I do

[OverBurn]

328. KICK!!!!!!!!!!!

[Devil_Fish]

329. K&R NT

[BootinUp]

330. kick

:kick:

[Amonester]

331. Oui ! Occupons Rue du Mur ! =D

On aime cela !

[malthaussen]

332. What is this, the Peppermint Twist?

One two three kick...

-- Mal

[clyrc]

333. Absolutely!

K & R

[cbrer]

334. K&R Bigtime!

They own the police and Army. It's gonna' take more than this...

[southerncrone]

335. K & R

:kick:

[Sherman A1]

336. K&R

[Magoo48]

337. K & R

[RBInMaine]

338. Protesting is mostly a waste of time. Put the energy into educating the public, alterrnative media,

and concrete realistic political action at the voting booth.

[ScottLand]

340. K&R

[unapatriciated]

341. kick

[deacon_sephiroth]

342. OCCUPY K/R/N/T

[foreigncorrespondent]

343. K&R N/T

n/t

[fasttense]

344. I'm not kicking until I get my spell checker back.

Oh, drats.

[MrScorpio]

345. Kickage nt

[99th_Monkey]

346. TOTALLY ... We in Pdx be lovin the Occupy

Catching breath from doing our part,

in shutting down West Coast Ports,

with an openly gay Mayor,

who swears he loves Occupy,

but then allows Police,

to beat us and abuse us.

for the "crime" of being,

just simply truthful,

with myself and others.

We are finding our way,

just for today,

just for now.


But just for tonight,

or is it today?

I thank God/dess for OCCUPY,

each and every day.

[salin]

347. Supporter, here!

[Tanelorn]

348. Analysis of OWS from an Australian perspective

It was created by Radio National the government owed broadcasting corporation.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/occupy/3715632

[Laelth]

349. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[DCBob]

350. knr

sorry so late.

[okmonyj]

351. K&R

[Evergreen Emerald]

352. I am ows.

[Richard Charnin]

353. K&R! Occupy Election Fraud.

Facebook Election Integrity Groups:

Occupy Rigged Elections
https://www.facebook.com/groups/123218561114298/

Election Integrity
https://www.facebook.com/groups/elecinteg/

Election Defense Aliance
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WIElectionDefenseAlliance/

Occupy trueVote
https://www.facebook.com/groups/133389846769470/

[themadstork]

354. kickity kick!

[countryjake]

355. KICK!!!

And yes, I'm shouting!

[MissDeeds]

356. K&R n/t

[JSK]

357. K&R

[Sarah Ibarruri]

358. I LOVE OCCUPY!!! nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

359. K&R

[comipinko]

360. workers of the world, UNITE !

[stevenleser]

362. Kick (and Recced)

[greyl]

363. K&R nt

[RoccoR5955]

364. I am in full support of all of OWS's efforts

I am so proud of these people. They woke up the country, and hopefully, it will amount to something.
I have been to Zucotti Park several times, and have taken part in several rallies, and will continue to do so.
Heck, I've been going to similar rallies for 30 or so years, so why stop now?!

[AzDar]

365. Kick!

[obietiger]

366. K&R

Proud to be part of this group

[Bonhomme Richard]

367. Yup. n/t

[Segami]

369. K&R!! n/t

[Puglover]

370. Kickity kick.

Always late but here!

[ThomThom]

371. I support

KICK

[FiggyJay]

372. K&R

100%

[swilton]

373. Best Thing that Happened to this country

(in recent times)

[laureloak]

374. KICK!

[prairierose]

375. k & r ........n/t

[kenichol]

376. Go OWS!

[HuckleB]

377. Kick.

[theophilus]

378. They've got it going on! n/t

[geardaddy]

379. K and R

[AikidoSoul]

380. I love and support OWS

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love!!!!!
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love!!!!!

and support.

Where are those smilies?! It's been days now and I still can't find the link to them. Am I getting senile? Blind?

