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In reply to the discussion: OWS was disproportionately affluent young white males [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)123. So you admit you insinuated that OWS was racist. I doubt you would have had an issue
with OWS' racism had it endorsed HRC.
Like I say, shameful, duplicitous and insulting to the many brave members of OWS and to the followers of Sanders.
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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