Occupy protests set for May 1

[Ninjahedge]

OWS will try to distance itself from the wannabe bombers (OWS members reported them to the FBI).

Which is what they should do.

Protesting does not need destruction.

At the end of the day that's all OWS is, a disjointed gathering of loser with no common cause other than "people more successful than us (which is like, everyone) suck".

No connection. You are linking two incongruent items together in order to diminish the merit of one.

So these guys, who so many (yourself included) have labeled as "outlaws", TURN IN the outlaws, and that somehow makes them "disjointed".


Nope.

 

[Ninjahedge]

That about sums it up:

Photoshopped.

That sign's text, written on cardboard, is too perfect.

Also, the cardboard itself changes to a uniform tan in the text area, but is darker at the corners. The guy really did not have enough time to add a bit of "reality filter" to his job.

 

[Ninjahedge]

Except that all anyone can seem to do is claim someone is not a part of OWS - well, who is a part of the movement then? And who makes the official declaration of who's in and who's out?

That is just plain silly.

OWS is a general protest calling for the change in the system. NOWHERE in the general texts have they asked for militant action.

Other groups call for supporting OWS, but have their own agendas.

As was pointed out before, if the Nazi Party came out to support the Republican Candidates for election this year, would that mean the Republicans are Nazis?

 

[monovillage]

Um, I was hearing about thousands at other locations. You cherry-picking again?

Of course. It looks like the New York protest was large, the Seattle and Oakland protests had large violent anarchist contingents involved. Did you want to claim the violent groups in with the legitimate Occupy protesters?

 

[werepossum]

Of course. It looks like the New York protest was large, the Seattle and Oakland protests had large violent anarchist contingents involved. Did you want to claim the violent groups in with the legitimate Occupy protesters?

Well, I did my part. I took a vacation day, then went out and dropped about half a grand to support capitalism. So I should be good with both sides.

May Day is my wife's birthday. It's a shame the Eastern Bloc states don't celebrate her birthday like they used to. Maybe because she's not as young as she used to be?

Damned ageists!

 

[Incorruptible]

obama has been supporting OWS a long time, there working with the Democrats to help instill the class warfare obama has been waging and defeat Romney, OWS will disband after the November election

 

[monovillage]

Well, I did my part. I took a vacation day, then went out and dropped about half a grand to support capitalism. So I should be good with both sides.

May Day is my wife's birthday. It's a shame the Eastern Bloc states don't celebrate her birthday like they used to. Maybe because she's not as young as she used to be?

Damned ageists!

I celebrated her birthday by getting a new graphic card! I hope she had a very good day.

 

[cybrsage]

Um, I was hearing about thousands at other locations. You cherry-picking again?

Chicago is the third largest US city (roughly 2.7 million people), a liberal minded city, and a major econonic hub, and they only managed to get a handful of people there. No cherry picking found.

 

[Pens1566]

Seems like someone needs to read the official account of how the FBI observed these guys. Pay special attention to the parts where they acted nothing like anyone else at OWS events/gatherings.

Or, continue your circle-jerk with more made up fantasy land shit.

 

[Bowfinger]

obama has been supporting OWS a long time, there working with the Democrats to help instill the class warfare obama has been waging and defeat Romney, OWS will disband after the November election

I'm curious, do you ever post anything that's accurate?

 

[Incorruptible]

I'm curious, do you ever post anything that's accurate?

Yes all the time

 

[Bowfinger]

Chicago is the third largest US city (roughly 2.7 million people), a liberal minded city, and a major econonic hub, and they only managed to get a handful of people there. No cherry picking found.

Then you can add "cherry picking" to the list of words and phrases you don't understand. There are hundreds of American cities. Chicago is certainly one of the biggest, but it's still only one and it is simply not representative of the full diversity of American cities.

 

[Bowfinger]

That is just plain silly.

OWS is a general protest calling for the change in the system. NOWHERE in the general texts have they asked for militant action.

Other groups call for supporting OWS, but have their own agendas.

As was pointed out before, if the Nazi Party came out to support the Republican Candidates for election this year, would that mean the Republicans are Nazis?

Of course, but applying such rational thinking interferes with their need to demonize OWS. It's hard to be a good apologist for corruption when those pesky OWS people are perceived positively. They must be destroyed so Americans only hear how wonderful the "job creators" "trickle down" their fabulous wealth to create a "rising tide that lifts" everyone, rich and poor alike.

 

[dwell]

So these guys, who so many (yourself included) have labeled as "outlaws", TURN IN the outlaws, and that somehow makes them "disjointed".

Some dudes who attend OWS protests turned in some other dudes who attend OWS. That's the short of it. You don't need a membership card to be part of OWS, it's an unstructured gathering of whiners with an axe to grind.

Photoshopped.

That sign's text, written on cardboard, is too perfect.

Also, the cardboard itself changes to a uniform tan in the text area, but is darker at the corners. The guy really did not have enough time to add a bit of "reality filter" to his job.

So now the media is photoshopping images to discredit OWS? Seattle Times, really?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/2018116233/43.html

What little credibility you had just went straight out the window with that one, champ.

 

[werepossum]

I celebrated her birthday by getting a new graphic card! I hope she had a very good day.

She did, and she hopes that you enjoy your new graphics card.

Seems like someone needs to read the official account of how the FBI observed these guys. Pay special attention to the parts where they acted nothing like anyone else at OWS events/gatherings.

Or, continue your circle-jerk with more made up fantasy land shit.

They certainly didn't exhibit the sensitivity I personally associate with transgendered Marxists. Damn it, people's welfare checks travel over that bridge! They should be bombing a police station or a bank.

