"I think this belongs in our "Occupy 2.0" conversation, Bob. I will repost it to our most recent Forum discussion for that ongoing inquiry.
Cheers,
Ben Roberts"
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Since the coordinated nationwide crackdown and evictions by mayors on Occupations last week, many in the OWS movement have been asking this important question.-Where should this movement and local…Continue
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Future Focus of the OWS movement?
Since the coordinated nationwide crackdown and evictions by mayors on Occupations last week, many in the OWS movement have been asking this important question.-Where should this movement and local groups focus their time and energy to be most effective now? Based on what I have read so far from various articles, there seems to be a shift from focusing on occupations to: Primary- Focus on reaching "critical mass" as soon as possible. The logic is that until we have lots more folks involved…See More
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Vic Desotelle left a comment for Bob Jones"Welcome aboard! There's a nice table over there by the cafe' window - if you'd like to 'occupy' it. Invite others over for a cup of java and world change conversation. Vic D. ;)"
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- At 1:00pm on October 25, 2011, Vic Desotelle said…
Welcome aboard! There's a nice table over there by the cafe' window - if you'd like to 'occupy' it. Invite others over for a cup of java and world change conversation. Vic D. ;)
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Little Jimmy was crying to his mommy that his brother hit him he is a mean person to him. His brother never got the chance to present his and since he was older he was expected to know better. You might say that it was easy to demonize the old brother because the parents had established an acceptable pattern of conclusions based on past behavior.. How easy is it for the person who screams the loudest to be effective in convincing people to her/his side of the story. If it sounds…See More
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