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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:09 PM Apr 2012

Civil war brewing within OWS?

Spring is here and efforts are already being made to revive the Occupy Wall Street movement. When Occupy originally started to sputter, members of the movement insisted that their protests were only readying for round two. But according to some, power struggles have arisen within Occupy. The establishment left is being accused of co-opting the movement in order get President Obama re-elected. Jesse LaGreca, activist and writer for Daily Kos, joins us with the latest on the movement.

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Civil war brewing within OWS? (Original Post) The Northerner Apr 2012 OP

"God forbid we should attempt to do something productive!" nt TheWraith Apr 2012 #1

So very thankful that LaGreca was on to bring some sense to this stlsaxman Apr 2012 #2

have seen this meme repeated on several financial blogs abelenkpe Apr 2012 #3

It is the same shit...different time. zeemike Apr 2012 #4

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

1. "God forbid we should attempt to do something productive!" nt

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:13 PM

Apr 2012

stlsaxman

(9,236 posts)

2. So very thankful that LaGreca was on to bring some sense to this

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:18 PM

Apr 2012

stupid meme that RT is indulging in:

"Oh Noes!!! OWS in war with MoveOn- I'm series- it's HUGH!!"

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

3. have seen this meme repeated on several financial blogs

Reply to stlsaxman (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 03:48 PM

Apr 2012

wishful thinking perhaps?

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

4. It is the same shit...different time.

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:21 PM

Apr 2012

Divide and conquer...it has been repeated on every movement from the anti war to civil rights.
This time I hope it is different...but the power of the media and the money that is behind this is big much more so than in the past.

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