Two weeks into Occupy Wall Street protests, movement is at a crossroads

The media got tear gassed and harassed by the cops as well, never a good move.

Oh, did the US Office of Drug Sales release their statistics for this month already?

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

OK - maybe we're getting somewhere.

What does the OWSters want to happen as a result of these demonstrations?

What needs to happen before they will believe Wall Street was properly held responsible?

Wall street is just a symbol... If they happen to find the enemy the will find it is us... We have all bought into the system in some fashion or another, and no matter what is promised, if Wall Street goes, most people will hurt a long time before thing get sorted out in their favor...Part of the problem is how interlocked all the facets of this society's economy, and the world economy are... We may be seeing the beginning of WWIII, because capitalism the world over is supported by credit, and because no one can afford to support themselves on wages alone... Credit is just life support for capitalism... The government should have let the banks die, because it could have been our bank... Instead, they borrow from the rich to support the rich and expect to collect it from the poor who are themselves living on credit.... It is madness... Total insanity, but it will have to fall on its own because no one has the courage to kill it, and then face the backlash from a population fearful of the future without exploitation...

I don't know hinge. Why is that pertinent?

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I don't know hinge. Why is that pertinent?

You were reporting a doubling of drug sales due to #occupy - I know you'd never make a spurious claim without evidence. And I couldn't see the standard 'Statement not intended to be factual' disclaimer....

Anonymous Threatens Fox News Over Occupy Wall Street
(Greg Tito | Escapist Magazine | 26 Oct 2011)

Anonymous has thrown its weight behind virtually every cause the last few years. They have attacked Scientology for its so-called evil practices, they brought down major banks' website in support of Julian Assange's Wikileaks, and they even went after Gene Simmons when he openly taunted them. Now, the group has released a video with a mechanized voice of a woman stating that they are in support of the ongoing protests in New York City and around the world. Anonymous believes that the pundits on Fox News have too often used libelous descriptions of the protesters to invalidate the protests, and the only recourse is to shut down the network's website. The attack is called "Operation: Fox Hunt."

"Fox is now the target of Anonymous because of their continued propaganda against the Occupations," the woman's voice says. "They use words such as filthy, disgusting and dirty to describe the protesters. Since they will not stop belittling the occupiers, we will simply shut them down."

The date chosen for this attack? November 5th, also known as Guy Fawkes Day. Fawkes tried to blow up the Parliament building in 1605 to place a Catholic monarch on the Throne of England, and his likeness was popularized by the film adaptation of Frank Miller's V for Vendetta. Anonymous adopted use of the Guy Fawkes mask to hide the identities of members when gathering in public - even though the proceeds from mask sales makes it way back to Hollywood, but that's besides the point - and Fawkes has become a kind of de facto symbol for the group.

"Anonymous will not only shut down Fox News," said Anonymous. "We will also engage in a propaganda campaign of our own, to show them how it feels to be chastised."

The hackers of Anonymous have succeeded in taking down websites periodically before, so it is possible that the Operation Fox Hunt may work ... at least until someone switches on a new server to deal with DDos attack.

Fido wrote:

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

OK - maybe we're getting somewhere.

What does the OWSters want to happen as a result of these demonstrations?

What needs to happen before they will believe Wall Street was properly held responsible?

Wall street is just a symbol... If they happen to find the enemy the will find it is us... We have all bought into the system in some fashion or another, and no matter what is promised, if Wall Street goes, most people will hurt a long time before thing get sorted out in their favor...Part of the problem is how interlocked all the facets of this society's economy, and the world economy are... We may be seeing the beginning of WWIII, because capitalism the world over is supported by credit, and because no one can afford to support themselves on wages alone... Credit is just life support for capitalism... The government should have let the banks die, because it could have been our bank... Instead, they borrow from the rich to support the rich and expect to collect it from the poor who are themselves living on credit.... It is madness... Total insanity, but it will have to fall on its own because no one has the courage to kill it, and then face the backlash from a population fearful of the future without exploitation...

Once again, fine revolutionary rhetoric from fido.

In other words...the whole system has to be torn down and rebuilt.

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