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LanternWaste

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223. We often interpret a thing as to better fit our own opinion of that thing.
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 11:57 AM
Feb 2012

We often interpret a thing as to better fit our own opinions of that thing.
I'm sure Mr. Twain has no comment about the early exaggeration of a death.


"that there (sic) message was convoluted..."
I suppose those things which are obvious, easy and stark to open eyes may indeed seem convoluted to a dogmatic and intractable opinion.

OWS committed suicide.... [View all] Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 OP
I am not so sure salin Feb 2012 #1
Joe,the OWS took a break during winter. Swede Feb 2012 #2
I thought the plan was to weather the winter with n interruption..... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #6
Thank you for your concern. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #3
+1 nt TBF Feb 2012 #91
You are quite wrong on that. morningfog Feb 2012 #4
A glutton for punishment, eh? MineralMan Feb 2012 #5
For the millionth time, we are not dead. mmonk Feb 2012 #7
A leader emerges... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #9
There are leaders and organizers at various locales. mmonk Feb 2012 #14
That was another nail in the coffin... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #22
Then why do we still have ongoing actions? There is no nail and there is no coffin. mmonk Feb 2012 #32
You still don't get it. A single issue and a leader would have ended it long ago. morningfog Feb 2012 #38
You're exactly right. Allow me to re-post a little essay of mine: Jackpine Radical Feb 2012 #57
I have always told my extreme leftist mother that Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #121
Yep, we've seen many examples of this in history, that '-isms' of RKP5637 Feb 2012 #199
Apparently not. The establishment Democrats couldn't do it. Marr Feb 2012 #178
Hardly. Safetykitten Feb 2012 #8
Committing... Thaddeus Kosciuszko Feb 2012 #10
... xchrom Feb 2012 #11
The corporate MEDIA has painted OWS as having no clear message LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #12
But how? There was never a coherent manifesto of demands....and by not having leaders.... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #18
Since when is it a requirement of a movement to write a manifesto? LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #50
This is my favorite part, when all the bad done in the name of OWS is blamed on.. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #71
And what about the liberal media? randome Feb 2012 #24
"The corporate MEDIA has painted OWS as having no clear message." Thaddeus Kosciuszko Feb 2012 #29
"Restrict the excessive power of the corporations and the wealthy. " Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #108
How to restrict the excessive power? BeFree Feb 2012 #201
"We the People will force our government to write laws" Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #211
Well they never really had my support to begin with. vaberella Feb 2012 #13
Of course OWS never had your support. Vanje Feb 2012 #53
Cryptic much...what's your point?! n/t vaberella Feb 2012 #96
I don't think you had to tell us that it never had your support Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #125
Why didn't I have to say it? I think I can say what I want if it's on topic. vaberella Feb 2012 #217
Let others do the fighting for you? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2012 #146
Aye? Do you know me or what I'm about? vaberella Feb 2012 #218
lulz. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #15
Remember "The Dean Scream"? Fumesucker Feb 2012 #16
Thank you for reposting the Frost family story. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #42
Said the man in the dead of winter. Life Long Dem Feb 2012 #17
The warmest winter in decades, when this fall OWS promised to occupy Zuccatti park... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #21
Still cold. And still winter. Life Long Dem Feb 2012 #26
If 32 degrees ran them indoors, the the rw was right... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #30
Ahhh... they want to live another day to fight. Life Long Dem Feb 2012 #35
Harsh words for an arm chair quarterback /nt think Feb 2012 #37
+1 SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #46
Unlike the OWS group, Joe didn't claim to be Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #115
99% is a fairly ambiguous term but you can pigeon hole if you must think Feb 2012 #127
I believe his point is that Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #163
According to the gopher Mosaic Feb 2012 #198
That's stupid Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #210
OWS can do no right kenfrequed Feb 2012 #225
Yeah, we know how awesomely effective doing nothing but camping in a park is. JHB Feb 2012 #48
(facepalm) WilliamPitt Feb 2012 #111
Thanks for the input... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #118
For what it's worth, Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #172
Russians are protesting in minus 20 degrees hack89 Feb 2012 #206
Very doubtful... roody Feb 2012 #19
* demmiblue Feb 2012 #20
Just paraphrase Mark Twain's comment to OWS. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #23
Yeah Joe... 99Forever Feb 2012 #25
You and the corpo media wish nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #27
So where are the liberal media on these events? randome Feb 2012 #40
That's a key point. So many here WANT OWS to be relevant that they give it a pass Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #51
We all want something larger than ourselves to believe in. randome Feb 2012 #58
Democracy Now has been covering OWS well, since the first. Vanje Feb 2012 #191
I don't think they have much reach, though, do they? randome Feb 2012 #192
