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dtom67

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29. Occupy has promise, but..

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:44 PM

Mar 2013

when faced with infiltration, persecution and a militarized response, in conjunction with a near Media blackout, how will they fare? unfortunately, most of the people I know don't even realize Occupy still exists.

I certainly hope they can make a difference, I just think that the odds are against them.

I have no answers; I'm just a guy stuck on the hamster wheel. I really just wanted to point out that an "uprising" isn't necessarily going work. Also thought the post implied a basic collapse of the system was necessary,which would preclude the efficacy of a protest/Media event being successful. In such a situation, i
I would expect the internet would be unavailable.

I admit, I'm not very optimistic about an Occupy vs SHTF scenario .

I know...."hope springs Eternal ".

I hope so...

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This forum is the only reason I haven't left DU. [View all] Flying Squirrel Mar 2013 OP

I posted last night that we'll have to be content with social progress Warpy Mar 2013 #1

Sadly, I think you are right. Cleita Mar 2013 #2

not sad kardonb Mar 2013 #30

>you people< ?? Who the fuck are you? n/t jtuck004 Mar 2013 #32

I trhnk the derivatives collapse the first time around truedelphi Mar 2013 #4

I hear your frustration, Flying Squirrel Skittles Mar 2013 #3

I invite you to check out the Stock Market Watch and Weekend Economists threads Demeter Mar 2013 #5

A person with Nothing formercia Mar 2013 #6

A point well-known to Macchiavelli Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #22

Like a rolling stone. WheelWalker Mar 2013 #26

I honestly wish Obama had let the country slip into another Great Depression DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #7

Would you rather the Great Depression had not happened Flying Squirrel Mar 2013 #10

playing with time and human life DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #31

I think the idea is... sangsaran Mar 2013 #13

In the OP's defense, bvar22 Mar 2013 #15

It's a sad time for most who have nothing else... we see the truth fascisthunter Mar 2013 #8

"I honestly wish Obama had let the country slip into another Great Depression" NYC Liberal Mar 2013 #9

See post 10. Why don't you hide my OP? Flying Squirrel Mar 2013 #12

Who said I wanted to hide your OP? NYC Liberal Mar 2013 #17

I understand your frustration. I have gone to that place myself on more than one occasion. rhett o rick Mar 2013 #11

I agree that we should keep fighting Flying Squirrel Mar 2013 #14

I'm not sure any amount of suffering will improve our chances in the long term. sangsaran Mar 2013 #21

Sorry I dont understand. Elites rule. They always have and they always will. We just have to find rhett o rick Mar 2013 #23

+1 n/t Laelth Mar 2013 #27

Now I've seen everything Politicub Mar 2013 #16

Actually, you should be lamenting that "Job #1" has been to restore Wall Street... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #18

already left once... dtom67 Mar 2013 #19

Who led Occupy? Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #24

Occupy has promise, but.. dtom67 Mar 2013 #29

I have seen to spontaneous miracles of unity in my time kickysnana Mar 2013 #35

You're right but the people will never rise up they're too tired from work. craigmatic Mar 2013 #20

The time will come when they have no work. Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #25

Or food. Enter peak oil and climate change into the equation ... Auggie Mar 2013 #28

unfortunately this is not a light switch situation tiredtoo Mar 2013 #33

Read Howard Zinn's caseymoz Mar 2013 #34

Kevin Phillips Wealth and Democracy builds a similar argument. motocicleta2 Mar 2013 #36

I would like to believe that, but . . . caseymoz Mar 2013 #38

I missed DU. motocicleta2 Mar 2013 #37

I could not agree more, with you and with the OP. This forum is one of the main sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #39

Hello ~ motocicleta2. Nice to see you back again at DU. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #41

Thanks! motocicleta2 Mar 2013 #42

Indeed! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #43

Look at Greece and the neo-NAZI "golden dawn" party, and until recently Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author antiquie Mar 2013 #44

I'm not an economist, I'm not anything approaching an expert. I'm simply attempting to synthesize Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #45