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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-04-11 01:48 PM
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UK bomb plot mask becomes Occupy symbol (Silly Liberal Media)
I guess a hand full of people wearing the mask makes it symbol? :shrug:



NEW YORK — Look at a photo or news clip from around the world of Occupy protesters and you'll likely spot a handful of people wearing masks of a cartoon-like man with a pointy beard, closed-mouth smile and mysterious eyes.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45162958/ns/today-today_news/t/uk-bomb-plot-mask-becomes-occupy-symbol/#.TrQxBbKoZBk
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-04-11 01:50 PM
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1. They've got a march tomorrow
from the church they're occupying to Parliament. I hope they won't be dreadfully predictable and wear those.
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tama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 04:51 AM
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5. Why not?
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 12:48 PM
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6. Would look ridiculous here in the UK
Edited on Sat Nov-05-11 01:38 PM by dipsydoodle
given the history of Nov 5th and the fact that these days its strictly fireworks night for the kids.

Very few only did wear them today - on their heads as flat hats. That might be because they know its illegal to mask up in that part of London.

Edit to add : Looks like a few did anyway unless they were just posing for the press : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15608479
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tama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 06:26 PM
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8. Have you red the book?
Graphic novel by Alan Moore? Could it be there is lot more going on than you can understand - or me?
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-04-11 01:52 PM
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2. Media should dig deeper
Oh wait...they are fitting the vision of the MOVIE.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-04-11 02:02 PM
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3. The headline tells you all you need to know
occupy = Bombs.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-04-11 02:04 PM
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4. And in a way they are correct
Though these bombs don't go boom.

:-)
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MedleyMisty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 12:49 PM
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7. Do they not know anything about Anonymous?
It's like that Fox report with the clip of the panel van being blown up and the "internet hate machine".
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 06:31 PM
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9. It pays to demonize.
Portraying the OWS movement as a bunch of anarchist bomb throwing anarchists makes them easier to dismiss.

Problem is, We the People aren't as dumb as the PTB make out.
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