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Bragi

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15. And also...

Reply to deutsey (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 07:04 AM

Nov 2012

It collapsed because they adopted a diffused tactic in which few of the 99 percent could actually participate.

(I know, I know, we're supposed to pretend Occupy didn't fail. My bad.)

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Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause [View all] cory777 Nov 2012 OP

I thought they were just hippies wandering around a park? This makes me proud. myrna minx Nov 2012 #1

"one that ultimately collapsed under its leaderless format" deutsey Nov 2012 #2

Obviously NOT collapsed. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #4

Yep deutsey Nov 2012 #8

And also... Bragi Nov 2012 #15

Du rec. Nt xchrom Nov 2012 #3

AP is notoriously biased and, in this article, very dumb to boot. merrily Nov 2012 #5

It's amazing what a "collapsed" movement can do... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #10

Also amazing: how many websites a collapsed movement has merrily Nov 2012 #13

I've been following them with fascination on Facebook starroute Nov 2012 #6

OWS "collapsed under its leaderless format"?!?! Right...that's what happened. I think they FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #7

^What he said^ bvar22 Nov 2012 #9

Once again the 1%...nowhere to be seen yends21012 Nov 2012 #11

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #12

This is probably an agenda of wishful thinking... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #14