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Article #11611Re: The Ugly Truth About #OccupyDenver
From: chatnoir
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:39
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:39
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On Dec 15, 11:45 pm, Anonymous <Anonymous@Anonymous> wrote: > Just figured out that you're being used as a useful idiot, did you? Just reporting the news - unlike some! > > Occupy my asshole with your lips, commie! > > chatnoir <wolfbat3...@mindspring.com> wrote : > > > > >http://www.squarestate.net/diary/1944/the-ugly-truth-about-occupydenver > > > The Ugly Truth About #OccupyDenver > > by: Fong > > Wed Dec 14, 2011 at 08:17:00 AM MST > > > I've been on the PR team of Occupy Denver for about two months now and > > that involvement has shown me the underbelly of the beast. Keep in > > mind that everything I write below is just the the tip of the iceberg > > and understand that I write this because I'm tired of witnessing the > > consistent reckless behavior that puts innocent people at risk. > > At the December 3rd rally, Corey Donahue gave a speech in support of > > his Walmart blockade he managed to pass through the General Assembly > > he frequently renounces as illegitimate and ineffective. He spoke > > about the need for people to put their "bodies on the line" for the > > action. I pulled him aside and he tells me that the goal of his action > > is "bring out hundreds of police to show the world that the police are > > defending corporate america and not the protestors." In the midst of > > my shock of the stupidity and lack of transparency of his motivation, > > he reminds me that he is under legal advice to not get arrested again > > because he has too many prior offenses, so he won't be participating > > in his call to put bodies on the line. > > > How he has a shred of credibility after hiding behind his priors while > > telling people to put their lives on the line, I can only attribute to > > his feeding the homeless (and then encouraging them into being > > fodder??). > > > Can you say David Koresh? > > > Fong :: The Ugly Truth About #OccupyDenver > > Then there was the tents. > > > (((VIDEO AT SITE))) > > > Occupiers would set up tents during peak crowd hours with the > > intention of bringing in the cops to crack heads, in an effort to show > > the world that the police are brutal. > > > Yeah, the public has had numerous opportunities to do something about > > police brutality, but not much is done about it. So why use innocent > > people, who want a safe place to protest with a community of like- > > minded people, as fodder for a stupid plan? And why don't other Occupy > > Denver people do anything about it? Why do they refuse to recognize > > it? > > > Oh right, this is why. They're twisting St Paul Principle #1 "We > > respect a diversity of tactics." > > > And then there was talk about a plan to burn cars for the Walmart > > blockade Monday morning. Once I got wind of the tentative plan, I put > > out a tweet (which has since been censored and removed) stating > > "Anyone planning violence/destruction for the 12/12 Walmart action are > > warned from doing so and will be dealt with by Occupy Denver and by > > any means necessary." > > > Cos yeah, if you're going to put innocent people at risk, I'll break > > my silence and revulsion for the police, and I'll call for their help > > because it's the only help available. Sadly, in this case, the police > > are better than Occupiers. > > > Bullying, backstabbing and all that good stuff has been used by people > > at Occupy Denver in the stead of affinity. There is really nothing > > that can tie people together for a common cause when one party is hell- > > bent on juvenile domination. You should see the way otherwise good > > people compromise with the insane! > > > So because of that tweet, I was accused of fueling rumors and lies and > > helping the police. But if someone went through with that stupid, > > pointless plan, I'd be implicated in the crime during the > > investigation because I know that someone talked about it and I did > > nothing. So I did something. Yet somehow, I'm the bad guy for tweeting > > about accountability? And then it gets censored? Wow. > > > There are serious transparency and accountability issues at Occupy > > Denver. > > > I wish I could say good things. When people corner me about my > > involvement in OD, I feel bad that I don't have good things to say. > > > I'd like to say "we're a community that welcomes the working class and > > we're slowly but surely working towards solving problems" but instead > > there are privileged kids, who have been waiting to pounce on a > > movement like this to implement their juvenile delusions about > > revolution. > > > My armchair psychoanalysis of some Denver Occupiers is that they > > aren't interested in the work it takes to create real change. They'd > > rather have the emotional satisfaction of saying "hey, I have a hard > > core idea about revolution and if you aren't in, then it's because > > you're a pussy and I'm superior. So really it's your fault if it > > doesn't happen." > > > It's weak, it's egotistical, and it's never going to work. > > > So far I've seen ass-kissing, fear-mongering, death threats, theft, > > fights, using innocent people as a shield, lies about union > > endorsements, ulterior motives, lots and lots of messianic bullshit, > > and of course, shirking responsibility. > > > Until I see some major changes, I'm not at all enthusiastic about > > Occupy Denver.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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Subject: Re: The Ugly Truth About #OccupyDenver
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