Jan 17th: Anyone involved with Reich and MoveOn's protest

[Dr. Phool]

(01-18-2012 07:09 AM)Enthusiast Wrote:  

(01-18-2012 05:38 AM)Dr. Phool Wrote:  The only event in the Tampa area is in Ybor City, at an OFA office.

Fuck them. They're still trying to co-opt movements against them. Even Move On's web page is directing people to OFA offices.

Like I said. Fuck them.

I'm not sure I understand your position. You are against the protests? You are against the location of the protests? What?

I think the protests are a good thing. Maybe I'm misinformed.

My position is, I'm all for protesting and occupying the banks. It appears that this action is organized by OFA, which wouldn't surprise me since Move On sold their souls for access to lunch with Rahm and cronies once a week.

I'm all for Occupy. I'm all for jailing the bankers, and a lot of politicians who aided and abetted this catastrophe. What I'm not for, is participating in a re-election rally disguised as a protest.

[Arg U Mentor]

(01-18-2012 09:31 AM)Dr. Phool Wrote:  

(01-18-2012 07:09 AM)Arg U Mentor Wrote:  You are right, it doesn't really say it's to protest the place, just that's the place. The one for Portland tells that it will be a sidewalk protest outside BofA. Very clear. You're right Tampa needed better connections, seems perhaps the OFA ( a rep therein) co-opted that meetup, but anyone could've had an event that could've been better. But perhaps you're wrong, it's just hard to tell.

My thought is instead of "fuck them," next time I'd try to be the one organizing something meaningful.

When I went to Move On's site to find a location, a couple of links directed me to OFA. Of course OFA wanted me to sign up with them.

The way I see it, the protests need to be directed at Obama. Not to support him. He's the friggin problem. And it seems they're trying to capture the movement.

I've been down to the Occupy site several times. I'll go back there instead.

My understanding is that this is against Obama, it's called "yeshecan" and is supposedly related to the 99% if not OWS. I'm surprised they aren't protesting against OFA rather than with. I'm still not seeing what you're seeing as this protest being with OFA, though I know OFA is somehow promoted on MoveOn. Did you use the link I gave you? When I put in a Tampa zip code it doesn't really say what you seem to be suggesting, but I didn't go through the process of signing up.