Forum Post: How many in OWS are not Americans?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 29, 2011, 10:09 a.m. EST by Fedup10
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There is a post was about the meal service at OWS. The person said they had been removing posts about not serving the homeless as this was not true. So the person's profile showed they were from Canada. So i am curious how many folks are not American citizens at OWS?
This is becoming a world wide movement so I expect there to be involvement from "the outsiders." Listen, I get laugh just as much out of a businesses calling themselves American Made.
mmm, I live in South America, Argentina, so Im american also..... You should consider change your question . I think you are asking how many citizens are from United States of north america.
No are not American and that's why you should not protest because it is not your business. It is our shit and we will take care of it. Just leave us.
This is a global issue. The Occupy movement effects every citizen on this planet. We need every citizen, in every country, to join in the changes. Think global, not local, and harness the power of 4 trillion people strong.
Are you scare to lose the United State Imperialism ??? The shit , hunger and dead some UnitedStates citizen spread around , is coming back to you. Many UnitedStates companys are here in Argentina, the central filials are there, like Monsanto,Checrolet, so I can claim against them.
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Hummm, I wonder where all of these hungry homeless people are coming from? Couldn't be hired by the corporations and politicians that the OWS are standing up against, could they? Don't believe everything you hear or see on television. Remember the national media (all of it) is OWNED by big business.
Unfortunaley no, the homeless exist in NYC and elsewhere.
I know they exist, but most homeless shy away from media attention. These people are giving interviews?
i would too... if a movement professing to represent the 99% began discriminatory policies that are trying to create a class of 'haves and have nots.
if the kitchen kept on feeding everyone, you wouldnt have this problem.
It's not discriminatory policies if you don't have enough food to feed everyone in NYC. If you are so concerned why don't you show up with food for the homeless and pass it out yourself?
Well that is so in a healthy economy, as many homeless have disabilities of some sort. Today we are seeing folks who are homeless due to the economy and they are lucid but broke unfortunately.
Your point being? If you have X amount of food you can only feed those you can feed. You can't magically make food appear. If you are as worried as you claim then run down to the park and take food to the homeless? BTW - do you work at any homeless shelters or are you just complaining about what other people who are actually trying to do something are doing?
Yes i do work with homeless. Thanks for trying to judge me so quickly.
I asked because you commented that "today we are seeing..." because they have been around for 30 years. Upswing started in the '70s when the mental institutions were closed due to funding. It has gotten worse since.
The incremental increase we see today is due to the economy. The homeless who are disabled and suffering from addictions still are on the streets.
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Funny yesterday someone posted that almost all of the money was gone. You guys better get your stories straight.
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Read before you post. I didn't say it was, but someone else did. You don't have a link, they don't have a link. Same difference.
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Don't assume your ignorance is the same as knowledge.
Since you still don't get it: Funny yesterday someone posted that almost all of the money was gone.
I did NOT say the money was gone. I said that someone posted it was gone and today here it isn't. That was my observation.
I don't care if the money is gone or not. If it is gone it is because this is a massive nationwide operation. If it isn't it means a lot of people are putting their own money into this.
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Been done before.
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Yes, and Republicans are famous for voting dead people aka cemetery vote.
Guess you didn't get the memo. People are fed up with both the Democrats and Republicans. They are no different. Two sides of the same dysfunctional coin. Both bought and both worthless.
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Im having a problem logging onto Facebook. Seems odd that Facebook was used as a crucial tool in the middle east to organize people to stand up for their rights and overthrow their
dictators. Funny how now that protestors are gathering at Wall Street and around the world to demand Justice for plummitting the world economy into chaos that many people are having
trouble logging on to facebook...this same senario happened in Iran when people starting organizing against their government. Seems to me that Facebook has been taken over by the.01% to
prevent the 99% from organizing. The 99% must organize before Occupy Wall street becomes a faded memory... organize your groups around the world...elect leaders to stand together
world wide. DO NOT GIVE IN!!!... DO NOT GIVE UP!! It is time to take our countries back from the greedy and corrupt. For those of you who still have access to Facebook it is your
duty to spread the word.
Please post this on your facebook profile and forward this email.
We_Are_The_99_Percent@planet.com
We're being invaded!
This is the fact that we should face now and protest against: we are invaded by non--Americans-- strangers
4? 16,223,983?
How do you propose we answer that question?
You cannot answer it, but it should make us pause and think, especiallly when the person is in leadership of OWS since they have the ability to remove posts to this blog.
I just saw the post reposted. Are you concerned about Canadian censorship?
Yes i saw it, but in the orginal post the author claimed to have been removing posts this week regarding the meals to homeless folks. So the point still stands.
I am not clear on the point. Is the author removing misinformation?
They are terrible. They usually remove any post or comments that harm them. Four times up to now they removed all my posts my comments even my ID's. This kind of censorship I could not understand.
I wanted share this post in my comment, but I tried to register as chineseoccupy as ID , but it doest accept so I changed to this ID as you see, Well let me tell a shocking fact; MOST PEOPLE IN OWS ARE NOT AMERCAN, THEY ARE CHINESE , ASIAN (INDIAN, PHILIPENSE AND SO ON) THEY ARE LATINO, AFRICAN , BUT VERY LITTEL AMERICAN. HI CHINA
I assume that you are making that judgement on the basis of peer reviewed scientific surveys, if not then you are just exposing your own bigotry. There are times when it is better to be silent rather than exposing yourself for what you really are. This is probably one of those times. If you want to go through life hating, more power to you, just doesn't appear to be an enjoyable way to live to me.
Paplanner, Iam sorry for that , but it is really shocking fact , very little american in OWS
Source please? Having been to occupy sites in NY, DC, Phila, Pitts and smaller sites, I've run across a few immigrants, a few curious foreign visitors and a lot of Americans that happen to be asian, latino, african and even white. A bigot is a bigot. A liar is a liar. An evil human being is an evil human being. pick which applies to you.
Source ? You said it: I've run across a few immigrants, a few curious foreign visitors and a lot of Americans that happen to be asian, latino, african and even white. So the white is very little . They are rare . Most of them still doest not know there is shit OWS
your bigotry is showing. If you want to live your life based on hate, more power to you, it just doesn't appeal to me as a way of life.
Iam sorry Mr. Paplanner, I did not understand you. But for you only, just to make you happy I leave this site. You are right Mr. Paplanner. you are right. WE should have no hate even if we are fucked and invaded by strangers. I am so sorry Mr. Paplanner. Bye
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It is worldwide, but canadians should Occupy Montreal or Toronto and each to their own country to effect change.
Isn't OWS bragging at how many thousands of occupy movements there are world wide?