Friday, December 30, 2011

Occupy Counter-Recruitment: #NoWarButClassWar

If a more equitable economic climate were created, young Americans would no longer be compelled to enlist solely for financial reasons (and in the process, provide manpower for wars of Empire). In such a scenario, those who do volunteer could then rightfully be exposed as willing accomplices to US war crimes and maybe we can finally retire all those counterproductive “support the troops” stickers.

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One of my recent photos:

#OccupyHugeElectricBills

(Other new Xmas pics here)

(Some Chinatown pics here)

(More of my recent pics here)

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Posted on 12/30 at 04:55 AM
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

DeOccupy the Death Penalty: #Occupy4Mumia

44% of the US death row population is African-American, an ethnic group that constitutes a mere 12.6% of the nation’s people as a whole. From this factoid, we can draw only one of two conclusions:

1. Blacks are genetically predisposed towards homicide

2. The US justice system is inherently racist

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One of my recent OWS photos:

#OccupyXmas: Dec. 25, 2011

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Poem: “haiku consolation"


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Posted on 12/27 at 03:12 PM
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

There's more than one way to Occupy: #KeepYerToolboxFull

Successful activism is never either/or. When allies bicker over tactics, you can be certain vanity is ruling the day. Whether you want to sign petitions or engage underground direct action, go right ahead—but please understand that diversity of tactics advances the cause.

Please also understand that deriding others for not recognizing your brand of purity (violent, non-violent, or whatever) is more about your sense of self than bringing about the changes we all seek.

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One of my recent photos:

Don’t they know it’s illegal to #occupy in Bloomberg’s New York?

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Posted on 12/22 at 08:45 PM
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