OWS - We're the violent Marxists who DON'T get caught. We have absolutely nothing to do with the violent Marxists who DO get caught, even though we carry the same signs and chant the same Marxist slogans at the same rallies. We're protecting you from radical right wing agitprop Photoshopping outlets like the Seattle Times; we're far too important to have actual jobs. Or bathe.

 

[IronWing]

She did, and she hopes that you enjoy your new graphics card.


They certainly didn't exhibit the sensitivity I personally associate with transgendered Marxists. Damn it, people's welfare checks travel over that bridge! They should be bombing a police station or a bank.

OWS - We're the violent Marxists who DON'T get caught. We have absolutely nothing to do with the violent Marxists who DO get caught, even though we carry the same signs and chant the same Marxist slogans at the same rallies. We're protecting you from radical right wing agitprop Photoshopping outlets like the Seattle Times; we're far too important to have actual jobs. Or bathe.

New decade, same tired reactionary shtick.

 

[Matt1970]

Seems like someone needs to read the official account of how the FBI observed these guys. Pay special attention to the parts where they acted nothing like anyone else at OWS events/gatherings.

Or, continue your circle-jerk with more made up fantasy land shit.

That's just it though. They weren't at a Tea Party Rally, or insurance seminar. They are self-proclaimed Occupiers. Just because they were turned in by Occupiers or even if they stand out from the average Occupier, they are still Occupy all the same. A bad cop will stand out from the rest of the cops but he is still a cop.

 

[Iron Wolf]

Does America really need to be "occupied?" Pat Buchanan has pointed out that even the poorest among us have enough food to eat, and they often have cell phones, LCD TVs , and cars. They should ship all those protestors off to some other shithole country, which encompasses most of the rest of the world. Maybe then they would appreciate what they have here.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Does America really need to be "occupied?" Pat Buchanan has pointed out that even the poorest among us have enough food to eat, and they often have cell phones, LCD TVs , and cars. They should ship all those protestors off to some other shithole country, which encompasses most of the rest of the world. Maybe then they would appreciate what they have here.

"Well, we're better than Sudan, so there's no need to improve anything else." Doesn't strike me as a very effective argument.

 

[shortylickens]

"Well, we're better than Sudan, so there's no need to improve anything else." Doesn't strike me as a very effective argument.

Well, your the one that made it.
All he said was "do we really need to be occupied?"
As good as things are for us, I dont see that whining and rioting and looting are going to improve life for anyone. Maybe they need to work hard, go to school and such.

Poor africans with dictators need to stage protests, spoiled Americans do not.

 

[Ninjahedge]

Of course. It looks like the New York protest was large, the Seattle and Oakland protests had large violent anarchist contingents involved. Did you want to claim the violent groups in with the legitimate Occupy protesters?

Did you take the census of how many were violent and how many were peaceful, or did you just watch the news showing the 10 guys breaking windows 20 times and deem it had to have been at least 200?

AAMOF, was it here (or another BBS) that called out some of the OWS protesters for turning in the violent law breakers they saw?

It is awfully hard to deal with issues intelligently if all you do is look for ways to mock those you do not want to agree with...

 

[Ninjahedge]

Some dudes who attend OWS protests turned in some other dudes who attend OWS. That's the short of it. You don't need a membership card to be part of OWS, it's an unstructured gathering of whiners with an axe to grind.

And your point is?

So now the media is photoshopping images to discredit OWS? Seattle Times, really?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/2018116233/43.html

What little credibility you had just went straight out the window with that one, champ.

Then it was either photoshopped or planted.

Take a look at your own statement there. Anybody can join. But seriously, look at it. I still say it looks too good to be true.

 

[monovillage]

Did you take the census of how many were violent and how many were peaceful, or did you just watch the news showing the 10 guys breaking windows 20 times and deem it had to have been at least 200?

AAMOF, was it here (or another BBS) that called out some of the OWS protesters for turning in the violent law breakers they saw?

It is awfully hard to deal with issues intelligently if all you do is look for ways to mock those you do not want to agree with...

Last year I said that Occupy protesters were going to have to police their own ranks or be lumped in together with every faction that joins their protest. It is still true, in fact it's even more critical that they reject the violent Occupy factions from their protests. If they don't reject those factions early on in any protest or event, then as far as i'm concerned they're legitimate and part of Occupy.
You can't have it both ways, you can't count them as protesters and then reject them later when they commit violent acts.

 

[disappoint]

Tell me again this isn't a far left/communist "movement" again? May Day and it's history is deeply rooted in communism. Will there be more marxist violence in Oakland again? Will we get to see worthless folks getting pepper sprayed while we, the hard working tax paying American, roll our eyes in disgust?

One thing for sure, you'll see nothing but the far left fringe in these protests just like the last time. Shutting down commerce, destroying private property, a call for their "fair share" of OUR money. That we even have people that think like this in our country gets a big "down twinkles" from me.

http://www.4029tv.com/r/30978750/detail.html

Were you around during the Vietnam war it seems as if you'd be pointing at the protesters and calling them names such as lefties, liberals, hippies, pinkos, commies, etc. Name calling is usually reserved for children, as only they would be so childlike as to not be embarrassed by it. You aren't a child are you? Then why act so childishly?

 

[werepossum]

And your point is?



Then it was either photoshopped or planted.

Take a look at your own statement there. Anybody can join. But seriously, look at it. I still say it looks too good to be true.

Even Occupiers are occasionally bright enough and industrious enough to adequately letter a piece of cardboard, much in the way the occasional gorilla can learn to use sign language or the occasional cat can learn to say "Oh Long Johnson". I agree, the odds boggle the mind, but even the 99% has its 1%.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure he has no job, lives in his parents' basement, smells bad, and couldn't pass a pee test if his life depended on it. He's not THAT different from the rest of them, he just hasn't yet gotten around to bashing his sign through a shop window to get his entitlement.