Vic Desotelle's Posts - Occupy Cafe2024-03-28T23:16:45ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotellehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1554113182?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.occupycafe.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=1xnqi53rhxzd3&xn_auth=noradio recording: Occupy movement and the Future of Capitalism and Democracytag:www.occupycafe.org,2012-02-04:6451976:BlogPost:224112012-02-04T02:12:40.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p>Occupy movement and the Future of Capitalism and Democracy<br/><a href="http://consciouslivingradio.org/?p2=%2Fcustomcode%2Fconsciousliving%2Fviewcomments.jsp&bid=323" target="_blank">http://consciouslivingradio.org/?p2=%2Fcustomcode%2Fconsciousliving%2Fviewcomments.jsp&bid=323</a><br/><br/></p>
<p>Occupy movement and the Future of Capitalism and Democracy<br/><a href="http://consciouslivingradio.org/?p2=%2Fcustomcode%2Fconsciousliving%2Fviewcomments.jsp&bid=323" target="_blank">http://consciouslivingradio.org/?p2=%2Fcustomcode%2Fconsciousliving%2Fviewcomments.jsp&bid=323</a><br/><br/></p>Remembering a Place for the Children in the Occupy Movementtag:www.occupycafe.org,2012-01-23:6451976:BlogPost:218132012-01-23T23:00:00.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
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<p><em><strong><em><strong><span class="font-size-4">After reading this in my email box today, it occurred to me:</span></strong></em></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><em><strong><span class="font-size-4"><span style="color: #800000;">Where are all the children in the Occupy…</span></span></strong></em></strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong><em><strong><span class="font-size-4">After reading this in my email box today, it occurred to me:</span></strong></em></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><em><strong><span class="font-size-4"><span style="color: #800000;">Where are all the children in the Occupy Movement?</span></span></strong></em></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><em><strong><span class="font-size-4">In a way, isn't what we are doing mostly for them? Anyway, read these and you'll learn what love is ...<br/></span></strong></em></strong></em></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong>What Love means to a 4-8 year old. ...</strong></span> <br/> <br/> A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <em><strong>'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.</strong></em> <br/> <em><strong>So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Rebecca- age 8</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.</strong></em> <br/> <em><strong>You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Billy - age 4</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Karl - age 5</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Chrissy - age 6</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Terri - age 4</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Danny - age 7</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.</strong></em> <br/> <em><strong>My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Emily - age 8</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Bobby - age 7 </strong></em><br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Nikka - age 6</strong></em> <br/> <em><strong>(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Noelle - age 7</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Tommy - age 6</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Cindy - age 8</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'My mommy loves me more than anybody</strong></em> <br/> <em><strong>You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Clare - age 6</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Elaine-age 5</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Chris - age 7</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Mary Ann - age 4</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Lauren - age 4</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' </strong></em><br/> <br/> <em><strong>Karen - age 7</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Mark - age 6</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Jessica - age 8</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <br/> <em><strong> </strong></em><br/> <br/> <em><strong>The final answer was from a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,</strong></em> <br/> <br/> <em><strong>'Nothing, I just helped him cry'</strong></em> <br/> <br/></p>"The Money Masters" video is a must-see for those moving deeper into the Occupy movementtag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-17:6451976:BlogPost:180562011-12-17T03:00:00.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p style="text-align: left;">This youtube video series is a must-see for those moving deeper into the Occupy movement. <em>It's called "The Money Masters" and very effectively unveils the story of money - how it gets created, and how certain men throughout history have manipulated it. Understanding important aspects of our history gives us the power of choice - to repeat it, or change it. <a href="http://ning.it/vnQq2N" target="_blank">http://ning.it/vnQq2N…<br></br></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This youtube video series is a must-see for those moving deeper into the Occupy movement. <em>It's called "The Money Masters" and very effectively unveils the story of money - how it gets created, and how certain men throughout history have manipulated it. Understanding important aspects of our history gives us the power of choice - to repeat it, or change it. <a href="http://ning.it/vnQq2N" target="_blank">http://ning.it/vnQq2N<br/></a></em></p>
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<h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Unbelievable Rant on MSNBC! Reporter CRACKS & Spews TRUTH! Occupy Wall Street Anonymous LOOK!">MSNBC Reporter CRACKS exposing bankers' extraction of money from U.S ... Occupy Wall Street Anonymous ... <span style="color: #ff0000;">Watch this before it gets removed…</span><br></br></span></h1>
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<h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" class="long-title" dir="ltr" title="Unbelievable Rant on MSNBC! Reporter CRACKS & Spews TRUTH! Occupy Wall Street Anonymous LOOK!">MSNBC Reporter CRACKS exposing bankers' extraction of money from U.S ... Occupy Wall Street Anonymous ... <span style="color: #ff0000;">Watch this before it gets removed</span><br/></span></h1>
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</p>Senate just passed Bill declaring USA a "battleground" - Military can operate with unchecked powertag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-04:6451976:BlogPost:148792011-12-04T17:30:00.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p><span class="font-size-4">My last couple of blog posts might seem kind of negative. But geeeez - this stuff is crossing my desk too regular now, and I feel we all need to be aware of the strange things that are going on. <br></br></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">A bill was just passed by the Senate that is said to effectively end the Bill of Rights. Read below ...…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">My last couple of blog posts might seem kind of negative. But geeeez - this stuff is crossing my desk too regular now, and I feel we all need to be aware of the strange things that are going on. <br/></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">A bill was just passed by the Senate that is said to effectively end the Bill of Rights. Read below ...</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000;"><em><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721653?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721653?profile=original" width="332"/></a>From: NaturalNews <insider@naturalnews.com></em></span><span style="color: #800000;"><em><br/> Subject:</em></span> <strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>US Senate votes to end Bill of Rights, authorizes military to occupy U.S. cities and detain Americans</em></span></strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em><br/> Date: Friday, December 2, 2011, 2:13 AM</em></span><br/> <br/> <span style="color: #800000;"><em>NaturalNews Insider Alert ( <a href="http://www.NaturalNews.com">www.NaturalNews.com</a> ) email newsletter</em></span> <br/> <br/> <span style="color: #800000;"><em>In a stunning move that has civil libertarians stuttering with disbelief, the U.S. Senate has just passed a bill that effectively ends the Bill of Rights in America.</em></span><br/> <br/> <strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>This bill, passed late last night in a 93-7 vote, declares the entire USA to be a "battleground" upon which U.S. military forces can operate with impunity, overriding Posse Comitatus and granting the military the unchecked power to arrest, detain, interrogate and even assassinate U.S. citizens with impunity.</em></span></strong><br/> <br/> <span style="color: #800000;"><em>It's being called the most traitorous act ever witnessed in the Senate, and the language of the bill is cleverly designed to make you think it doesn't apply to Americans, but toward the end of the bill it essentially says it can apply to Americans "if we want it to."</em></span><br/> <br/> <span class="font-size-4"><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><em>Even WIRED magazine is outraged at this bill, reporting:</em></span></strong></span><br/> <span style="color: #800000;"><em>...the detention mandate to use indefinite military detention in terrorism cases isn’t limited to foreigners. It’s confusing, because two different sections of the bill seem to contradict each other, but in the judgment of the University of Texas’ Robert Chesney — a nonpartisan authority on military detention — “U.S. citizens are included in the grant of detention authority."</em></span> <em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/senate-military-detention/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/senate-military-detention/</span></a></span></em></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em>And mainstream media news has blacked out this entire issue:</em></span></strong> <em><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-medias-blackout-of-the-national-defense-authorization-act-is-shameful-2011-12" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/the-medias-blackout-of-the-national-defense-authorization-act-is-shameful-2011-12</a></em></p>
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<p><em><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-4">Is this for real? Is it actually possible that this can happen? <strong>How might this impact the Occupy movement?</strong> And how about our lives as U.S. citizens?</span> How much creepier than this can it get?<br/></span></em></p>
<p><em><span class="font-size-4">Vic Desotelle</span><br/></em></p>Broadening Our Perspectives Regarding the "Evil" Actions on Wall Streettag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-01:6451976:BlogPost:145862011-12-01T17:39:16.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p><a href="http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/why-smart-managers-tell-stupid-lies/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=7e9214faa6-December_112_1_2011&utm_medium=email" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721501?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="329"></img></a> <span class="font-size-4">If we are to move in a direction of transformation rather elimination, it is important that we come to a deeper understanding of why and how corporate society operates. This research article on…</span></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/why-smart-managers-tell-stupid-lies/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=7e9214faa6-December_112_1_2011&utm_medium=email"><img width="329" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721501?