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In reply to the discussion: OWS was disproportionately affluent young white males [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)100. This should be made into its own OP, imho. Whom are you going to believe, S4P's skeezy data
and dubious study or your own lying eyes?
Aside from the U.S. military, OWS is and was probably the most egalitarian institutions I've ever seen. This OP is just pure BS and rubbish.
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Yeah, 2 things: (1) Gripe at 'em; (2) Gripe at 'em while asking for a donation.
Eleanors38
May 2015
#156
See my post #18. This is totally false. Just an attempt to smear Sanders in a very underhanded way.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#34
Of course. There are at least 3 threads about OWS and Bernie today and this one shows up
neverforget
May 2015
#37
He also showed up at an Occupy event I was at in D.C. I wonder how many he went to? N/T
Chathamization
May 2015
#157
Since the report is from professional researchers at CUNY, who were sympathetic to OWS
struggle4progress
May 2015
#32
And it's a lie. See my post #18 for the truth about the great work AAs contributed to OWS. Shame on
sabrina 1
May 2015
#21
You should regard real politics as an experimental science: you learn how to do things
struggle4progress
May 2015
#89
b.s. again. They learned and morphed into groups that provide aid, as I've detailed in other posts.
magical thyme
May 2015
#115
It's not clear what those numbers mean. That report indicates a substantial expected drop in voting
struggle4progress
May 2015
#94
And it's false, see my post #18. I see we'll have to be prepared for these sly smears.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#20
It is gross. Why do people work so hard just LOOKING for negative things, then find a FALSE
sabrina 1
May 2015
#24
It should be against the law for affluent white people to advocate for social justice!!!!
Doctor_J
May 2015
#8
Linked study is garbage. The authors' numbers are based on a survey at one event on May 1, 2012
Cheese Sandwich
May 2015
#12
Since the report is from professional researchers at CUNY, who were sympathetic to OWS
struggle4progress
May 2015
#19
I was in CA, Oakland, LA, SF where AAs, Hispanics, Older people, young people, all ages, all
sabrina 1
May 2015
#39
I spent time at two different OWS gatherings in Los Angeles-- Long Beach and dowtown...
Marr
May 2015
#46
Occupy Atlanta offshoot of Wall Street protest denies Rep. John Lewis chance to speak
struggle4progress
May 2015
#48
Another falsehood that has been dealt with by Rep Lewis himself. Keep dragging up these old Fox
sabrina 1
May 2015
#58
That is a damned good point. The camp at OLA also had a problem with sexual harassment, abuse
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#111
Yup. I'm not trying to minimize the place of either women of minorities or minority women in OWS.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
May 2015
#112
Well put. I saw some of the most courageous acts I have ever seen in my life
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#114
This should be made into its own OP, imho. Whom are you going to believe, S4P's skeezy data
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#100
It's a not so subtle smear against Bernie Sanders who got an endorsement from OWS
sabrina 1
May 2015
#27
A totally false OP, intended to subtly smear Bernie Sanders. See my post #18 for the facts.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#30
And you are incorrect, unless you were in a very privileged and small area of the state. AAs
sabrina 1
May 2015
#44
NOT TRUE OF BOSTON OWS and the Mayor stuc OWS on a median very close to the business district
merrily
May 2015
#61
Movement demographics may provide insight into what to expect from movement support
struggle4progress
May 2015
#62
It's not as though any significant number of OWS types voted for McCain-Palin.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#67
No, I don't think OWS was a GOP plot. I do think there's some evidence that OWS had some tendency
struggle4progress
May 2015
#74
The dull reality is that one must become a bean counter rather than a binary thinker
struggle4progress
May 2015
#85
I will venture a really wild guess that, if OWS had endorsed HRC, this OP would not exist.
djean111
May 2015
#64
The nature of the discussion in this thread suggests a fair number of people
struggle4progress
May 2015
#90
There will be no point in blaming people after the fact; there is, however, some point
struggle4progress
May 2015
#104
And if Bernie didn't run, no other candidate would engage the people rallying around him.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#134
If you don't think Bernie is electable, make a positive case for someone else.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#132
I think the op is meant to imply that Sanders and his supporters are racists. it is a very
Doctor_J
May 2015
#93
First, it's difficult to understand how a largely amorphous movement with little organization
struggle4progress
May 2015
#118
So you admit you insinuated that OWS was racist. I doubt you would have had an issue
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#123
I often wonder how many people confuse their hallucinations with realities
struggle4progress
May 2015
#126
If the endorsement is insignificant, why are you so determined to discredit it?
Ken Burch
May 2015
#135
It looks to me like low swampy ground, and I think searching there for will-o-the-wisps
struggle4progress
May 2015
#150
Your attempts to analyze and engage the smear job in the OP are laudable. Your
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#116
Since 'terror' as the word is commonly used is a miitary tactic used by the weak
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#119
Nope. I'm old white dude. But I do regularly chat with a number of African American women,
struggle4progress
May 2015
#137
Frankly, I don't much care what it sounds like: I'm just grateful for what I learn
struggle4progress
May 2015
#162
So? The only way that the marginalized and oppressed will ever have any chance is if those
tblue37
May 2015
#143
It's meant to malign the movement... by associating it with (insert racial/gender group here).
lumberjack_jeff
May 2015
#151
Is it possible that someone favors a different candidate or holds a different view of OWS
ucrdem
May 2015
#154
When you said, "to the extent that I encountered OWS awareness in So Cal", what did that mean?
Marr
May 2015
#159
I think I've supplied enough personal information already for you to take my meaning
ucrdem
May 2015
#160