Occupy Wall Street chief organizer unravels, ponders calling it quits

[PaulConventionWV]

There's nothing un-libertarian about stopping a crime in progress.

And, pray tell, who is stopping a crime by pitching a tent in a park?

 

[Nirvikalpa]

Libertarians don't "Occupy" public space just for the sake of clogging things up on Wall Street. The very idea of "occupy wall street" is not liberty-oriented because I'm sure people here can think of something better to do than stand around in a street and participate in general mayhem for no other reason than to express their disdain, even though they wouldn't do this if they weren't part of a collective. Occupy was a collective movement, and I say was because, hopefully, it is in its death throes now. I really am sick of it and want it to disappear. It is not productive and has nothing to do with liberty. Some liberty-minded people may go there to talk to people, but the origins of this movement clearly had nothing to do with liberty.

Do tell me how libertarians do not practice/have not practiced civil disobedience...

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Do tell me how libertarians do not practice/have not practiced civil disobedience...

That's not what I said at all and you know it.

 

[dannno]

Did they make fun of you or something?

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Did they make fun of you or something?

Are you responding to me? I really can't tell when people don't quote. Since I think you were asking me, I will answer you: no.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

@ the picture they use

Those bastards in the media never give it a rest.

 

[FrankRep]

How can this guy be the "chief organizer" when Occupy Wall Street brags about being leaderlesss, aimless, and directionless?

 

[pcosmar]

How can this guy be the "chief organizer" when Occupy Wall Street brags about being leaderlesss, aimless, and directionless?

He can't. as simple as that.

He was a self proclaimed organizer. and there are many of those.

 

[BlackTerrel]

That cop is getting ready to shove his hand down that guys' pants.

Yeah that looks weird.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Yeah, that's a good point. If you're going to protest, do it peacefully and don't destroy private property or make things difficult for private citizens just because you "hate the system".

I hate even the name of the movement "Occupy".

Yes, but peaceful does not mean passive aggressive. You can be peaceful and agitate; yes, destroying property never solves anything - now, homesteading stolen property AMEN; make things difficult? OF COURSE. You think disrupting the tea flow into Boston by a bunch of rag-tag libertarian rabble in 1773 wasn't disruptive to 'the boobus Brittania'?

 

[Lovecraftian4Paul]

Good, maybe OWS will go back to being more of an independent movement. It's been a lapdog of the Democrats and extreme liberal fronts since its first few weeks of existence.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Good, maybe OWS will go back to being more of an independent movement. It's been a lapdog of the Democrats and extreme liberal fronts since its first few weeks of existence.

Replace a few words and it sounds like quite a few posters around these parts. Good one...I got a chuckle.

 

[gregb]

It would have been effective if everyday they occupied voting registration centers - a nice peaceful, orderly line of people filing through, all day, everyday, for weeks and months - that would have REALLY scared the people they were targeting, and pretty much nothing else will do.

 

[FrankRep]

Good, maybe OWS will go back to being more of an independent movement. It's been a lapdog of the Democrats and extreme liberal fronts since its first few weeks of existence.

The movement is dead. No one cares about the silly occupiers.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

The movement is dead. No one cares about the silly occupiers.

Glad it's over. I care not one iota about their movement (or lack thereof, tee-hee).