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Occupy Wall Street
So things went down in Boston recently.
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Arresting vets and trampling over the flag doesn't make a happy Boston PD; there are apparently divisions in the ranks, and it makes me wonder what the police in NYC are going through right now.
But it looks like they wont need to worry too much since the Marines are getting sent in.
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Arresting vets and trampling over the flag doesn't make a happy Boston PD; there are apparently divisions in the ranks, and it makes me wonder what the police in NYC are going through right now.
But it looks like they wont need to worry too much since the Marines are getting sent in.
The protesters on Wall Street will soon have the protection of United States Marines who will form a human wall between the crowds of tireless protesters and the increasingly unpopular New York cops who continue to appear on YouTube in scenes that twist the insides of patriotic Americans.From here.
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Menino's ultimatum actually made me want to go down there and start part-time occupying (call it "Time-Share Wall Street.") When Occupy began, I was skeptical (as I should be with any protest that has a "test run") but they've proved they're committed, and I'm starting to warm to them.
Make no fucking mistake: Once a marine, always a marine. I had nothing to fear from that man, and he was incredibly nice even to problem students. But woe be upon you and all your kith and kin if you ever crossed him.
I'm generally in favor of the whole Occupy Wallstreet movement, but this was a pretty good article by David Brooks giving another perspective on it. I think he makes some valid points.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/11/opinion/the-milquetoast-radicals.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
(Also, the computer here where I'm working apparently freaks out every time I try to use the insert link button, so if anyone could let me know what the code is to do it manually, I would appreciate it.)
http://the53.tumblr.com/
Opposite blog appears, "Actually, you are the 47%"
http://actuallyyourethe47percent.tumblr.com/
This seems to be the era of diffuse leadership of social movements, perhaps in large part because the technology enables it. Diffuse leadership makes it less likely that groups will make clear, concise statements of demands, but it sure does create allegiance and resilience.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens when winter hits here in the Northeast. Some of the part-time Occupants might not spend as much time in the encampments, but those whose only alternatives are shelters or couchsurfing might just stick around. Plus, the hardcore political organizers probably aren't leaving anytime soon.
Occupy could become a network of politicized Hoovervilles. Man.
The Right-Wing Version of ‘We Are the 99 Percent’: Heartbreaking.
Also note that some of that 47% that doesn't pay federal income taxes probably includes the very wealthy who only pay capital gains taxes, but those conservatives fail to mention them...
This makes them look like dirty freeloaders, which is exactly what the right wants to see them as.
I think they should compile a list of all public restrooms in the area, and all wait in line to use those. Someone should buy or donate brushes, buckets, mops, gloves, and cleaning supplies. Three times a day, people will sign up in shifts to clean the bathrooms, once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once at night. They will make those bathrooms sparkling, even better than when they have come there. Not only will it show the communal spirit, caring for the group, but it will demonstrate that to get something from a society, you have to give back. If everyone takes care of public things and puts in effort (or, you know, taxes), everyone will get something back. It's not fun, but the results will be good.