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Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by sonnny1
I don't care what MM says. He is who he is. What I do care about is the obvious attempt to discredit OWS BECAUSE of what MM says and does.
That is the issue.
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Front groups of the community organization ACORN played a major role in organizing the OWS protests nationwide. For instance, the Working Families Party (WFP), a longtime ACORN front, helped mobilize the demonstrations in New York City. "[We are] actually trying to change the capitalist system we have today because it’s not working for any of us," WFP organizer Nelini Stamp told Laura Flanders of Free Speech TV in an interview.
Meanwhile, ACORN’s newer front groups were likewise deeply involved in launching and expanding the OWS movement throughout the fall of 2011. For instance, New York Communities for Change -- led by longtime ACORN lobbyist Jon Kest -- helped WFP organize the demonstrations in lower Manhattan. In Pennsylvania, Action United participated in the "Occupy Pittsburgh" rallies. In Florida, Organize Now took part in "Occupy Orlando." The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment led the "Occupy L.A." protests. And New England United for Justice, headed by former ACORN national president Maude Hurd, participated in the related “Take Back Boston” rallies in Massachusetts.
The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) was also heavily involved in OWS's formation and early growth. At the heart of "Occupy Los Angeles," for instance, were two Southern California communists -- veteran Party leader Arturo Cambron and his comrade Mario Brito. In early October 2011, Brito declared that OWS's chief objective was to achieve “economic justice,” and added: “This is an international movement ... The vast majority of Americans actually believe income inequality is a major problem. The only reason they haven’t acted upon it is because there hasn’t been a mass movement.” In an October 15, 2011 address to the nearly 3,000 attendees at an "Occupy Chicago" rally, John Bachtell, a spokesman from the CPUSA's national board, claimed to “bring greetings and solidarity from the Communist Party”; he received a number of loud ovations from the crowd.
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Right to the City coalition partners in the Boston area include Alternatives for Community & Environment, Asian American Resource Workshop, Boston Workers Alliance, Boston Climate Action Network, Chelsea Collaborative, Chinese Progressive Association, City Life/Vida Urbana, Community Change, Inc., Community Labor United, CWA Local 1400, Direct Action for Rights & Equality, Dorchester People for Peace, Green Justice Coalition, IBEW T-‐6 Council, Lynn United for Change, Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending, Massachusetts Global Action, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, MASSUNITING, Merrimack Valley Project, Network for Immigrants and African Americans in Solidarity, Neighbors United for a Better East Boston, [size==]New England United for Justice, Press Pass TV, Service Employees International Union, Springfield No One Leaves, smartMeme, Survivors Inc., UE Northeast Region, UFCW Local 1445, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, UNITE HERE Local 26, Women's Fightback Network, Worcester Anti-‐Foreclosure Team, and the Youth Jobs Coalition
Originally posted by sonnny1
Its about the haves and the have nots. Its about the perception that Wall Street caused the mess,when Politicians created the Laws,for the mess to begin with.
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by sonnny1
Your wrong!
I support OWS and I DO NOT support MM. So your assertion is wrong! Do you really think I am the only one?
ACORN Official: Gangster Group Will Be Bankrupt Soon But Fake Spinoff Groups Will Carry On The Corruption
By Matthew Vadum | February 24, 2010, 8:13 PM EDT
The ACORN crime syndicate is not going away anytime soon, but it’s going to look different.
ACORN will probably run out of money and fold by year’s end but a dozen ACORN state chapters reincorporated to seem like new, independent organizations will spring up in the next week to carry on ACORN’s business, a leaked email from ACORN’s online director suggests.
“The truth is that it is hard for us to forsee [sic] any scenario where ACORN continues beyond the end of 2010 and some of us think it might not last that long,” writes Nathan Henderson-James, director of ACORN’s online campaigns, in an apparently authentic Feb. 22 email.
“Last one to leave turn out the lights and wipe the server,” he writes at the end of the message (which you may read in full here.)
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[size==]At least three of these dummy nonprofit corporations that Henderson-James describes have surfaced so far this year. They are Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, New York Communities for Change, and New England United for Justice. All three groups operate out of ACORN offices. The president of New England United for Justice, Maude Hurd, just happens to be the 20-year national president of ACORN. (Massachusetts articles of incorporation available here)
The Henderson-James email to ACORN supporters also encourages recipients to help rewrite the history of the embattled group.
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Originally posted by SyphonX
. Not even the highest grossing celebrity in the world is part of the 1%, close but not quite.
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by sonnny1
So you support their right to protest, but don't support their right to protest when you disagree with what other people claim are their politics?
when you disagree with what other people claim are their politics?
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by sonnny1
when you disagree with what other people claim are their politics?
Can you read?
What OTHER PEOPLE claim are their politics!
Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by thehoneycomb
I'm sure it's hard to understand, but follow the conversation.
What's the problem? Too many to put in one post. But most American's agree there is a problem. That's fact.
What's the solution? Well, I have ideas, and so do many others. That is where the disagreement really comes into play.
Originally posted by sonnny1
Originally posted by SyphonX
. Not even the highest grossing celebrity in the world is part of the 1%, close but not quite.
They are just minions who have their backers agenda,CORPORATIONS who own the actors,Movie Studios,and pay them their salaries.Funny,OWS LISTENS to them............Talk about Naive..........Talk about controlled.
If OWS wants to survive,as the cause for the people,they would have to tell ALL political parties to get out.