[mntleo2]

381. Kick!

[katsy]

382. k/r

.

[KeepItReal]

383. K&R

Done and Done

[Liberalynn]

384. Kickity Kick

[certainot]

386. good on ya ows

[Moostache]

387. K&R (n/t)

[SidDithers]

388. K&R...nt

Sid

[dionysus]

390. sure. not a fan of the twinkle fingers stuff, but they're out there fighting the good fight.

[Kaleko]

435. ^-^

[User1million1]

392. Support the movement.

[Zorra]

393. 530 recs!

[azurnoir]

394. K&R n/t

[Vanje]

395. Again with the kick! nt

[PassingFair]

396. KICK!

[davidwparker]

397. K&R

[myrna minx]

398. K&R!

[libodem]

399. Occupy Boise

Is a very peaceful settlement standing on the grounds of the old court house. They have been set up for over two months, with no disruption or trouble. I took a lot of pictures but I'm still in the dark ages about posting them. They have a Facebook page and a .org address.

[RiffRandell]

400. Kickin' it.

[Fumesucker]

401. K&R

[Fantastic Anarchist]

403. KICK @ REC!

[Nostradammit]

405. Kick!

[Jim_Shorts]

406. Anyone who thinks this country is on the right track

needs to lighten up on their meds.

[truedelphi]

480. Hey if this country were on the right track, I wouldn't be

Even needing my meds!

[tencats]

407. I'm in!

.

[dmosh42]

408. K&R!!!

[latebloomer]

409. totally n/t

[subject]

410. kick

rec

[mistertrickster]

411. k & r'd nt

[thescreaminghead]

412. Super Saiyan Pele kick

Total kick, man!

[Marrah_G]

413. kick

[dmr]

414. K&R

[bvar22]

415. This thread has made me feel more confortable with DU3.

I was more than a little worried the last couple of days when Anti-OWS threads dominated the front page.

2,550 views.
545 recs

That is reassuring.

K&R






You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
[font size=5 color=green][center]Solidarity99![/font][font size=2 color=green]
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[sabrina 1]

436. Lol, those threads, like the media, created a false impression This thread is more representative of

the support the movement has from the general public. Even those who don't understand it or disagree with it, support their right to protest without being brutally attacked by the police.

[Liberal_in_LA]

416. kick

[Douglas Carpenter]

417. another kick

[Bryn]

418. Kick in support of OWS

[Frosty1]

419. K&R

[Hatchling]

422. K&R

I'd be out there personally, if I had the ability to post bail for myself.

My health is precarious as it is and any break in my routine care would be devastating.

[Leopolds Ghost]

427. And worse, these days they just round you up and hold you without charges for 72 hours, then ROR.

(released on recognizance -- they got you for time served -- no bother with charges or trial)

Advance and retreat, advance and retreat. That's the key. Don't let the cops hem anypony in!

[timtom]

423. K! And (my personal favorite) R!

[Blue_In_AK]

424. K&R

[Leopolds Ghost]

426. K&R!!

[mmonk]

428. Present and accounted for.

[beac]

431. K&R! n/t

[bananas]

433. kr nt

[hwmnbn]

434. K&R!!!

[mikebl]

437. 100% NT

[pinboy3niner]

438. Kick

[Cal33]

439. OWS IS HERE TO STAY.

The contest between OWS and Corporatism will be long and dragged out, but in the
final analysis, OWS will prevail. Nothing in this world lasts forever. Change is the only
constant. Our present ERA OF INSANITY will come to an end , too. And OWS will be
the one to end it.

[grntuscarora]

440. K&R nt

[Zorra]

441. _^_ back to the top with you_^_

[Number23]

442. 584 recs? Wow!! That's almost as high as the number of recs the thread got

when the president won his Nobel Peace Prize. That got well over 600 if I remember correctly.

But I think that the post from 11 Bravo totally dissing Sarah Palin wins them all. I'm pretty sure that got over 700 recs which was amazing.

