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The Ferguson Movement Has Too Much to Do—Don’t Let It Fizzle Out Like Occupy Wall Street
the root ^ | December 1, 2014 | THEODORE R. JOHNSON III

Posted on 12/02/2014 11:05:57 AM PST by MeshugeMikey

Then we heard last week that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, wouldn’t be indicted, there was a collective gasp of despair that soon gave way to protests, tear gas and, in some cases, riots and looting.

Ferguson’s outrage has inspired kindred, mostly peaceful demonstrations across the nation—with young black Americans courageously leading many of these protests and making their mark by fighting for justice. And the attendant anger and anguish are incredibly powerful catalysts. They can compel the nation’s political apparatus into motion to make the necessary, if incremental, changes to improve the lives of black Americans in our cities across the country.

We’ve seen this kind of groundswell before. The Occupy Wall Street movement, also led by young people, put the nation on notice that egregious income inequality was an injustice and unacceptable. Yet it fizzled out because it was unfocused and disorganized and lacked leadership.

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hmmm

gosh I sure will MISS the "ferguson" Movement....

1 posted on 12/02/2014 11:05:57 AM PST by MeshugeMikey
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To: MeshugeMikey

Like defending the black criminal thug Michael Brown.

This is one movement that needs to fizzle out for our country’s sake.


2 posted on 12/02/2014 11:08:33 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: MeshugeMikey

in some cases, riots and looting.”

…make that, in all cases.


3 posted on 12/02/2014 11:08:50 AM PST by albie
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To: MeshugeMikey

it fizzled out because it was unfocused and disorganized and lacked leadership.

It fizzled out because it was a top down astro turf
construct without a real base, unlike the Tea Party.


4 posted on 12/02/2014 11:09:01 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: albie

Sure wish I could photo-shop.

The Rams players need to be worked into the Ferguson looting photos — ala tourist guy.


5 posted on 12/02/2014 11:13:55 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Glad they acknowledge that the OWS movement died out.


7 posted on 12/02/2014 11:14:37 AM PST by MNDude
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To: MeshugeMikey

Does this person not know that Occupy was just part of the Obama presidential campaign.

I thought everyone knew that Occupy went away because Baraq got elected.


8 posted on 12/02/2014 11:15:03 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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The Occupy Wall Street movement, also led by young people...

Occupy was bought and paid for by rich liberal elites and communists... "Occupy" ran ads on CraigsList hiring 'protestors'... It was a lie. Just like this is turning into...

9 posted on 12/02/2014 11:18:51 AM PST by GOPJ (Stephanopoulos is a snake in the grass and a dem operative. Wilson should never have trusted him.)
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To: BenLurkin
so few of the Militant Manipulated..know much of ANYTHING at all!!

Im willing to bet that theyd think this was a screenshot of the REAL Drudge Report!!


10 posted on 12/02/2014 11:20:27 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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So all that rioting and looting was part of the “Ferguson Movement”? Funny, it looked more like a lawless mob to me.


11 posted on 12/02/2014 11:21:27 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: MeshugeMikey

See post 5


12 posted on 12/02/2014 11:21:31 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

So they are finally admitting that OWS was a bomb?

And yet the “astro-turf” TEA Party marches on. Winning elections and gaining ground.

Go figure.


13 posted on 12/02/2014 11:24:26 AM PST by Noamie
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14 posted on 12/02/2014 11:26:26 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: MeshugeMikey

From the seething bowels of Ferguson, a movement emerges,...


15 posted on 12/02/2014 11:26:57 AM PST by Beagle8U (If illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants, then shoplifters are undocumented customers.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

To paraphrase Country Joe:

“There’s plenty of money to be made
supplying the media with your fake outrage!
So throw down your books, dress all in black,
we’re gonna make a whole lot of Jack!
And it’s 1,2, 3...”


16 posted on 12/02/2014 11:29:17 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: tet68

most garbage deteriorates fairly rapidly....


17 posted on 12/02/2014 11:37:08 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

I understand the NAACP is having a BIG LIE MARCH.


18 posted on 12/02/2014 11:42:21 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

Sharptons haveing one too.

The Million Droopy Pants March For FERGUSON


19 posted on 12/02/2014 11:47:13 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Beagle8U

I HEARD that!!


20 posted on 12/02/2014 11:50:08 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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