Serious question: Anyone heard of the OWS movement putting forth a candidate at the state and/or federal level?
They are not a political party! Quite the opposite, they are protesting the entire political process. OWS is the modern peaceful version of the peasants storming the palace with knives and pitch forks and demanding change or else. Instead of knives and pitch forks these peasants have cellphones and civil disobedience. With a single tweet any of them has the potential to create a flash crowd of thousands.
They are not a political party! Quite the opposite, they are protesting the entire political process. OWS is the modern peaceful version of the peasants storming the palace with knives and pitch forks and demanding change or else. Instead of knives and pitch forks these peasants have cellphones and civil disobedience. With a single tweet any of them has the potential to create a flash crowd of thousands. There are now over 1,000 Occupy protests worldwide.
They are not a political party! Quite the opposite, they are protesting the entire political process. OWS is the modern peaceful version of the peasants storming the palace with knives and pitch forks and demanding change or else. Instead of knives and pitch forks these peasants have cellphones and civil disobedience. With a single tweet any of them has the potential to create a flash crowd of thousands. There are now over 1,000 Occupy protests worldwide.
They are not a political party! Quite the opposite, they are protesting the entire political process. OWS is the modern peaceful version of the peasants storming the palace with knives and pitch forks and demanding change or else. Instead of knives and pitch forks these peasants have cellphones and civil disobedience. With a single tweet any of them has the potential to create a flash crowd of thousands. There are now over 1,000 Occupy protests worldwide.
serious post.
I cannot understand what occupyDenmark is protesting, I simply don't get it, well ok I kinda get it since the only people protesting are the same old hippies from Christiania that will protest anything and everything. I just can't see anything legit to protest.
You mean a Type 01/02 FFL. Pawn Broker, or B&M gun shop? Destructive devices? Manufacturer Type 09? SOT 1/2/3? Or just talking shit?
Callinicos, a self-proclaimed Marxist, was apparently proud to share his message and his beliefs with his Occupy audience.
The professor has a deep history in touting communism. He wrote a book called “The Anti-Capitalist Manifesto” and he is the editor of “International Socialism.”
“I am a Marxist,” he declared boldly. He then continued on to answer one of the burning questions many want to know: Will the movement become violent?
His answer was less than comforting. The New York Post explains:
Asked if the upcoming revolution can be non-violent, he parroted the party line of the demonstrators, who call themselves the 99 percent of Americans lined up against the “1 percent’’ with power and money.
He said violence could be avoided only if the “1 percent accept the decisions of the 99 percent,’’ which he predicted would never happen. [Emphasis added]
So if this account is accurate, Callinicos certainly doesn’t seem to be advocating for peace and non-violence at all costs. His answer, rather than focusing on conditions and demands, leaves the door open for violent action.
If you say they aren't a political party then why are the nazi party, the communist party and the USA socialist parties there in full force?
More goodies from those that support them...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mar...%981-accept-the-decisions-of-the-99%E2%80%99/
Marxist Prof. to Protesters: Violence Only Avoidable if ‘1% Accept the Decisions of the 99%’
Peasants have college loans?
So they are just complainers.
The guy merely states the obvious. This is a democracy, and if the 99% want to change the rules & laws to better suit themselves than the 1%, we have the right and the power to do that in ways that satisfy the greater framework of the Constitution.
He didn't advocate violence, but rather pointed out how it can be avoided.
But he's a dirty Commie!
Boo-hoo. That's his right, so long as he doesn't advocate violence over democratic means.
If you say they aren't a political party then why are the nazi party, the communist party and the USA socialist parties there in full force?
Best case there are a few hundred dedicated "occupiers" in the major cities. I'm not talking about the weekend crowd who come in from the 'burbs so they can claim took part in "the experience". I'd be shocked if the entire movement topped 10,000 truly dedicated followers world-wide.
And you're a democratic socialist, pretty close to a commie if not full on. You just realize communist has a bad connotation so you won't come right and claim you are one.
N.Y. has had a pretty steady 3,000.
3,000 out of a city of 8M (0.04%)? Not to mention the metro area having 22M people (0.01%). Only 100 or so people are left "occupying" the park. I think you greatly overestimate the importance of your little movement.
And you're a democratic socialist, pretty close to a commie if not full on. You just realize communist has a bad connotation so you won't come right and claim you are one.
And I think you're an idiot. How many protestors were there in the "little" civil rights movement who camped out day and night?
Do you or do you not wish for FDR's 2nd "bill of rights"? You're on the wrong side of history.
3,000 out of a city of 8M (0.04%)? Not to mention the metro area having 22M people (0.01%). Only 100 or so people are left "occupying" the park. I think you greatly overestimate the importance of your little movement.
I think you greatly underestimate just how much support they have, just how new all this is, and their potential. Camping out in major cities is just the first step towards getting the mass media attention they need and people are already planning major gatherings for the spring. Right now 3,000 campers on Wall Street is something the city can manage, but get 40,000 people there for even a day and they could shut down the stock market.
And I think you're an idiot. How many protestors were there in the "little" civil rights movement who camped out day and night?
I think you greatly underestimate just how much support they have, just how new all this is, and their potential. Camping out in major cities is just the first step towards getting the mass media attention they need and people are already planning major gatherings for the spring. Right now 3,000 campers on Wall Street is something the city can manage, but get 40,000 people there for even a day and they could shut down the stock market.
Zuccotti Park campers peaked at 150 - 200 and have since dwindled to around 100. You got a long way to go until 3,000. The numbers are dropping, not rising.