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MADem

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70. I don't know.

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 04:01 AM

Feb 2012

I am not surprised, or annoyed, that's for sure.

I happen to think it's sensible to repeat a good idea, and eschew a bad one.

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Occupy Wall Street is so ineffective and irrelevant that [View all] Zalatix Feb 2012 OP

That is awesome... Kalidurga Feb 2012 #1

I detect sarcasm. This is great news. JNathanK Feb 2012 #2

Hope they are able to purchase it themselves and turn it into a co-op angstlessk Feb 2012 #3

That would be great. And OWS has talked about creating coop businesses. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #4

I'd hapily buy their products. They should have a money drive for it or try to attract... JNathanK Feb 2012 #7

Of all the political/cultural factions with voice mick063 Feb 2012 #5

If they were REALLY imitating OWS Speck Tater Feb 2012 #6

I don't know how this duplicates the actions of OWS. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #8

Your reply inspired the original post! pintobean Feb 2012 #11

It's a strange loop, you see. boppers Feb 2012 #14

The arcs and portents and frames are all part of the loop, you see. randome Feb 2012 #16

Yup, this has been seen before, folks. zappaman Feb 2012 #41

Bullshit. OWS has also taken direct action to save homes from foreclosure. Zalatix Feb 2012 #9

OWS is like Superman. No one understands him, either. randome Feb 2012 #17

It was a crap analogy BECAUSE it was factually WRONG. Zalatix Feb 2012 #20

Apparently a good many DUers are equally blind. randome Feb 2012 #25

OWS does more than occupy a few PARKS. Get educated. Zalatix Feb 2012 #52

or they could imitate people 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #19

And they would not have had specific demands treestar Feb 2012 #49

This is the former Republic of Windows and Doors workers. They preceded OWS. readmoreoften Feb 2012 #10

OWS imitated them, not the other way around--they used the tactic in 2008. MADem Feb 2012 #12

OWS imitated many other historical movments whose tactics worked. I'm not sure why anyone sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #69

I don't know. MADem Feb 2012 #70

You are clever. OWS, however imperfect, is the moral, political, and technical PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #13

Hi there, this is the 1920's calling, do you have a minute? Scootaloo Feb 2012 #15

Of course Occupy wasn't the first sit in 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #21

Which TV commercials? pintobean Feb 2012 #27

They may well have been the original Occupy Movement malaise Feb 2012 #18

OWS invented the Internet. And ball bearings. Robb Feb 2012 #22

You are blind! Blind, I tell you! randome Feb 2012 #26

they also continue to piss off the upperclass fascisthunter Feb 2012 #30

Repulican brats you say? UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #44

We can go back to Haymarket at least - protesting wasn't invented by OWS TBF Feb 2012 #23

Most missed the importance of the original location of OWS....Bowling Green Park... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #28

Thanks! TBF Feb 2012 #29

I hope they are able to buy the place themselves. midnight Feb 2012 #24

I love how this stuff pisses off certain folks fascisthunter Feb 2012 #31

Actually, it's insulting to union members to claim sufrommich Feb 2012 #32

Actually if you are going to go to the full history of it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #42

It's also very revealing about you. randome Feb 2012 #33

I think you must be confused. pintobean Feb 2012 #34

Awww...you made some people mad!!! Rex Feb 2012 #35

Not really, Rex pintobean Feb 2012 #36

For you yes. Rex Feb 2012 #37

An argument about technique as opposed to message. mick063 Feb 2012 #38

This together with the West Coast port shut-downs are a GREAT start ... 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #39

You really haven't read much on this thread, have you? randome Feb 2012 #40

More like UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #45

Um, the original OP was what was being discussed here. randome Feb 2012 #46

Did we read the same thread? UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #47

It's very simple. randome Feb 2012 #48

No duh? You haven't read the OP apparently, you anti-occupy grinch you. ~nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #54

Now you went and hurt my feelings. randome Feb 2012 #56

This FACTory Occupation JUST HAPPENED silly.. get a clue 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #58

They first started a sit-in in 2008. randome Feb 2012 #60

Why are you going out of your way to diminish this stunning and impressive victory 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #61

Not diminishing anything. randome Feb 2012 #62

Try telling that to the UE Labor newsletter 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #66

They helped with the sit-in. No one is disputing that. randome Feb 2012 #73

The age of militant labor is back nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #43

I sure hope so! Zalatix Feb 2012 #53

I think many are working hoping and praying to that end 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #63

What's wrong? randome Feb 2012 #64

Who's complaining? Certainly not me. 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #65

Another, one of many, major victories. NY AG Schneidermann credits OWS with giving him sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #67

And to you I say .. 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #68

People occupied factories long before OWS TomClash Feb 2012 #50

Yup, folks this is a trend. zappaman Feb 2012 #51

It has a track record of being somewhat effective TomClash Feb 2012 #72

THIS Occupation was -- IN LABOR"S OWN WORDS -- hugely thanks to Occupy support 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #59

The last part of your sentence is hilarious TomClash Feb 2012 #71

sometimes, you just have to occupy.... unkachuck Feb 2012 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author 99th_Monkey Feb 2012 #57

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