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="329"/></a><span class="font-size-4">If we are to move in a direction of transformation rather elimination, it is important that we come to a deeper understanding of why and how corporate society operates. This research article on <a href="http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/why-smart-managers-tell-stupid-lies/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=7e9214faa6-December_112_1_2011&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">why managers lie</a> is a good example.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Eurozone impending financial apocalypse - - - Russia Goes on Full Combat Alert - - - Truth? Fear? Occupy Concerns?tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-11-30:6451976:BlogPost:145392011-11-30T16:00:00.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>Does this kind of information affect the direction of the Occupy movement? I believe it does. Our actions need to be based on past experiences and 'REAL' present conditions.</strong></em></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>What do you think?</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>Vic…</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>Does this kind of information affect the direction of the Occupy movement? I believe it does. Our actions need to be based on past experiences and 'REAL' present conditions.</strong></em></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>What do you think?</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><em><strong>Vic D.</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721564?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721564?profile=original" height="256" width="300"/></a></strong></em></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-6">Eurozone debt crisis worsens as financial world holds breath over impending financial apocalypse</span><br/><br/> by Mike Adams<br/><br/></p>
<p><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/034281_Eurozone_debt_crisis.html#ixzz1fAf5Jzol" target="_blank">http://www.naturalnews.com/034281_Eurozone_debt_crisis.html#ixzz1fAf5Jzol</a></p>
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<h1 class="entry-title">Russian president statement concerning the NATO countries’ missile defence system in Europe</h1>
<p><a href="http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/video/1034" target="_blank">http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/video/1034</a></p>Shifting Focus (1) From "Leadership To Empowerment" (2) From "Alignment To Connection"tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-11-28:6451976:BlogPost:141072011-11-28T19:30:00.000ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721449?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-right" height="189" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721449?profile=original" width="320"></img></a> <span class="font-size-4">Two insights that I wanted to share two insights with you that have emerged for me while participating in the OC online conversations.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">It seems that our collective way of thinking (which we are usually unaware of) is what can collapse the movement's potential. I believe the following transitions of awareness…</span></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721449?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721449?profile=original" height="189" width="320"/></a><span class="font-size-4">Two insights that I wanted to share two insights with you that have emerged for me while participating in the OC online conversations.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">It seems that our collective way of thinking (which we are usually unaware of) is what can collapse the movement's potential. I believe the following transitions of awareness are crucial to OC's ability to create and sustain true transformation and change:</span></p>
<p> <br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721594?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563721594?profile=original" height="118" width="117"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563727204?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563727204?profile=original" height="138" width="160"/></a><span class="font-size-4"><strong>1- A SHIFT OF FOCUS FROM DIRECTED LEADERSHIP TO INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT</strong></span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-4">A change FROM eliminating the idea of leadership that is based on a perceived need for unified direction and authority, TO allowing and empowering all individuals and groups to author themselves based on common intent, drive, and passion.</span></li>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563727327?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563727327?profile=original" height="70" width="185"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563730248?profile=original"><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1563730248?profile=original" height="156" width="156"/></a><span class="font-size-4"><strong>2- A SHIFT OF FOCUS FROM UNIFIED ALIGNMENT TO INTERDEPENDENT CONNECTION</strong></span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-4">A change FROM the idea of everyone needing to be aligned under a unified mission, TO allowing people to gather in many ways while keeping threads of connection to all other clusters. The focus becomes how to connect rather than who's idea is best. This allows a fractal network of actionable ideas to emerge, rather than a fractured set of directed ideals.</span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">Maybe we begin an online</span> <span class="font-size-5">list here</span> <span class="font-size-5">at OC.org that becomes a set of guiding principles for sustaining OC's ability to create change. Is anyone interested?</span><br/> <br/>
<span class="font-size-5">VicDesotelle@gmail.com</span></p>