Declaration of Occupy Wall Street

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This is from Occupy Montreal on facebook - thought it was a pretty interesting comparison

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jillio said:
It is good to have someone who is actually participating in the protests weigh in here at AD.

As I understand it, this stage of the protests are dedicated to awareness. Despite the claims of "disorganization" the movement is most definately meeting that goal. Issues are being talked about with increasing frequency and intensity. Deeper level awareness, rather than superficial acceptance, has to be accomplished before any solutions could be formulated. Problems must be defined in their entirety before solutions can even be approached.

To affiliate the movement with a particular party or political platform would only serve to dilute the message of OWS and polarize supporters. At this time, many more supporters are out there than are protesters, for many reasons. I am grateful to those that are doing what I, at this time, cannot do; which is to physically be present at the protests.
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Exactly. I don't want the movement co-opted by either the Democratic party or (unlikely) the Republican party for the following reason: members of both parties are bought by the corporations. I want to see campaign reform done. I would love to be there at those protests myself but I"m unable to do so. If Lynchburg ever has OWS here, you can bet I'd go there.
 
DeafCaroline said:
This is from Occupy Montreal on facebook - thought it was a pretty interesting comparison

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Very interesting comparison. I have read comparisons of several historical movements and protests compared with OWS. It surprises me that so many fail to see the historical connections and parallels.
 
DeafCaroline said:
This is from Occupy Montreal on facebook - thought it was a pretty interesting comparison

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I get the impression history is repeating itself.
 
jillio said:
Very interesting comparison. I have read comparisons of several historical movements and protests compared with OWS. It surprises me that so many fail to see the historical connections and parallels.
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I've seen people compare our era with the Gilded Age though I've often wondered why not many mention the parallels to the 30s.
 
deafskeptic said:
Exactly. I don't want the movement co-opted by either the Democratic party or (unlikely) the Republican party for the following reason: members of both parties are bought by the corporations. I want to see campaign reform done. I would love to be there at those protests myself but I"m unable to do so. If Lynchburg ever has OWS here, you can bet I'd go there.
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Even if champaign reform is done, I don't think OWS should be co-opted by either party - or any party for that matter.
 
deafskeptic said:
Even if champaign reform is done, I don't think OWS should be co-opted by either party - or any party for that matter.
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I agree. The issues are not partisan, and the movement should not affiliate with either party. Despite the fact that those in opposition seem to want to automatically associate protesters with the Democratic party. But, then, that is their grave error.
 
People are also forgetting about the dying breed of Pro Labor republicans. In Ohio, the people that recalled the anti union laws were republicans for the most part. In 1929, when Socialist Party received over one million votes for their Presidential candidate, the majority of those votes came from Oklahoma and Texas!!
 
shushugah said:
People are also forgetting about the dying breed of Pro Labor republicans. In Ohio, the people that recalled the anti union laws were republicans for the most part. In 1929, when Socialist Party received over one million votes for their Presidential candidate, the majority of those votes came from Oklahoma and Texas!!
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There was no election in 1929. In 1928 the socialist party recieved 267,000 votes. They never reached a million votes although they were close in 1932.
 
TXgolfer said:
There was no election in 1929. In 1928 the socialist party recieved 267,000 votes. They never reached a million votes although they were close in 1932.
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Some would say the Socialist Party got a whole lot of votes in 2008. :wave:
 
shushugah said:
People are also forgetting about the dying breed of Pro Labor republicans. In Ohio, the people that recalled the anti union laws were republicans for the most part. In 1929, when Socialist Party received over one million votes for their Presidential candidate, the majority of those votes came from Oklahoma and Texas!!
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You are absolutely correct. Now, however, the Republicans are the ones that tried to sneak Senate bill 5 through (anti-union legislation). It was soundly defeated in a referendum, with both sides of the political coin voting "no".

People who don't know their political history, however, do not understand the changes in fundamental principles the parties have undergone. That is why all this partisan loyalty and mud slinging is so frightening. Most slinging the mud have no idea of the progression of the party to which they pledge unquestioning loyalty. All they see is a letter: R or D. They look no further than that.
 
Heh, pretty funny image. The cc is patchy.

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