[Electric Monk]

453. Maybe we can get this one a few more. (kick)

[pinboy3niner]

443. Kick

[Betty Karlson]

444. kick

Preferably, kick the system in its procreative area.

[cantbeserious]

445. Big Kick With Support

eom

[Agony]

446. Did I already kick this? worth another kick regardless. thanks nt

[MoonRiver]

447. Definitely support it!

Power to the People!! K&R

[pinboy3niner]

448. Kick

[Zorra]

449. _^_

[LongTomH]

450. K&R

I support all the Occupy movements. They have an uphill battle; but, they've already changed the nature of public discourse.

That discourse has been dragged so far to the right since Reagan that a relatively moderate Liberal stand is seen as 'extreme.' I think Occupy is dragging it back toward the Left, bit by bit.

[99Forever]

451. Support is hardly a strong enough word. N/T

[cayanne]

454. Kick

[nmbluesky]

455. K&R

Power to OWS~

[Zorra]

456. kick

[dogknob]

457. done & done n/t

[Kaleko]

458. 597 recommendations. Is that a record for DU?

And is it still possible to recommend this thread or is there a time limit?

Questions, questions...

[Zorra]

459. 600. Do we have 600?!?

[Kaleko]

467. 603 now.

So, we can recommend posts indefinitely... Cool.

I'd still like to know if this sets an all-time record for DU. Anyone?

And by the way, I normally don't participate in threads that ask for a K&R with nothing more to say. But in this case, since we don't have a polling feature yet on DU3, I find the results illuminating and worthy of further discussion.

[Zorra]

460. 599. One more? nt

[U4ikLefty]

461. k&r plus a bump

[Honeycombe8]

462. Kick. nt

[Gemini Cat]

463. kick

[Trillo]

464. Total empathic sympathy here....

Hope you find that data useful.

[girl gone mad]

465. Wow..

didn't even know there were 600 DUers left on DU3.

[KoKo]

466. KoKo ......Recommends.... And, I'm only checking in to so this...Not Posted since 12/13

But, for this I sacrificed principles and came over.......

K&R!

[graywarrior]

468. K&R

[Fire Walk With Me]

469. I want to create a thread that #Occupies!

[graywarrior]

471. This one may do that!

[Bozita]

470. Rec #605

[Cleita]

472. K&R

[Doremus]

473. K&R

[Vanje]

475. kick nt

[woo me with science]

476. K&R

[SwampG8r]

477. conspicuous silences in this thread

from some quarters

[Rex]

479. Not really, they never supported OWS.

Thankfully it is just a small group of idiots.

[marions ghost]

478. Absolutely support

It's Not Working

[unkachuck]

482. K&R....n/t

[Change has come]

483. Occupy Carson City (NV) checking in!

Kick and DU rec.

[steve2470]

484. k&r nt

[bettyellen]

485. + 1

[Bruce Wayne]

486. I'm in for a coupla kicks

[ellisonz]

487. Kick

[KoKo]

488. DU-2 Seems to support it...and that's just us few (compared to here)...but we do!

That's the point. Depending on how many we have viewing the "old site" here and there. It's probably more than just the "last hold outs" who support OWS. Maybe a hundred or so.

OWS Group here started over at DU-2....so we deserve credit for activists there.

[KoKo]

489. HOWEVER...."Supporting with Click on a Thread" doesn't mean "boots and slippers" on the Streets...

It's fine to click on a Thread for Support OWS....but, another thing to REALLY get your hands "twist tied" and hauled into jail.

Or, to spend a night in cold or rain and deal with a soup kitchen. Or, harrass your Govt. Reps to give you permission to occupy or march and get permits.

We are ALL FOR IT...if it just means a "click and forget." and "Let Somebody Else..make the Sacrifice.

[Zorra]

490. Occupy! nt

[pinboy3niner]

491. k

[sabrina 1]

494. Kicking because there seems to be some doubt about the support for OWS on DU these days.

[Zorra]

492. :)