Comments on: U.S. council of mayors discussed strategies to deal with OWS http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 09:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Manny http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271277 Manny Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271277 I don't have a problem with the conference. I think it's a sensible thing to do in general. I believe they groupthinked up the wrong solution, though. It's the cities that are on the shitty end of the economic mess, dealing with all the problems caused by the loss of the middle class and local wealth. They should support the OWS movement, because it should be their movement as well. IMO, IANAMayor, etc. I don’t have a problem with the conference. I think it’s a sensible thing to do in general. I believe they groupthinked up the wrong solution, though. It’s the cities that are on the shitty end of the economic mess, dealing with all the problems caused by the loss of the middle class and local wealth. They should support the OWS movement, because it should be their movement as well. IMO, IANAMayor, etc.

]]> By: Dr_Wadd http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271258 Dr_Wadd Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271258 Maybe not, but they weren't discussing squatters, they were discussing protestors. Maybe not, but they weren’t discussing squatters, they were discussing protestors.

]]> By: pigpen23 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271240 pigpen23 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271240 update: they came back but only for a few minutes. interestingly, this has never happened to me while living at a squat. i pay rent and live in a small apartment but i guess someone ran into a nearby building and they got the wrong one. this is what most people fucking experience daily. FUCK! i'm seriously shaking with anger right now update: they came back but only for a few minutes. interestingly, this has never happened to me while living at a squat. i pay rent and live in a small apartment but i guess someone ran into a nearby building and they got the wrong one. this is what most people fucking experience daily. FUCK! i’m seriously shaking with anger right now

]]> By: pigpen23 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271219 pigpen23 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271219 "And once again, what's wrong with US mayors sharing information as to how to deal with squatters?" you've obviously never been homeless. my house got raided 2 hours ago. fuck you. “And once again, what’s wrong with US mayors sharing information as to how to deal with squatters?”
you’ve obviously never been homeless. my house got raided 2 hours ago. fuck you.

]]> By: adamnvillani http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271209 adamnvillani Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271209 Yeah, God forbid one mayor call up another and ask, "Well, how are things going in your neck of the woods and what do you think would be a good approach to this?" Yeah, God forbid one mayor call up another and ask, “Well, how are things going in your neck of the woods and what do you think would be a good approach to this?”

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271175 Guest Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271175 Why start cracking down on the homeless now? Hmmmm? prejudicial application of the law, much Joseph? Also, you are literally saying the exact same thing word for word in all these threads. This runs contrary to the sites policies, and imho, the guidelines of polite conversation. Friendly tip. Why start cracking down on the homeless now? Hmmmm? prejudicial application of the law, much Joseph?

Also, you are literally saying the exact same thing word for word in all these threads. This runs contrary to the sites policies, and imho, the guidelines of polite conversation. Friendly tip.

]]> By: Joseph http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271169 Joseph Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271169 And once again, what's wrong with US mayors sharing information as to how to deal with squatters? And once again, what’s wrong with US mayors sharing information as to how to deal with squatters?

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1271036 Guest Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1271036 Funny, the OWS people do all their organizing out in the open. Who's hiding what, exactly? Funny, the OWS people do all their organizing out in the open. Who’s hiding what, exactly?

]]> By: Chris Markman http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1270969 Chris Markman Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1270969 Anyone have a list of the locations? Anyone have a list of the locations?

]]> By: Jeff Couturier http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/u-s-council-of-mayors-discuss.html#comment-1270902 Jeff Couturier Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=129532#comment-1270902 If there were no calls to share information on how to deal with Occupy then one has to wonder what these officials were discussing, considering that the call was specifically about responding to Occupy around the country. What did they talk about then? Golf? The weather? If there were no calls to share information on how to deal with Occupy then one has to wonder what these officials were discussing, considering that the call was specifically about responding to Occupy around the country. What did they talk about then? Golf? The weather?

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