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In reply to the discussion: Why are folks more concerned about guns than the loss of lives! [View all]newmember
(805 posts)19. I was going to mention the occupy movement
In my opinion the biggest fail of the occupy movement was protesters in every major city.
Too bad they didn't all converge on one city being NYC and shut it down.
1 million or more if you added up every kid across the nation involved.
No violence just shut it down until congress the senate and the President
has to convene an emergency session to address it.
They needed one leader, The kids had guts but no clear direction and stated goal.
I'm straying from the original topic so I'll stop here.
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But voting for it and passing it into law means they have to provide infrastructure for it.
geckosfeet
Apr 2013
#32
I agree about the background checks. But Newtown has NOTHING to do with that.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#33
If you "do not get it," it may be because you are offering a false choice and disregarding the
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#34