Posted on 04/24/2012 7:10:02 PM PDT by Whenifhow
A search of Grapes of Wrath and OWS
Forum Post: The Grapes of Wrath
http://occupywallst.org/forum/the-grapes-of-wrath/
Occupy reminds me of the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression and that got me to thinking about the Grapes of Wrath.
The Grapes of Wrath & Occupy Wall Street
http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2011/10/31/the-grapes-of-wrath-occupy-wall-street/
Quote from the book, Grapes of Wrath:
If you who own the things people must have could understand this, you might preserve yourself. If you could separate causes from results, if you could know that Paine, Marx, Jefferson, Lenin were results, not causes, you might survive. But that you cannot know. For the quality of owning freezes you forever into “I”, and cuts you off forever from the “we”.
I like it.
Toss in pepper spray and tasers.
CCW holders in the back in reserve, just in case. Yes, I’m serious.
Lie in ambush. Hit from behind. Then un-ass the kill zone. Just saying.
Interesting!
“A. Do not react with any violence. This is what they want.”
No, what you do is create the rumor that someone from OWS was taken, beaten up and left for dead. And the police didn’t do a thing. They want to incite violence but they do not want to be hit over the head with a pipe.
OWS and the anarchists are cowards. Treat them that way. Engage them on our own terms.
wakes up..yawn.... (wipes face)
hears bagpipes and the call to arms...
WOW, What did I miss?
Or maybe patriots should just “do what needs doing” while keeping the cameras away(?) I’m tired of being timid.
“No, what you do is create the rumor that someone from OWS was taken, beaten up and left for dead. And the police didn’t do a thing. They want to incite violence but they do not want to be hit over the head with a pipe.
OWS and the anarchists are cowards. Treat them that way. Engage them on our own terms.”
That’s a great idea.
I hope it gets some traction :)
What you say has merit. However as a former liberal I can tell you it isn’t going to work. These people want a fight. It’s time they got their heads handed to them.
“Hit hard, hit fast, hit often’’.— Admiral William F. “Bull’’ Halsey.
TP should have some infiltrators join up OWS and attend the meetings.
For sure OWS will have infiltrators so I think announcing faux meetings will not work.
Russia, 1917?
I figured that these braindead, freeloading commie fags would be going after the people who pay taxes sooner or later.
Actually, the Bolsheviks swooped in and took over after the turmoil, IIRC. Lenin was in Germany and Trotsky was in New York City when the real stuff was going down.
I don’t want it but, bring it you snot nosed fags.
The difference between you and us is we will have our brothers and sisters backs. We will fight to protect each other.
You fight for a loser and illusory vision.
Yes, folks - I've seen it in action: A direct assault into a meeting place of our folks - met with a forceful resistance; removing them from the premises, and to my knowledge, no meeting of that kind was ever approached in that manner again.
FYI: There were no arrests.
I have seen these warnings (and what Real Americans should do when assaulted), and I say again: the policy of being passive and 'hoping' the police will protect us is going to get some of our people killed. Your enemy expects limited response or retaliation, with hopes of making examples out the few who might. Let me also state they have already used un-provoked violence against our people (St. Louis and D.C being just two examples, and we can expect more if no resistance is offered.
Let me put it in a way everyone can understand it: Since 9/11, Terrorists and other idiots know their is little to no chance of them ever reaching the cockpit of a commercial airplane in flight, and its not due to fear of an air marshal or re-enforced cockpit doors.
And another thing: Lose the 'excuse to declare martial law' line. They've been ignoring the Constitution anyway for years. You're already at war - they've openly declared it against you...
... wake up and smell the coffee.
thx. Honestly, I couldn’t stomach reading the entire thing.
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