What ever you do, don't OCCUPY OBAMA's CAMPAIGN OFFICES

[msider]

There was lots of hard work/organizing that led to Obama's decision to stop deporting undocumented youth, but the most recent significant action was the occupation four of his 2012 campaign offices. Hmm.... It's almost as if taking direct action against his re-election campaign led to an almost immediate policy change.

What can we learn from this? Since the Occupy movement and "we are the 99%" memes are still popular among the left, perhaps it would be most effective to highlight the hypocrisy of Democrats/Obama by targeting the Obama reelection campaign directly. Especially on issues that enjoy widespread support on the left. ie. Foreclosures, Wall Street Financial Crimes, Free trade, Vets for Peace. etc.

[robinlynne]

1. WOW! I did not know that. proud to be the first k&r.

[boston bean]

2. nice!

[TheWraith]

3. Enjoy your stay on DU.

Hopefully you might offer something more helpful than specious links between attacking the Obama campaign and them doing positive things.

[boston bean]

4. The link was from democracy NOW!

what's specious about that.

I support the occupy movement, especially if sparks some action on these issues.

[TheWraith]

11. "Specious" as in the imaginary link between one thing and another.

Or in other words, the belief that what now equals a fringe movement protesting at a few campaign offices suddenly prompted a massive shift in the national policy of the United States Government.

[msider]

5. Look I know it's hard

..for some people to separate what Obama represents vs what he is doing. I'm simply pointing out what I perceive as an effective tactic for those who are in vulnerable communities. You know, the ones that the Obama Administration claims to be fighting for.


"Go out and make me do it" -Barack Obama

"Reform is the tactic of a system under attack." – Nkrumah

[Lionessa]

6. Easy, that posters' job, real or imagined seems to be to provoke

anyone new who isn't a 100% die hard Obama supporter into getting PPR'd.

Just a recommendation, do as you will.

[msider]

13. Thx Lionessa

I see what you're saying

[KurtNYC]

8. Discussions about strategies are tough in my experience here

Easy to be misunderstood.

[TheWraith]

12. It's very easy to separate propaganda from real news.

You should try it sometime.

[Life Long Dem]

17. You fail to say

"Undocumented activists have occupied four Obama campaign offices around the country in support of the DREAM Act...". AND what Obama represents "Obama has voiced support for the DREAM Act".

[Angry Dragon]

7. ............

[mfcorey1]

9. Your comment is crap!!!

[just1voice]

15. How very intellectual of you

Do you ever stand in public and scream "doody heads"?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Good. He requested that his feet be held to the fire.

A little democracy in the Democratic Party is a good thing.

[EFerrari]

14. I was born in December and what I learned as a teen

was that December was a good season to ask my mother for what I wanted, sandwiched as it was between my birthday and Christmas.

[Erose999]

16. Take our greviances and nail them to his front door. I like it.