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sabrina 1

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4. I wonder if they realize yet that the more they crack down on OWS, the more attention

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 11:04 PM

Apr 2012

they draw to it and the more people go out to support them?

I remember the first weekend when it looked like they might not be able to get the numbers they needed to keep up an occupation for very long. But then, the NYPD decided to attack them and by the end of the week, tens of thousands had come out to support them and its success was guaranteed. Had they stayed away, I wonder if so many people would have come out to support them?

I do remember everyone thanking the NYPD for their 'support' that week.

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I wonder if they realize yet that the more they crack down on OWS, the more attention sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #4

It would have barely been noticed if not for the NYPD. UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #5