Iconic Protesters

Nov 17, 2011 05:07


I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. - John F. Kerry

As I had threatened, another Occupy Wall Street post. November 17, 2011 is the 2 month anniversary of the nascent movement. As of last month, most Americans lacked an opinion of OWS, which is ( Read more... )

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underlankers November 17 2011, 16:53:22 UTC
Hold on, the Obama Administration is equivalent to Arab world military dictatorships and what's happening in Oakland is even remotely comparable to the incidents in Tienanmen Square?


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sandwichwarrior November 18 2011, 07:15:17 UTC
If they were serious they'd have at least a few corpses to show for it.

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blue_mangos November 17 2011, 17:48:50 UTC
I think it's also important to note that it was not only the accidental harm done to Scott Olsen that makes him a figure for the movement, it was the police response at the time. Not only did they not move to help him when he was clearly lying on the ground injured, when the protesters noticed and moved in to help a police officer very deliberately fired another tear gas canister directly into the crowd trying to give aid.

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