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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 906086" data-attributes="member: 29553">Got news for you and this writer:&nbsp; OWS is still in Liberty Plaza!!&nbsp; They are just not allowed to bring in sleeping bags or tents.&nbsp; Some do still sleep there but most go to alternative places to sleep and clean up: churches, union halls, local community offices, their own homes or apts, their schools, etc.&nbsp; This was never about just occupying a parcel of land to sleep on.&nbsp; It is about occupying the nation&#039;s consciousness and changing its moral values to one that puts people above profits. Jobs above profits.&nbsp; The air we breath above profits.&nbsp; The food we eat, the water we drink, the workplace above profits.It is humorous how these conservative writers are always so behind the times. They are always fighting the last war, using old terms such as &quot;hippies&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;commies&quot; to describe the 99%.&nbsp; I guess that is why they are the conservative party.&nbsp; They are a reactionary force which looks to stop progress and change at every moment in history. It was the conservatives of the 1770s that said wait, lets not piss off the brits here.&nbsp; It was the cons of the 1860s that thought that slavery was just fine.&nbsp; It was the cons of the guilded age of the 1880s that considered unions harmful to the huge corporations&#039; profits.&nbsp; It was cons in 1920 who thought women didnt need the right to vote, just yet.&nbsp; It was cons of the 1930s who thought that the new deal would turn us communist -&quot;Prosperity is just around the corner!!&quot;&nbsp; It was cons of the 1950s and 60s who believed giving black people civil rights was too much too soon- remember: &quot;States&#039; rights&quot;??&nbsp; It was cons who still think denying women control over their own bodies is wrong as well as denying gay people marriage equality, I could go on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="804brown, post: 906086, member: 29553"] Got news for you and this writer: OWS is still in Liberty Plaza!! They are just not allowed to bring in sleeping bags or tents. Some do still sleep there but most go to alternative places to sleep and clean up: churches, union halls, local community offices, their own homes or apts, their schools, etc. This was never about just occupying a parcel of land to sleep on. It is about occupying the nation's consciousness and changing its moral values to one that puts people above profits. Jobs above profits. The air we breath above profits. The food we eat, the water we drink, the workplace above profits. It is humorous how these conservative writers are always so behind the times. They are always fighting the last war, using old terms such as "hippies" or "commies" to describe the 99%. I guess that is why they are the conservative party. They are a reactionary force which looks to stop progress and change at every moment in history. It was the conservatives of the 1770s that said wait, lets not piss off the brits here. It was the cons of the 1860s that thought that slavery was just fine. It was the cons of the guilded age of the 1880s that considered unions harmful to the huge corporations' profits. It was cons in 1920 who thought women didnt need the right to vote, just yet. It was cons of the 1930s who thought that the new deal would turn us communist -"Prosperity is just around the corner!!" It was cons of the 1950s and 60s who believed giving black people civil rights was too much too soon- remember: "States' rights"?? It was cons who still think denying women control over their own bodies is wrong as well as denying gay people marriage equality, I could go on. [/QUOTE]

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