Saturday, July 14, 2012

Is OWS in your DNA? (How to de-occupy a media smear)

Upon arriving at the gym on the morning of July 11, one of the ubiquitous televisions was silently blaring the latest new flash: Occupy Wall Street DNA Linked to 2004 Murder.

A nearby woman (unaware of my connection to OWS) instantly believed the story and started a conversation with me about it. As calmly as I could, I said:

“It sounds like an unsubstantiated rumor being used to smear Occupy Wall Street. Isn’t it funny how when a cop shoots an unarmed person or a U.S. predator drone kills an entire family in Pakistan, we’re cautioned to wait till all the facts are in before making a judgment? But when it’s Occupy, they run full speed ahead with an obvious rumor. And I promise you, this will be recanted before the end of the day.”

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This machine kills fascists

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Posted by Mickey Z on 07/14 at 10:49 AM
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