Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
First things first: Whether or not the Occupy Oakland protesters are wrong, silly, or feral, I don't particularly feel proud that an Iraq war veteran was seriously injured in a conflict with the police.
That said, those eager to believe that Americans cops savage protesters as a matter of routine might wish to consider this comment. It was written by the moderator of the US Embassy in Damascus's Facebook page:
We recently put up an article about the Occupy Wall Street protests in the USA -- there is lots of news about it on Syrian television stations.
For sure there is a lot of unhappiness in America about the economic situation. Unemployment is relatively high - nine percent. Housing prices keep falling, hurting more families. There is much debate between the two main American political parties about how to fix the U.S. economy.
We don't know exactly what will happen next. What we do know is:
* the US will have national elections in November 2012 that are not under the control of the American intelligence establishment but rather an independent election authority not controlled by the President or Congress;
* the Occupy Wall Street organizers will be entirely free to run as election candidates or to organize to support candidates;
* Occupy Wall Street groups will not be allowed to destroy public or private property, but they can organize more protests in other cities and they can say whatever they want about the U.S. government without being arrested or shot;
* the police will not shoot thousands of protesters;
* some Occupy Wall Street organizers have been arrested for disturbing public order (blocking traffic) but they won't be tortured, and no family will receive the body of a protester bearing torture marks.
* the international media and NGOs are watching and reporting on the Occupy Wall Street protests without interference from the government;
* the Occupy Wall Street organizers will be free to talk to any American or foreigner who wants to talk to them without fear of arrest;
* the U.S. government may complain that some countries' currency policies are hurting the U.S. economy, but the US government will not tell the world that there is a vague foreign conspiracy for which it lacks any specifics or evidence but that it says is encouraging the Occupy Wall Street or other protest movements.
Something to think about …
For those who have the stomach for it--it is very graphic and upsetting--this is from Homs, today.
- Comment (7)
- · Quote
- · UnfollowFollow (3)
Comments :
Sep '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
If only they would think rather than simply feel.
Oct '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
What Jon Stewart didn't tell his audience about Occupy Oakland
Jon Stewart Hearts First Responders … Unless They’re Responding to Violent Liberals
Sep '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
In my city the occupiers were standing on a street corner of a 4 lane road right next to exit off the expressway at rush hour. One of the cops, who is a friend of mine, said they were hurded into a public park nearby to keep them from getting run over.
Aug '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
Having got out of Oakland just in time, I can say that my impression is that if anything the cops go to easy on the these professional rioters.
May '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
Occupy Oakland protestors grow up? I think that's asking too much, Claire. Some of these people are classmates of mine and, my observation is that their sense of self-righteous entitlement to act out like this is completely, utterly, unassailable. The city (and it's champion-the-victim dithering mayor) will just have to wait it out until these kiddies get tired of their game and go home.
Edited on Oct 28, 2011 at 10:58amDec '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
Meanwhile, at Occupy Phoenix:
Flier at Occupy Phoenix asks, “When should you shoot a cop?”
Oct '10
Re: Occupy Oakland and Syria: Please Grow Up
AndrewBreitbart I am SHOCKED, I tell you: Iraq War Vet Injured at #OWS Oakland Founder of IHateTheMarineCorps.com: bit.ly/s9bzxl Are you, @EricBoehlert?