The Evolution of the Occupation

“I know there’s a certain amount of risk involved with a leaderless movement like this, as you don’t quite know where it might be headed . . .”

It’s actually, historically, the opposite. Decision-making by consensus tends to resist any possibility of autocracy. And a decentralized movement will ultimately elicit more fear/respect from the opposition, if the movement is seen as a large public mass, rather than a single person or two who can be lobbied (or executed).

Last night, fires were started by anarchists in Oakland. Occupiers tried to put them out, and they were gassed by the cops in the process. Here’s a first hand account.

[–]joshikus 27 points 21 minutes ago

There is really so much that happenned that a “story” just doesn’t do any justice. Surreal is a word I seldom use but this definitely is a great time to put that into effect. Basically with the fires we had set up the barricades yet a few anarchists tried to light it multiple times with everybody stopping them. I was at the line when the fires were lit and told the cops to GIVE ME A FUCKING FIRE EXTINGUISHER and they wouldn’t. Ran back to the barricade and somebody had found a couple so we started to douse it. By this time the gas was rolling out and the cops where marching toward us the flames were pretty much out yet they still continued to use force. What was funny was that I was telling them that the fire is not our doing and they didn’t give. One. Fuck.

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/lyqly/they_just_gassed_occupy_oakland_again/

Oakland, California Police Chief: “All the requirements for RICO prosecutions of the OWS King Pins have been met.”

I wonder when we will see some indictments. Sooner than later one would expect!

By anarchists, they mean cops.
http://youtu.be/VrvMzqopHH0

wobblie…….I know it is hard for you to grasp but try this one then and give us your thoughful opinion.

http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/11/04/new-footage-exposes-mayor-medias-lie-that-violence-happened-after-not-during-occupyoakland-march/

Tater wants to know if the people on this website subscribe to this “typical” Wall St. protester and that if they find him as a fine example of the protest?

http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/11/06/sunday-crib-sheet-rooney-remberances-occupy-portland-media-meltdown/

Hey, this is great! Imagine the odds of this happening.

Do you know the park in NYC that the Wall Street protesters are occupying?It’s Zuccotti Park. Did you know this park is not owned by the city of New York?It is owned by Brookfield Properties. Who was just hired by Brookfield Properties as an attorney?Vice President Joe Biden’s son. Who sits on the board of Brookfield Properties?Mayor Bloomberg’s live in girlfriend. Now, guess what company just received some of the last of theObama Stimulus $$$$$$$. Thaaaaaaaaaaaat’s right, Brookfield Properties. Isn’t life great in America!

Now, guess what, on a completely unrelated note, Wisconsin is shaping up to be the swing statein the 2012 presidential elections. Not Florida. Not Ohio. But Wisconsin.Now, guess who owns the company that will be tabulating the electronic votes in Wisconsin.Thaaaaaaaaaaaat’s right, the biggest contributor to Obama, the puppeteer George Soros.Whaaaaaaaaaaaat a coincidence! Now remember what Stalin said. “He who votes does not have the power.He who counts the votes has the power”.

Watching and Laughing……….You might want to get your factual information correct before your typical BS, somewhere other than your left wing, socialist informational access. Maybe you can understand this. Then again, maybe not!

http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/07/gallup-number-of-self-identified-conservatives-now-double-those-labeling-themselves-liberal/

And it’s still evolving. Now they’re moving to communal tents in NY.

Protesters in Zuccotti Park have erected the first four military frame tents on the park’s densely packed cement square in the hopes of addressing growing concerns about plunging temperatures and general security.

The park is expected to see three additional tents installed in the next day or so, and last Saturday night’s Occupy Wall Street General Assembly approved nearly $20,000 to purchase 20 more — “to be used for keeping us alive,” the presenter from the town planning working group told the GA. The first two tents, each 16 feet by 16 feet, stand side by side: one a dedicated “safe space” for women, the other an area for the medical working group and its patients.

For nearly two months, protesters have been living primarily in smaller, privately purchased tents, under tarps or out in the open air. There have been multiple cases of hypothermia, along with incidents of sexual assault, thefts and drug use.

The new communal tents are double-layered, waterproof and set atop plastic platforms. They provide far more warmth than the smaller tents that began popping up on every free inch of concrete weeks ago, most of which are designed for summer camping.

But supporters of the big tent system hope that they’ll keep the protesters from having to take more drastic measures to maintain their safety.

“We can’t handle security in this park as it is. If we become a traditional security force, it would destroy our movement,” said Bobby Cooper, 30, who purchased the tents and works with the town planning and sanitation working groups — two of more than 80 committees that have sprung up since the protest began.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/zuccotti-park-occupy-wall-street-tents_n_1080845.html?ref=mostpopular