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Showing Original Post only (View all)Please Kick and Rec if you support OWS [View all]
Let's see how many of us there are!
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ditto. in my neck of the woods, in the rural backwater of southcentral Alaska we have an Occupy
roguevalley
Dec 2011
#271
of course..I can't believe that this is necessary on a progressive website - but of course
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2011
#4
Occupy is all about political change, the Democratic Party is about the status quo not change.
Bjorn Against
Dec 2011
#140
Hey, if OWS wants to morph into a third party, that at least is more understandable, to me...
randome
Dec 2011
#152
If you think Occupy needs to "grow" to tens of thousands you are not paying attention
Bjorn Against
Dec 2011
#167
Can you think of ANY significant social advance that occurred without a movement like OWS?
DirkGently
Dec 2011
#320
Seems to me, that if all those excited and working for Obama's first term would have been
The Wielding Truth
Dec 2011
#170
I don't expect shit from the media. I choose where I get my info from, same as everyone else.
randome
Dec 2011
#134
Tell that to the truckers who earn $50 a day and have to maintain their own trucks,
sabrina 1
Dec 2011
#276
The post to which I responded displayed a complete ignorance of what is going on with the dock
sabrina 1
Dec 2011
#430
I support Occupy fully, but please let's not go back to "K&R if" threads
Bjorn Against
Dec 2011
#127
Yup... I may have some concerns about their tactics from time to time, but surely support movement.
hlthe2b
Dec 2011
#132
Funny how the people "concerned" about OWS' "tactics" are the same ones who wish it would go away.
DirkGently
Dec 2011
#246
Ha ha. Most of their work takes place at GA meetings and actions. The camps are totally unnecessary
rainy
Dec 2011
#259
The revolution has begun.The time is now. This is the turning point produced by the information age.
rainy
Dec 2011
#254
In our town of 1200 on the south Oregon coast,over one hundred showed up for Occupy rally.
WHEN CRABS ROAR
Dec 2011
#288
Protesting is mostly a waste of time. Put the energy into educating the public, alterrnative media,
RBInMaine
Dec 2011
#338
sure. not a fan of the twinkle fingers stuff, but they're out there fighting the good fight.
dionysus
Dec 2011
#390
Lol, those threads, like the media, created a false impression This thread is more representative of
sabrina 1
Dec 2011
#436
And worse, these days they just round you up and hold you without charges for 72 hours, then ROR.
Leopolds Ghost
Dec 2011
#427
KoKo ......Recommends.... And, I'm only checking in to so this...Not Posted since 12/13
KoKo
Jan 2012
#466
DU-2 Seems to support it...and that's just us few (compared to here)...but we do!
KoKo
Mar 2012
#488
HOWEVER...."Supporting with Click on a Thread" doesn't mean "boots and slippers" on the Streets...
KoKo
Mar 2012
#489
Kicking because there seems to be some doubt about the support for OWS on DU these days.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#494