The media has been hiding info for years Mosaic Feb 2012 #200
Its on radio, cable , and always online Vanje Feb 2012 #222
I am curious--why are you so concerned about "the corpo media wish?" Thaddeus Kosciuszko Feb 2012 #55
???????????? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #120
"Whoossshhh!!!!" Thaddeus Kosciuszko Feb 2012 #122
I stated a fact, the press moved on nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #133
Fact: "The Press Moved On" Thaddeus Kosciuszko Feb 2012 #155
Cross roads, I will grant you that nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #174
I don't think it is dead. But it will have move beyond the occupation phase arely staircase Feb 2012 #28
Now that Koch industries has pulled their funding OWS is toast... think Feb 2012 #31
I have NO idea what the purpose of this comment is LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #60
Sorry. I was being sarcastic. Koch Industries bought and paid for the Tea Party think Feb 2012 #67
thank you, think! LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #70
I should have floated some sarcasm balloons. Will do next time ;) think Feb 2012 #73
yup and amazingly kenfrequed Feb 2012 #226
Can someone explain this premature wailing to me? JHB Feb 2012 #33
Yes because being shut down and made irrevalent is a much better outcome. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #36
Bookmarking JHB Feb 2012 #56
They will surface into election 12, embarrassing the left and going into their death spiral. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #75
This is so revealing of your true intentions nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #136
If I'm a member of the right wing.... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #150
LOL! randome Feb 2012 #156
Your post hails from the neo lib corner of the DNC nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #173
Oh Nadin... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #175
I call them "conservaposts" MNBrewer Feb 2012 #188
Bully for you. Cheers. JHB Feb 2012 #139
I disagree. Without OWS, the term "the 99%" would have never entered current political doscourse. PSPS Feb 2012 #34
You say "they." What "they"? Who are "they"? I think that's the problem. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #39
We're dead???? madamesilverspurs Feb 2012 #41
LOL! Spazito Feb 2012 #43
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #44
That was uncalled for. randome Feb 2012 #66
*PLONK*. But thank you for your remote psychoanalysis. backscatter712 Feb 2012 #74
I noticed the truth is almost always "uncalled for" according to the Neo-Lib Right wingers that have Dragonfli Feb 2012 #213
The right to assemble.... suston96 Feb 2012 #45
Disagree strongly! ananda Feb 2012 #47
Joe I have seen you on several posts with the anti-occupy stance what gives?? Sounds like you are NewEngland4Obama Feb 2012 #49
Remember during the buildup to Iraq, when we all screamed , there's no WMD!!'... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #59
So what exactly are YOU doing? JHB Feb 2012 #144
+1000! nt LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #62
That's *exactly* what he's doing. Occulus Feb 2012 #95
OWS has inspired many spin-off movements. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #52
OWS LIVES. And still upstages Teabagger rhetoric. WingDinger Feb 2012 #54
"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #61
The picture of them burning the flag last week doc03 Feb 2012 #63
Yet, actions have continued across the country. morningfog Feb 2012 #68
I agree with you about the flag burning. randome Feb 2012 #76
OWS is not a middle class movement and they are not running for public office. EFerrari Feb 2012 #77
Yeah that huge middle class huh a simple pattern Feb 2012 #151
The Corporate Media certainly won't allow anyone from OWS to refute it. LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #165
LOL. The group GREW, it didn't shrivel, after the first eviction. EFerrari Feb 2012 #64
ah yes - the old "must have leaders" mantra ... bread_and_roses Feb 2012 #65
Sorry I was being sarcastic about Koch Industries. My bad for the misunderstanding think Feb 2012 #79
In Spring, flowers emerge suffragette Feb 2012 #69
Your concern is very moving Vanje Feb 2012 #72
sorry... we are not dead fascisthunter Feb 2012 #78
OWS has already succeeded EarlG Feb 2012 #80
+1000 Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #84
Agree. randome Feb 2012 #85
Well stated /nt think Feb 2012 #89
Well said EarlG suffragette Feb 2012 #100
Exactly! Spazito Feb 2012 #104
But but but Rex Feb 2012 #109
Bill Oreilly rules another 5 worlds Mosaic Feb 2012 #202
+99% L0oniX Feb 2012 #113
+1 QC Feb 2012 #190
This week's false reports of famous deaths include Eddie Murphy, Drake and OWS Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #81
great idea-poor execution but...... madrchsod Feb 2012 #82
And denouncing the provocateurs is also a must. randome Feb 2012 #83
You could not be more wrong. DURHAM D Feb 2012 #86
Crazy talk, wait till spring is here Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #87
Why wait for spring, when winter is mild....that shouldn't matter either, because OWS... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #88
Rather than repeat it all or add to it... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #92
40 degrees is still pretty cold to be camping out Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #94
I don't think that OWS is dead, but I also don't think 2012 will be a big year for it RZM Feb 2012 #90
unrec for ridiculousness inna Feb 2012 #93
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #97
Thank you for your concern. aquart Feb 2012 #103
Shame you buy the propaganda. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #143
Thanks, Bill! Give us a shout-out on the next Factor. JHB Feb 2012 #148
