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Occupy Underground

Joe Shlabotnik

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1. Well, if someone wanted to do that,

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 06:08 PM

Aug 2014

then they'd have a few weeks to plan it properly.

But to get any media attention, it would have to be a seriously outrageous confrontation, i.e. hundreds of protestors chained together blocking entrance to offices, private jets being prevented from landing, official cars boxed in by trucks etc, or there would have to be some element of violence ie police violence, or protestor vandalism. Otherwise the media won't touch it.

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Could this be a venue for the Occupy movement? [View all] Cleita Aug 2014 OP

Well, if someone wanted to do that, Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2014 #1

I would like to see some serious action in DC like you describe not only Cleita Aug 2014 #2

You totally have my vote of YES. ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #3

perhaps picketing on the local scale would be better dembotoz Aug 2014 #4

That would work. eom Cleita Aug 2014 #5