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Forum Post: Big concern about the movement here at Zuccotti Park

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 14, 2011, 8:33 p.m. EST by ArrestAllCEOS (115)
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I am here at Zuccotti Park and noticed that there is a blocked off area with people that have blue armbands, no one is allowed through. I don't know what they are doing over there. I thought that we were all equal, I guess some people are more equal than others.

This is like the 1% of the 99% within our movement. I don't think its fair.

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[-] 3 points by Skippy2 (485) 13 years ago

I was walking past the table area 15mins ago and got a text on my phone. I stopped about 3ft away from the table. A blue arm band guy told me to keep moving. I told him to F--k off and walked away. Who are these guys?

[-] 1 points by ArrestAllCEOS (115) 13 years ago

I think we should go find out, I'm over by the drum circle, where are you?

[-] 1 points by karai2 (154) 13 years ago

Please report back. The suspense is killing me.

[-] 2 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

LOL. You see elitism is human nature after all. Even egalitarian non-orgs. have management folks and my guess is they get the best food and tents as well. Uh Oh...

[-] 1 points by leftistperson (95) 13 years ago

No, elitism is not human nature.

[-] 2 points by wavefreak58 (134) 13 years ago

everybody should put on blue armbands so their distinction is nullified.

[-] 2 points by Misguided (373) 13 years ago

Animal farm begins.

[-] 1 points by jssss (71) 13 years ago

lol

[-] 1 points by precipice (220) 13 years ago

this is disconcerting. who are these guys?

[-] 1 points by ArrestAllCEOS (115) 13 years ago

Update: I was just smoking some pot around the tables (where the blue arm band guys are) and they told me to leave, they were really mean in how they asked me too. What is going on here. We need someone to infiltrate this area and find out. I don't like the idea that some people in this movement are more equal than others

[-] 1 points by steve005 (256) from Cincinnati, OH 13 years ago

It's time to have a protest within a protest, come on everybody lets protest the blue arm band guys!

[-] 1 points by jbell78 (152) 13 years ago

i'm curious to know too - how come no one has any definitive answers on these guys?

[-] 1 points by TechJunkie (3029) from Miami Beach, FL 13 years ago

CNBC wrote:

Just a bit west of the library there is what appears to be the inner circle of Occupy Wall Street. Several people, many working on laptops powered by a portable generator, sit in an area closed off by tables.

Most people—including protesters—are kept out by beefy people whose blue arm bands mark them as members of the security group. Exactly what this secretive group is doing is not clear.

“They’re media relations, and outreach and planning,” one person said.

So why are outsiders being kept from the area? No one would answer.

And so, ironically, there’s a no trespassing policy enforced at Occupy Wall Street.

[-] 1 points by jssss (71) 13 years ago

you know, i could be wrong, but in the GA minutes from a few days ago (17th) someone mentioned that their laptop got stolen.... maybe they are there to protect the laptops?

[-] 1 points by leftistperson (95) 13 years ago

So, who are the blue armbands?

Infiltrators from the Libertarian Party?

[-] 0 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

Maoists? Not likely real ones anyway. Probably NSA or CIA, FBI, NY Police Intell/anti-terror squad etc. et al. Take your pick. I was in the SDS once long ago and when we had member meetings at my School by 1968 half the people attending were Gov't agents of one variety or another.

[-] 1 points by changeinmotion2 (66) from Portland, ME 13 years ago

stand there and ask them - in a group - ask them who they are - what up with the armband - do they have more so we can all wear them!!!!! >??????

[-] 1 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

They're the new leadership we ( the 1%) sent in. You didn't think we were going to allow a possible big $$ maker like #OWS to stay in the hands of a bunch of losers did you? ;)

[-] 1 points by Markmad (323) 13 years ago

How can I access the park via google map? What’s the coordinates, can you post the link here?

[-] 1 points by thebeastchasingitstail (1912) 13 years ago

Broadway and Liberty St you can take a train to Fulton St or WTC and walk there

[-] 1 points by LincolnCA (160) 13 years ago

You really do need to ask, because if the movement needs to start booting people it shouldn't wait until those people become too powerful or influential to be booted, otherwise they might as well just be called the US Senate!

[-] 1 points by seaglass (671) from Brigantine, NJ 13 years ago

LOL!! You folks didn't think the PTB were just going to stand by and let a "leaderless movement" stay that way did you? That's what they do, they lead, that's why they run everything and we run from them. Get it?

[-] 1 points by IlliniCornfields (71) from Elmhurst, IL 13 years ago

you really need to ask...

[-] 1 points by dmox (9) from Cranford, NJ 13 years ago

just go over and ask whats up.

[-] 1 points by IlliniCornfields (71) from Elmhurst, IL 13 years ago

If you dont know what/who they are dont make assumptions....

[-] 1 points by LincolnCA (160) 13 years ago

but you are right, don't make assumptions and rumors shouldn't be trusted so he should go fact hunting

[-] 1 points by LincolnCA (160) 13 years ago

I have heard that there is a group trying to take control, and that is the draw back of a leaderless movement

[-] 1 points by glenn1984 (57) 13 years ago

take control ... easy today ... get on the box and preach some sense. tomorrow, different story .... lot's of small leaders, lot's of cities ... EGO

[-] 1 points by TechJunkie (3029) from Miami Beach, FL 13 years ago

The technologists are not trying to take control. The technologists were always in control.