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sabrina 1

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6. I wouldn't worry about that. People who drop support for an entire movement,

Reply to beyurslf (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 03:13 PM

Feb 2012

because of a few relatively small incidents, most of which were not approved of by a majority of the occupiers, probably didn't support it to begin with.

Ask him what he thought of the near killing by the cops of two Iraq War veterans.

It's a very big movement, there are going to be differences of opinion among them. The way to push the 'no violence' tactic, IF he supports it, is to go to the GAs and support OWS's 'no violence' policies.

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I have a friend in SF an works in Oakland. he hates the Oakland OWS. beyurslf Feb 2012 #1

Well Oakland is a very special case nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #2

I wouldn't worry about that. People who drop support for an entire movement, sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #6

The media and the politicans are scared to death of its citizens. Why do you see nothing southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #3

Bingo!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #4

You betcha southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #5

Agreed. And it's not like CBS, NBC, CNN, and ABC zappaman Feb 2012 #7

Your right on that point also. It is very sad there isn't a Walter Cronkite in the bunch. They southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #10

Apparently Walter Cronkite was a right-winger. zappaman Feb 2012 #11

No he wasn't. If you have a chance go to google and read his bio. He said himself southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #12

Not according to the OP zappaman Feb 2012 #13

I googled his bio and he himself said he leaned left. I could have misread it. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #14

No zappaman Feb 2012 #15

Thanks. I am not often right. He was a great reporter. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #16

What concerns me is they may try and turn the election season into a way to polarize people against Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #8

If the California Democratic Party is ANY guide nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #9