Battle for the Soul of Occupy
In this Al Jazeera video a profound discussion emerges over the question of how Occupy should deal with the 99% Spring movement. Can we co-opt the co-opters? Should we simply ignore the 99% Spring? Or do we need a more visceral response?
Watch the video and let’s discuss how Occupy can win the battle for the soul of our movement.
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Anonymous
Dessert?
Desert?
Anonymous
Hydro fracking. Gasland.
Anonymous
It's not what it seems. He's a former employee of a bakery, Dessert Shield/Dessert Storm.
Anonymous
There is no such thing as a "Soul". It doesn't exist.
Therefor it is impossible to have a "Battle" over one.
Anonymous
A soul is meaning. What does occupy mean?
We now have a discussion.
Malina L.K.
Actually, you really don't know what you're talking about in regards to "there is no such thing as a soul." When people die, they automatically lose 23 grams of their body weight. That is your soul leaving your human body...so for you to adamantly state there is no soul, maybe because either you don't have one, or you haven't gotten more information is inane. I'm sorry, I wish I had more patience, but I don't. I'm sick of attacks and stupid statements. I have no idea why anyone on these pages would attack a veteran. I don't see anyone complaining to Sgt. Shamar Thomas, do you? At Occupy Congress, he was greeted as a hero, but here, you people are slandering veterans...just because you somehow feel superior. RIDICULOUS!
Anonymous
Bullshit. You have just demonstrated that you are to be ignored.
http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp
DanMarks
None of the above.
Article V is what Occupy is all about. I couldn't have said it better myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ra3XDRd30
Dan
Anonymous
As an Occupy Organizer when Adbusters thought of this Shindig, I think we should response and say will the message is good, these organizations are another more than a cluster of organization trying to train folks, remember this 99% spring is something complete different than us.
1). They did not ask Gene Sharp to join
2). they did not ask FOR to Join.
3). only way to trust to why this won't co-opt us would be the fact that GetEQUAL was on board.
Co-Opting would be super hard for the 1% and these orgs to do. for multiple reasons.
1). Act Up is Back, GetEQUAL is on board with Occupy (I'm a member of both), our tactics is Non-violent civil disobedience , were an umbrella movement they and NO ONE can control the message it is not just "economic Issues" it is an Umbrella movement of consciousness, we must Embrace that. we MUST Embrace Safe Space and Embrace Inclusiveness.
From what I know and the effort i put in this movement and most movements these styles of ideas would make us un co-optable, and as well as the GA processes.
Solidarty, Get OUT ! GET ACTIVE GET EQUAL ! NOTHING LESS.
Eddie.
Community Organizer
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Anonymous
Just so you know... GetEQUAL.org is run by the same clicktivist folks behind presente.org, colorofchange.org, fooddemocracynow.org, etc. All these orgs are run by engagementlab.org which was founded by a former MoveOn guy.
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