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Uncle Joe

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38. That image looks more sinister on Time Magazine's Cover, doesn't it?

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Here is the only lesson I learned from the Occupy Movement [View all] 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 OP

With help from the media ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #1

Big brother will not tolerate the temerity of organized opposition to the establishment, indepat Sep 2013 #2

Occupy was "organized"? SunSeeker Sep 2013 #14

Well, would either loosely organized or spontaneous opposition work? indepat Sep 2013 #23

Do you spring up in hundreds of major cities and towns Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #82

Occupy prides itself on being a spontaneous, leaderless movement. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #83

Join Occupy and Find Out HangOnKids Sep 2013 #84

You can't "join" Occupy. You participate. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #89

Special! HangOnKids Sep 2013 #90

You're equating a leaderless "organizational structure" Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #85

I wish you were right, but the 1% is not terrified. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #86

So you were also hanging out with the 1% at the time Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #87

I don't hang out with the 1%, apparently you do. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #92

If you go by their actions Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #94

Those arrests were by local cops. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #95

Yes, they do love to get the piggies to do their work for them Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #97

Cops brutally arrest protesters fighting for collective bargaining and pensions. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #98

Time for you to wake up: Downtown Hound Sep 2013 #99

I'm awake and know several cops. They don't see themselves as working for the 1%. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #100

I'll have to defend your point in this one Xyzse Sep 2013 #103

here's what I took away- demwing Sep 2013 #3

The world needs one. A new 'Jesus', even. randome Sep 2013 #6

Yet even Jesus was co-opted long after his death. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #28

The only problem with that is if you put a singular face Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #26

^^^ +++ marions ghost Sep 2013 #36

I agree, leaders are needed. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #42

Joe, can I ask you a question? 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #91

I think that must be someone else, Old Man Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #96

Nope, I'm in WV and the Joe who is my friend lives in Kentucky now days 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #102

Uh, what can we do about that? truedelphi Sep 2013 #54

I took away just the opposite. Marr Sep 2013 #105

My take-home message was the change starts with me BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #4

No doubt! Rex Sep 2013 #5

i learned that lesson questionseverything Sep 2013 #7

A lot of folks weren't around then for Kent State (I was, though). Bake Sep 2013 #12

A few takes Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #8

The "dirty hippie" card....nice!!! U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #13

+1! How are ya, ya dirty old hippie? pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #24

That image looks more sinister on Time Magazine's Cover, doesn't it? Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #38

Hey niner!!! Long time no see. U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #52

I've been in touch with our other friends from the Occupy L.A. actions pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #59

Wow, very cool!!! U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #61

We definitely have to march together again pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #74

Awesome!!!! Scuba Sep 2013 #77

Thanks, Scuba pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #79

What happened to fire? randome Sep 2013 #75

More like disgusting hippy Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #80

What about the accomplishments of the Occupy Movement? JaneQPublic Sep 2013 #9

Strike Debt, Occupy Sandy relief efforts, and Occupy Our Homes. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #18

Shhh, they really sisn't want an answer. U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #29

The Occupy movement revealed that smooth, smiling politicians are not always on our side. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #39

Framing the debate. Introducing class analysis to the mainstream discourse. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #81

Good point. (nt) JaneQPublic Sep 2013 #88

What I learned was. iandhr Sep 2013 #10

Blaming Occupy for Walker losing? U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #16

First off Walker won iandhr Sep 2013 #17

I meant "losing the Walker recall." BTW, it's not "loosing" U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #25

Okay but what was the follow up. iandhr Sep 2013 #31

You were an OWS "supporter" U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #58

I was recovering from surgery at that time. iandhr Sep 2013 #64

That may explain why you missed all the news of Occupy Wisconsin's involvement in the Walker recall pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #73

I can attest that you were out in the streets pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #69

You probably shouldn't be correcting someone's else's spelling with that post...just sayin' VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #37

Yawn.....go back to shilling for war. U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #60

Yawn is right...go back to sleep..its what you do best. VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #65

Bullshit. The same People I saw at Occupy Milwaukee were working hard on the recall.... Scuba Sep 2013 #78

Bill Mahar said it best iandhr Sep 2013 #11

Wow. Spot on. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #21

His follow up.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #22

I was in so many canvasses, I lost count Kolesar Sep 2013 #46

OWS was not an insurgency. It was a leaderless protest movement. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #15

^^^^^This^^^ NightWatcher Sep 2013 #30

Their message worked. This country no longer buys the idea that the rich make this country great. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #19

And this is a lasting contribution marions ghost Sep 2013 #43

The Great Depression got everyone to thinking Wall Street was central to everyone's well being.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #48

I think people finally get the connection marions ghost Sep 2013 #57

There really WAS a time in this country when all you had to do to get a raise,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #76

How long ago marions ghost Sep 2013 #106

The Reagan era ended that.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #107

Good points marions ghost Sep 2013 #109

The 70s and 80s was also the time of the rise of the legalized porn industry... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #110

Yeah marions ghost Sep 2013 #111

These guys would rail about "morality" in the bedroom.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #112

I'd be willing to bet a lot more people watch the Discovery Channels 'Men who made the World' 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #50

The Republicans alienated a lot of people when they ran Romney.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #70

As many of the comments on this thread demonstrate U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #20

Yes, it's always a good idea to insult everyone who disagrees with your viewpoint... brooklynite Sep 2013 #34

Its the standard reaction here. iandhr Sep 2013 #41

I am a tool for the powers that be because... iandhr Sep 2013 #35

I think it worked. It was all about planting a seed. alfredo Sep 2013 #49

This is what I learned: When you capture everyone's attention have something better to say than, FSogol Sep 2013 #27

THANK YOU iandhr Sep 2013 #32

Anarchy doesn't work... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #40

They pointed out the rigged game. alfredo Sep 2013 #51

True, but the public only saw some guys camping in city parks without a permit. FSogol Sep 2013 #66

Those are the ones we will never reach. alfredo Sep 2013 #67

The only reason LittleGirl Sep 2013 #33

Important realization marions ghost Sep 2013 #44

That's my story LittleGirl Sep 2013 #47

Occupy was a PR, and it worked. It put the 1% vs the 99% alfredo Sep 2013 #45

Occupy Activists' New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #53

This country crushed Occupy because it was afraid of it WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2013 #55

Actually I think it was the opposite. The country thought Occupy was a joke 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #93

"Insurgency"? I think public apathy was more what killed it. Throd Sep 2013 #56

The word seemed to fit - not that we disagree. 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #62

Yes, those missiles, jet fighters, and artillery the US used frazzled Sep 2013 #63

The US saves that big stuff for roody Sep 2013 #68

I learned that "lessons" and "messages" are hopelessly bourgeois outdated concepts Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #71

Occupy is a verb, not a noun. randome Sep 2013 #72

Occupy should have taken a lesson from the Tea Party Nevernose Sep 2013 #101

1% vs 99% It is still on our minds. The seed is planted, we need to tend the garden. alfredo Sep 2013 #104

I learned that I may be in the scope of a gov thug sniper when I protest. L0oniX Sep 2013 #108