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thenewgreen · 4760 days ago

Much like this clip that never aired: http://hubski.com/pub?id=6512

I've been partaking in some live streaming/chat with OWS members. Many of them are very anti-tea party inclusion. I understand why they would be, the TP movement was quickly co-opted but in this video, I think you see that some of the TP aren't so different from many of the OWS crowd. They were just misrepresented. Like OWS's, they're sick of our tax dollars going to bail-out banks etc.

I guess all I'm saying is, together they could truly be a force to be reckoned with. Get rid of the crazies from either groups and you'd be left with some thoughtful people that have a lot in common. IMO.

As for the OWS movement, I don't see why they don't organize a massive strike of the big banks? Imagine 50,000 people simultaneously transferring all their savings in to credit unions from BOA etc. It would DEFINITELY get the establishments attention.

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scarp · 4760 days ago · link ·

There actually was and still is a movement for people to boycott the mega-banks and to move more money into credit unions. There have been a few over the past couple of years, but most recently was the one earlier this month. I believe it was on November 5th, and I've heard it referred to by a few different names, like "Move Your Money Day" or simply the "Bank of America Boycott."

But to address your larger point: you're right. I think The Tea Party (if it's still a thing) and OWS would have a lot to gain by reconciling their differences. If fact I wouldn't be surprised to find out that a lot of former Tea Partiers joined Occupy. I imagine that there is some significant overlap between the two groups.

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scathis09 · 4760 days ago · link ·

Yeah, whenever I see people on both sides fighting against each other I get confused. Big Banks( which are what the OWS protesters are against) and Big Government( which is what the Tea Partiers are against) are both the problem because the government props up the banks and vice versa. If they work together they can get even more momentum going like you said.

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thenewgreen · 4760 days ago · link ·

I get that there is a movement to inform people and have them move their money into credit unions. What I'm suggesting is that people do it simultaneously. What if people signed a pledge to withdraw their funds and transfer them to their local credit union on a specified date... say, Monday January 2nd?.

I'd also specify that people do so dressed in their finest business attire, with no fan fare and make no mention of ows. -Just citizens exercising their right as consumers.