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Occupy Underground

ellenrr

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Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:20 AM

Oct 2013

I compare the Walmart workers who have expressed support for the striking Walmart workers in Florida.
These guys risk losing their jobs, in an economy where it would be a long time til another comes along.

Isn't such courage and risk-taking inspiring, but also perhaps necessary to forming a resistance movement?

I think that if we are too comfortable, we are not really going to resist. (the topic of the o.p.)

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I'd like your opinion about this [View all] ellenrr Oct 2013 OP

It's very strange that you are uneasy about someone getting paid to organize workers. factsarenotfair Oct 2013 #1

to add-- ellenrr Oct 2013 #2

It should be a full time job. Notafraidtoo Oct 2013 #3

Knowing all the laws makes it worth the pay rurallib Oct 2013 #10

depends on handmade34 Oct 2013 #4

It is curious that perhaps we have bought into the rightwing meme that people on the Left djean111 Oct 2013 #5

everyone has to make living. barbtries Oct 2013 #6

Paid TomClash Oct 2013 #7

Is he a union organizer, paid by a union? MADem Oct 2013 #8

Organizing to increase the numbers of Americans in unions benefits all of us. It's Squinch Oct 2013 #9

"Poverty Pimp" <-- what poor people call "do-gooders" trying to help them 99th_Monkey Oct 2013 #11

that's great what you did. I wouldn't call you a poverty pimp.. ellenrr Oct 2013 #13

Like I said, we often joked about it. 99th_Monkey Oct 2013 #14

Research the organization gopiscrap Oct 2013 #12

I support it. Where can I get one of those jobs? Vincardog Oct 2013 #15