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Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. October 29, 2011 10:56 pm bowser

Not a bad group, really.  There is a wide appeal.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052078/Occupy-Wall-Street-protesters-The-99-arent-unemployed-liberals.html

 

According to a local source, the Occupiers are well-led and well-organized.  What IS happening, though, is that the homeless and mentally ill are moving in with them.  There are tents and free food and other amenities which make it attractive.  The leadership has less or no control over these folks.

Arf

  • My general rule of thumb is that all online polls are crap. by TB 2011-10-30 08:43:47
    • I'll agree for the most part, though this one had a twist. Instead of polling everyone reading an article ... by bowser 2011-10-30 20:56:34
      • I've developed a healthy suspicion of all polls, although some are more reliable than others. by TB 2011-10-31 13:10:52
      • All online polls are crap unless they say what YOU want them to say. Which is crap. Which ... by Eri 2011-10-30 10:47:14
        • Nope. All online polls are crap. Even the ones that say things I like. by TB 2011-10-30 11:05:12
          • The Truth is Out There by TB 2011-10-30 11:20:56
      • They have a legitimate bitch, who cares who they are? n/t by RobVG 2011-10-29 23:04:03
        • The Occupy Nashville group has around 50 people. Considering Nashville has over half a million people living in the ... by Lee 2011-10-30 07:28:15
          • I don't think so Lee by RobVG 2011-10-30 11:55:03
            • I don't know about all conservatives, but a hell of a lot of us were yelling at Bush and quite ... by TB 2011-10-30 13:09:34
              • Just one of the many things they're trying to divert us from by TB 2011-10-30 13:40:04
                • Both sides are "diverting". The impetus for the ows movement was the fact that Obama didn't deliver on campaign promises of ... by RobVG 2011-10-30 14:27:20
              • Process liner notes by Robert 2011-10-30 13:05:18
                • I've seen it. by RobVG 2011-10-30 20:02:23
                  • "Could there be any ideas out there as to how we might do better?" by TB 2011-10-31 10:15:25
                    • I hear ya by RobVG 2011-11-01 09:09:21
              • We got seven in our town. by TB 2011-10-30 08:45:51
                • We had one for dinner last night by RobVG 2011-10-30 10:28:06
                  • The bitch is that budget cuts will always affect some industry or people somewhere. by TB 2011-10-30 10:59:53

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