Forum Post: Stop occupying Oakland
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 12, 2011, 9:20 p.m. EST by ronimacarroni
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You've become a shield for people who just want to break stuff.
You might as well leave now with your integrity intact.
I don't agree that the protesters should give up, but the guy has a point about acting as a shield. You need to educate about tactics that prevent your protests being used by a handful of people with their own agendas. For example one way is if protesters are throwing things, point it out to surrounding protesters, and all fall back or sit down and point, training all attention as well as cameras to the people misbehaving, as well as filming the crowds rejection of it... Expose these suckers and they are neutralized. Sadly, this is an issue Oakland has dealt with long before OWS, every time Oakland citizens protest, white teenage anarchists descend from Berkeley and inevitably start this crap.
That's nice and all, but I doubt you guys can stop people from breaking stuff and using you as a shield.
Keep occupying, do not give up. Stay and fight the Police and anybody else that wants to break up the movement. Show them we mean business. Fight to the death.
Folks I think the main objective was accomplished.
People are realizing that the 1% are not angels and our government is broken.
Like I said. You guys have the option to stay and make things worse or leave with your integrity intact.
"Folks I think the main objective was accomplished."
Oh you do? Well thank you for that in-depth strategic analysis.
Stay and fight. The politicians and the police are all part of the conspiracy to make you look bad. It's time to fight for what we believe. it's time to start civil disobedience.
"ronimacarroni" = TROLL
No I'm serious.
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Well I know where this is heading...
Don't say I didn't warn you.