Alex Klein: The Well-Intentioned Lie That Led To Occupy Wall Street’s Downfall

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thenewgreen · 4744 days ago

Under the guise of "health and safety" concerns, Zuccotti park was shut down. At the beginning of the occupation, this may have been valid but it was only after they were becoming organized and health and safety concerns were abating that Bloomberg pulled out the rug.

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scarp · 4743 days ago · link ·

I would love to see a documentary or even an investigative news report about the inner workings of OWS. I wonder how much of this they were able to rebuild.

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