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Related: About this forumI don't pay movement
I wasn't quite getting the point until I started looking for info and read a comment from this site:
http://maxkeiser.com/2012/02/29/movement-i-dont-pay-is-spreading-across-europe-english-subs/
tassos_gr | February 29, 2012 at 12:49 pm |
A word of caution. In Greece we are asked to pay for services we dont get. For example the newly privatized Highways are not yet constructed but nevertheless we have to pay tolls for one lane roads through construction sites that lately have suspended operations due to lack of funds. In addittion the company does not offer as obliged, alternative toll-free local routes for small towns and villages. So its not exactly civil disobedience. It is more like justice for the people.
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I don't pay movement (Original Post)
TalkingDog
Apr 2012
OP
Good! I'm all for this. Starving the beast, or at least depriving the beast of revenue
truth2power
Apr 2012
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starroute
(12,977 posts)1. Add this
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/04/02/occupy-wall-streets-farestrike-stunt-draws-ire/
Last week, straphangers at a random smattering of subway stations scattered throughout the city found themselves with a free ride. On Wednesday morning, protestors from Occupy Wall Street allegedly in conjunction with some TWU rank-and-file members posted faux-service advisory signs in certain stations and propped open emergency exits so that subway riders could enter the system for free. Five days later, authorities are investigating, and TWU higher-ups are disavowing any ties to this stunt.
The tale begins on Wednesday morning when Occupy Wall Street protestors, posing as MTA workers, propped open the doors at around 20 stations. At around 5 a.m., masked men and women chained open gates at a variety of stations, and while many gates were restored by 8:30, some were left open during the bulk of the a.m. rush. According to The Daily News, stations included 135th St. on the No. 3 and 116th St. on the No. 6 in Manhattan; Halsey St. on the L, Ninth Ave. on the D, Beverly Road on the Q and Carroll St. on the F in Brooklyn, and Steinway St. and 65th St. on the R in Queens.
A few hours later, Occupy Wall Street claimed responsibility for the action.
Last week, straphangers at a random smattering of subway stations scattered throughout the city found themselves with a free ride. On Wednesday morning, protestors from Occupy Wall Street allegedly in conjunction with some TWU rank-and-file members posted faux-service advisory signs in certain stations and propped open emergency exits so that subway riders could enter the system for free. Five days later, authorities are investigating, and TWU higher-ups are disavowing any ties to this stunt.
The tale begins on Wednesday morning when Occupy Wall Street protestors, posing as MTA workers, propped open the doors at around 20 stations. At around 5 a.m., masked men and women chained open gates at a variety of stations, and while many gates were restored by 8:30, some were left open during the bulk of the a.m. rush. According to The Daily News, stations included 135th St. on the No. 3 and 116th St. on the No. 6 in Manhattan; Halsey St. on the L, Ninth Ave. on the D, Beverly Road on the Q and Carroll St. on the F in Brooklyn, and Steinway St. and 65th St. on the R in Queens.
A few hours later, Occupy Wall Street claimed responsibility for the action.
truth2power
(8,219 posts)2. Good! I'm all for this. Starving the beast, or at least depriving the beast of revenue
from our consumption is an excellent tactic, as far as it can be accomplished.
Looking at the comments at the link, I can't help wondering if some posters are either deliberately obtuse or paid trolls to turn people against OWS.