Occupy DC

[hasufin]

I'm posting this for the people who don't follow my twitter feed, or just want to see it all in one place. What you're seeing are my tweets from this weekend and last weekend when I went to McPherson Square to see what OccupyDC is all about. Following the tweets are my overall impressions from each visit. I've added the numbering on the tweets so I

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[ls56]

I wouldn't compare the OWS people with Tea Party. the Tea Party is astroturf. OWS resists representation and politicians because they're afraid that big-business or a political party will overtake their message and energy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/oct/25/tea-party-koch-brothers

[hasufin]

Personally I don't make such a comparison, either. However, that comparison is being made in many quarters, so it's worth acknowledging. As I said above, I prefer to talk about what the Occupy movement is rather than what it is not.