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limpyhobbler

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18. Yeah I guess that's true, but it's not like you can stop it.

Fri May 18, 2012, 02:03 PM

May 2012

A lot of people who agree with Occupy about inequality, wealthy controling the gov't, fighting corporate power, etc., will be turned off by anti-war messages. But hey whatcha gonna do, the anti-war, anti-Military Industrial Complex messages are pretty well baked into the Occupy cake. Just go with the flow I guess.

Personally I like NATO and support some of what NATO does. But I'm willing to tolerate being around people who think all military actions are horrible, for the sake of united around many other 99% issues. And as far as I can tell people are willing to tolerate my views there.

But there are some people who it will scare away. Some people who want to protest wealth inequality, not imperialism or war.

But like somebody said, there are many events scheduled around the NATO summit that are not related to the war/MIC/imperialism issues.

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Occupy is anti NATO all over twitter. Will this alienate people? I thought Occupy did so well [View all] applegrove May 2012 OP

I think we're seeing a fusing of the anti-war movement... ellisonz May 2012 #1

That's what happens when you become "anti any mainstream organization." TheWraith May 2012 #2

And then right wing false flaggers stir the whole mix. Alienating the left from the centre. applegrove May 2012 #3

Centrist is one thing OWS has never been. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #24

Sure it did. More than 50% of Americans supported Occupy back in the fall. Some of them were applegrove May 2012 #25

True. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #26

Protesting NATO: What to Know About the Secret Service and H.R. 347 Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #4

Occupy may hurt their cause. What made them so amazing was the multiple realities Occupy reflected applegrove May 2012 #5

Speaking truth to power can make you very unpopular. Zorra May 2012 #17

NATO may hurt their cause if they keep using depleted uranium think May 2012 #27

So when the movement started it was slammed for not having specific targets. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #6

I have never slammed Occupy. I was thrilled with everything that happened in the fall/winter. I applegrove May 2012 #7

Occupy is a people-powered movement. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #12

We have another "I want to see Occupy succeed" post. U4ikLefty May 2012 #20

Success = Participation. n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #23

The Chicago protests cover the whole range of Occupy's issues starroute May 2012 #16

This is not the first OP you've written about your "concerns" with Occupy. nt TBF May 2012 #28

I've written two. applegrove May 2012 #29

But, does anyone know what they are FOR? Teabaggers have managed to... TreasonousBastard May 2012 #8

Occupy has changed the focus of political discussion to the growing inequality in the USA. That is applegrove May 2012 #9

So what the fuck has #Occupy done so far? pinboy3niner May 2012 #10

Occupy is exactly like the Druids. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #13

LOL! Except the ancient Druids are not around to explain... pinboy3niner May 2012 #14

'Xactly. People, you've had 7+ months to hit the google button Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #22

It's ashame because NATO is such a bastion of democratic values think May 2012 #11

Occupy views nato as the militarized arm of the 1% 2pooped2pop May 2012 #15

Yeah I guess that's true, but it's not like you can stop it. limpyhobbler May 2012 #18

NATO is not mainstream. They are an elite group of resource-hoarding nations. U4ikLefty May 2012 #19

NATO to spend billions on nuclear weapons overhaul - convenient for defense contractors Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #21

I think it was yesterday I went googling for this kind of info - TBF May 2012 #30

Ouch, thanks. All that, and zero money for schools! Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #31

No money for schools - along with poking at SS etc... TBF May 2012 #32