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In reply to the discussion: Mayor Bloomberg Owes Occupy Wall Street An Apology - FDL [View all]Money quote for me:
Nonetheless, OWS spends less time on messaging than any arm of government or any traditional interest group or charity. OWS doesnt spend their donations hiring the right consultants who spoon feed puff pieces to reporters over meals at fancy restaurants. They dont do ad buys for commercials with patriotic sounding music.
Ive seen a ton of Red Cross commercials since my TV came back on, but not one Red Cross truck.
Maybe, just maybe they really are onto something that CAN scale. I love what Occupy is doing, sent Sandy an I-Pad or something akin to an I-Pad (btw they need a bunch more), but I have always been skeptical of the ability to scale without a focal point for the movement. I would LOVE to be wrong...
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Yep... And I LOVE That OWS Is Training The National Guard, And The Mayor's Office !!!
WillyT
Nov 2012
#6
Reminds me of us after 3 hurricanes in 6 weeks in 2004...local radio canned music.
madfloridian
Nov 2012
#9
A Book Recommendation: Hammes, T.X. The Sling and The Stone: On War in the 21st Century
mckara
Nov 2012
#15
We're a big American family, not a bunch of individualistic competitors
bloomington-lib
Nov 2012
#16
K & R! Glad to see this here! I tried to post it this morning but my computer crashed.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#25
Oh FUCK THAT... That Frank Piece GUARANTEES... I'll Be Kicking This All Fucking Week !!!
WillyT
Nov 2012
#31
I do remember his remark about being owed beer money, etc., though. I probably will never be able nt
tblue37
Nov 2012
#48
This is just another example of how valuable the skills of community organizers are!
tblue37
Nov 2012
#40