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Occupy Underground

JDPriestly

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4. I like the fact that the Occupy movement encourages

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 02:08 AM

Feb 2012

ordinary people to meet and talk about political issues.

We aren't just sitting in front of the TV any more. We aren't just sitting at our computers any more. We are learning to work together to solve problems.

I think this is a positive sign even though we have a long, long way to go.

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Maybe Occupy is a harbinger of what democracy will look like: where people get together [View all] applegrove Feb 2012 OP

Watching Occupy Being Born unionworks Feb 2012 #1

I still believe in the democracies we have today. And as long as the internet remains applegrove Feb 2012 #2

"Occupy is the pendulum swinging back towards true democracy." sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #5

The new banks should lend to the less developed nations because that is where all the growth in applegrove Feb 2012 #6

I don't know what their longterm goals are, but that is interesting information sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #7

Oh I don't know that much about banking either. Thanks for the link. Good article. applegrove Feb 2012 #8

beautifully said. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #3

I too waited for our movement for a long time. Magoo48 Feb 2012 #10

I like the fact that the Occupy movement encourages JDPriestly Feb 2012 #4

K&R...for post and the interesting replies.... KoKo Feb 2012 #9