I've been down at Occupy DC a number of times LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #167
Thanks for your concern Aerows Feb 2012 #98
Not that I agree with this OP's premise, but....... socialist_n_TN Feb 2012 #99
Your concern is noted (again) RetroLounge Feb 2012 #101
Thank you for your concern. aquart Feb 2012 #102
Some people just can NOT let it go. bvar22 Feb 2012 #105
I've seen people post their own personal fantasy Rex Feb 2012 #107
Nailage +1 whatchamacallit Feb 2012 #141
+100000000000000000000000000 eom tledford Feb 2012 #169
Gesundeit! randome Feb 2012 #171
Your post is your own fantasy and nothing more. Rex Feb 2012 #106
What is a 'people like me'? Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #110
Someone that wanted OWS to fail from the beginning. Rex Feb 2012 #112
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2012 #114
Thanks for your help. L0oniX Feb 2012 #116
If it's so dead, then why do the police keep arresting them? Cleita Feb 2012 #117
Being arrested for protesting public camping rules? randome Feb 2012 #119
If they were just homeless people squatting someplace because they have no where to go, Cleita Feb 2012 #123
Outside a few corners of the blogosphere... randome Feb 2012 #124
Stewart and Colbert are comedians and will comment on what is funny. Cleita Feb 2012 #130
Well said Cleita Mosaic Feb 2012 #203
Hahahahahahahahahahanahahahahaha Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #131
My pleasure. Do laugh. Here's something else for you to laugh at. Cleita Feb 2012 #134
You go, Cleita! LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #170
Zombies. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #177
Gee, Joe Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #126
I do have that kind of swagger sometimes.. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #135
Not living up to your timetable is not 'failure'. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #138
So you're saying, in effect, that nothing will ever change? randome Feb 2012 #145
You still don't know what OWS is, do you? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #160
"Nothing will change until we force the legislators to change the system" LiberalLovinLug Feb 2012 #164
Again, you think telling everyone to 'behave better' is going to FORCE them to listen? randome Feb 2012 #168
"How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the '1 Percent'" RKP5637 Feb 2012 #128
Now there's food for thought. randome Feb 2012 #129
The worst (I think) OWS faces is MSM ... how to get around the biased 1% reporting RKP5637 Feb 2012 #189
'If it bleeds, it leads'. randome Feb 2012 #194
I agree! It's the perception by the masses that needs to be managed. RKP5637 Feb 2012 #195
I know "occupy" is a still a big hobby for some people around here. tritsofme Feb 2012 #132
"But for 99% of us, it has been over for months." Please feel free to explain /nt think Feb 2012 #140
Not much to explain. tritsofme Feb 2012 #149
I agree. With the help of the MSM most are oblivious to the reality around them. think Feb 2012 #152
That's ridiculous Mosaic Feb 2012 #204
So you are a self elected spokesman for the 99%? L0oniX Feb 2012 #142
Me purporting to speak for 99% of us is no more silly than you doing the same. tritsofme Feb 2012 #147
Profound ignorance of what OWS is The Doctor. Feb 2012 #137
You... The Midway Rebel Feb 2012 #153
spot on /nt think Feb 2012 #158
OWS will come out of hibernation in the spring stronger than ever. pa28 Feb 2012 #154
"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block.. dana_b Feb 2012 #157
TY. Outstanding! think Feb 2012 #159
And that's what commies say about "liberals"......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2012 #161
That analogy doesn't work. We've seen Marxism exist in several countries and don't like it. stevenleser Feb 2012 #166
We've seen STALINISM exist in several countries........ socialist_n_TN Feb 2012 #209
I cannot recommend this post enough. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #176
Centrists, moderates, incrementalists, sensible woodchucks... take note whatchamacallit Feb 2012 #179
As much as OWS doesn't want to be co-opted, it somehow becomes okay... randome Feb 2012 #180
MLK did not see these as separate issues. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #187
MLK, Jr., nails it yet again. n/t Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #183
Excellent!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #197
Wow unionworks Feb 2012 #208
Hear hear. nt. Mr_Jefferson_24 Feb 2012 #215
it's almost as if it was written today, barbtries Feb 2012 #221
If you think they just went away, you are not paying attention 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #162
Well it's a damn shame you aren't out there SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #181
Hardly blogslut Feb 2012 #182
No offense, but I think wishful thinking should be kept separate from reality quinnox Feb 2012 #184
the movement has not committed suicide. barbtries Feb 2012 #185
Subtlety is a lost art I guess. Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #186
hyperbole however barbtries Feb 2012 #220
Good luck with that varelse Feb 2012 #193
........ marmar Feb 2012 #196
Complete and utter horseshit. Quit pushing MSM lies. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #205
It is telling unionworks Feb 2012 #207
Oh get a grip. donheld Feb 2012 #212
Ari Fleischer called... Mr_Jefferson_24 Feb 2012 #214
! quinnox Feb 2012 #219
Again with this "leader" stuff... truth2power Feb 2012 #216
We often interpret a thing as to better fit our own opinion of that thing. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #223
Even though you're assumption has no merit, NorthCarolina Feb 2012 #224
The only fear I have is that they get there stink onto democrats this cycle.... Joe the Revelator Feb 2012 #227
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