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XemaSab
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:25 PM Original message |
I still don't get what the powers that be are THINKING with OWS |
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SammyWinstonJack
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. They asked for this and they can't put the genie back in the bottle so deal with it! |
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roguevalley
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Thu Nov-17-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
68. why did the Tzar ignore the peasants? Why did King Louis ignore |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why is this hard to understand? |
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DontTreadOnMe
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. A majority of people can takeover anything they want |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. So now might makes right, huh? |
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BeFree
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. No |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Someone please answer this question. |
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BeFree
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Got your attention, eh? |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. No one is saying OWS has not been successful. |
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Leftist Agitator
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Fri Nov-18-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #39 |
69. Oy Vey... |
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Zorra
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. If you haven't figured it out by now, no one will ever be able |
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HughBeaumont
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
77. Um, in case it slipped your sight, we TRIED marches in Washington. |
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Nuclear Unicorn
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. If I may |
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geardaddy
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. +1000 |
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Deleted message |
Tx4obama
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. No they can not. Our country has 'laws' and 'ordinances'. |
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OffWithTheirHeads
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. So exactly where in the constitution does it mention permits? |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. No rights are absolute. |
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OffWithTheirHeads
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. No, YOU accept limitations on your rights. A Public Park is not a day care center |
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Tx4obama
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. You did not pay for Zuccotti park. It is privately owned park that is open to the public |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Actually, the public did pay. That's why that park has to be open to the public 24/7. |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. OWS is not the public. |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. lol. The public subsidizes the 1%-er corp that "owns" Zucotti park. |
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CJCRANE
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. You're arguing against points that the other poster hasn't made: |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
74. Conflating public space with private property |
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HughBeaumont
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
78. Siggghhhhh . . . |
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FirstLight
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. i think you don;t get the word DISobedience |
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JDPriestly
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
62. That is what OWS is trying to do. |
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AntiFascist
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
67. How ironic is your comment.... |
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piratefish08
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. hmmmmm... 35000 people in NYC disagree with you...... |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. How many? |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Livestream. |
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lbrtbell
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. That number is from police scanner reports |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I asked a question and it was answered. |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
75. Last night there were 500 people |
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metalbot
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Fri Nov-18-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
84. That's less than half a percent of the NYC population |
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jberryhill
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. But the flip side of that is |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I'd say that two months was apparently the limit. |
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jberryhill
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
63. Yes and no |
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meow2u3
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Fri Nov-18-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
86. Economic justice also includes ending privatization of public space |
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Tx4obama
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. +100. It's time to put civics/government classes back in the school room. |
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ET Awful
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. This may come as a shock to you, but following every law on the books and being obedient to the |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Protesting WHAT? |
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CJCRANE
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Well, we're talking about it aren't we? And so is Al-Jazeera, BBC, Russia TV |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. No one is trying to shut down OWS. |
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CJCRANE
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. It's up to each Occupy group to decide what they do next. |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. DU is a way to be involved. |
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CJCRANE
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. You can make any suggestions you like |
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EFerrari
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Really? You don't see how re-claiming public space |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. They ARE invisible -to the 1%. |
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EFerrari
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. No, they aren't invisible to the 1% who are spending millions today |
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Occulus
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Randome, if you don't get it after this much time, your statement that |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. And still no answer to my question. |
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CJCRANE
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. The very fact you're using the term "the 99%" |
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EFerrari
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Your question has been fully answered. |
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JoeyT
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
70. Depends on how you look at it. |
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FirstLight
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. If you studied |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. The 1% have taken over public property for generations, & they're trying to do it again. |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. oops, double post |
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Bjorn Against
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. They can still use the parks |
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XemaSab
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. I don't agree with the Tea Party |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. Who said anything about popularity? |
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JDPriestly
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
58. One of the cries today went something like this: |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I'm all for that. |
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Bjorn Against
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. And an occupation helps keep that focus |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
76. Yup I can confirm that one for San Diego |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
72. But a minority of the people can take over the commons |
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Aerows
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
81. Those who make peaceful revolution impossible |
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JDPriestly
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Fri Nov-18-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
83. I hope you saw this, randome |
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Warpy
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. They keep thinking it's safe, they're running out of steam |
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Newest Reality
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. The long-term overtones of what the occupy movements |
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randome
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Who says anyone on DU wants to 'ignore' OWS? |
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Tx4obama
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. You are correct. NO one at DU is trying to close down OWS. |
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WildNovember
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. The people out there know why. And so do you, I think. |
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Newest Reality
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. I understand and it is good to express |
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Huey P. Long
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. Former Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis, In Cuffs |
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frylock
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Thu Nov-17-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. what would he know about "laws" and "ordinances?" |
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Imajika
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
49. Fighting over camping rights in public parks is a giant loser.. |
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JoeyT
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
71. No, I don't see liberals or progressives cracking down. |
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Zorra
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
52. I hear City Hall is very comfortable in winter. nt |
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EFerrari
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Thu Nov-17-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
53. They've done everything possible at every step to anger people |
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quinnox
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
55. Its fear, just like the naysayers and right wingers, they don't know |
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AntiFascist
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Thu Nov-17-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
60. What would they prefer, OWS protests now... |
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Aerows
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Fri Nov-18-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #60 |
85. Talk about inconveniencing |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Fri Nov-18-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
73. "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK |
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JDPriestly
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Fri Nov-18-11 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
80. Here you go. This is what they are thinking. |
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