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Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
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The protest in the heart of New York City's financial quarter didn't impinge on me until a 'heads up' came via a Twitter post. By then 'Occupy Wall Street' was at least a week old and the NYPD had…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by joe taylor Dec 10, 2011.
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joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"There is good reason for Rolling Stone to be concerned. The Real News has an interview with Larry Wilkerson about the National Defense Authorization Act that passed the Senate giving the military power for indefinite detention without trial.
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Cloud replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"Rolling Stone is concerned about a piece of legislation currently passing through U.S. Senate. Implications for all U.S. 'Occupies' and anyone else who gets a bit 'narky' about the…"
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"That link didn't work for me Cloud (two x http:// ?) but this one does
http://paulgilding.com/cockatoo-chronicles/occupy-wall-st.html"
Cloud replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"http://http://paulgilding.com/cockatoo-chronicles/occupy-wall-st.html
Paul's Cockatoo Chronicles are worth a read ... regularly ..."
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"Rather a lot is being written and said about the growing world-wide occupy movement - just look at the coverage the Real News is devoting to the topic http://therealnews.com/t2/
An in interesting concept is how the more seasoned…"
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"Thanks Lorna
That was a real good read. He wrote it in February.
Here's his latest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15326636"
Lorna Prescott replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"I just came across this blog written in February by someone working for the BBC, feels a little relevant to this discussion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/paulmason/2011/02/twenty_reasons_why_its_kicking.html
It's some thoughts about a…"
Cloud replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"The number of 'occupies' around the word has now risen to over 1500. We now have 'Occupy Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth which all launched on Saturday (15th). Small starts, all of them, and Australia is certainly far better off…"
Cloud replied to Nick Beddow's discussion a real alternative to Capitalism? in the group Beyond capitalism
"The name Paul Gilding may not be familiar to you, and if that's the case may I suggest a look at his website paulgilding.com and his book 'The Great Disruption' with couple of subtitle options according to where the book's…"
Cloud replied to Nick Beddow's discussion a real alternative to Capitalism? in the group Beyond capitalism
"Economics is a 'dark art' to me and one about which I know absolutely nothing. So no suggestions for 'grand scheme' changes from me, I'm afraid.
I wonder, though, if there's mileage to be had from the kind of…"
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joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"It looks like it's developing into a movement when you look through this lot"
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"Here's another link to the wall street protest that is gathering momentum in America. If the cops stop cracking skulls and stand by the protesters the job would be done and dusted."
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
"You can see from here that the protest is spreading world-wide. There's been very little about all this in the UK media that I've noticed. Has anyone else seen much about it on national telelvision or in press?"
joe taylor replied to Cloud's discussion Is 'Occupy Wall Street' a flash-in-the-pan or the start of something big?
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This video is the latest from The Real News You can see from it that it's gathering momentum and about time too. The unions and all sorts of other organisations are joining in. Like Nick says, no telling what effect this will have…"
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