November 17, 2011
jeffmiller: chaptertwelve: “A businessman tries to pass Occupy Wall Street protesters blocking access to the New York Stock Exchange area Thursday.”  (via CNN) How noble, preventing that man from getting to work.  He’s clearly the devil.  Can’t you tell by his suit?  I wonder if Charlie Rangel had any difficulty getting to work today. Imagine, pictured above:  Abortion protestors prevent a doctor from entering the Planned Parenthood office where he works.  I get that they aren’t throwing bombs.  But is it still nonviolent in our minds? Physically using your body to contain or restrict the movement of someone is violence, if you ask me.  When a husband stands in front of a door and refuses to let his wife leave, that’s violence.  When a crowd uses its collective, brute force to block a man’s path, that’s violence too.  Unless you’re Bart Simpson, and you think it’s okay to say:  “I’m going to be swinging my arms like this, and if any part of you should happen to get in the way, that’s YOUR problem!” They are physically using their bodies to prevent people from going somewhere. They are being violent and committing a crime and violating other people’s civil rights.

jeffmiller:

chaptertwelve:

“A businessman tries to pass Occupy Wall Street protesters blocking access to the New York Stock Exchange area Thursday.”  (via CNN)

How noble, preventing that man from getting to work.  He’s clearly the devil.  Can’t you tell by his suit? 

I wonder if Charlie Rangel had any difficulty getting to work today.

Imagine, pictured above:  Abortion protestors prevent a doctor from entering the Planned Parenthood office where he works.  I get that they aren’t throwing bombs.  But is it still nonviolent in our minds?

Physically using your body to contain or restrict the movement of someone is violence, if you ask me.  When a husband stands in front of a door and refuses to let his wife leave, that’s violence.  When a crowd uses its collective, brute force to block a man’s path, that’s violence too.  Unless you’re Bart Simpson, and you think it’s okay to say:  “I’m going to be swinging my arms like this, and if any part of you should happen to get in the way, that’s YOUR problem!”

They are physically using their bodies to prevent people from going somewhere. They are being violent and committing a crime and violating other people’s civil rights.

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  4. ladylaurell-ofhousestark reblogged this from ladysnowofwinterfell and added:
    And you don’t think they wouldn’t move to only block him again? I choose no sides on this topic. It’s not that I don’t...
  5. ladysnowofwinterfell reblogged this from zombiechan and added:
    I agree with that, but considering how much space is around that guy in the photo, why is he bothering to push through...
  6. zombiechan reblogged this from ladysnowofwinterfell and added:
    Maybe violent wouldn’t be a correct term, but I wouldn’t say this is peaceful. I also don’t agree with the cops using...
  7. luxuryailments reblogged this from mohandasgandhi and added:
    Did someone really compare this to a man blocking a battered woman’s—I’m gonna fucking slice you. FUCK YOU and your...
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  10. guerrillablogio reblogged this from chaptertwelve and added:
    Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know I was supposed to make a point, not just mindlessly express my rage against non-supporters...
  11. frightened reblogged this from venusvegas and added:
    This is a man in a suit, not a major corporation. You can’t say that not letting a man go to work will magically improve...
  12. venusvegas reblogged this from dotcomslashpost and added:
    You have no idea what that man’s job is on Wall Street. Maybe he doesn’t even work there. Mabye he just wants to walk...
  13. foreveryourgirl reblogged this from chaptertwelve and added:
    Tricia wins, again.
  14. imperfectbot reblogged this from deliciouskaek and added:
    Not going to lie - I may have reacted quite violently to this situation - or try to find a way to get around. Biggest...
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    I don’t know how I feel about this. On the one hand, the point is to shut down the system, and try to replace it with a...
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  27. stfupenguins reblogged this from mohandasgandhi and added:
    I might consider this argument when I see pictures of pro-lifer protestors being brutalized on a national scale.
  28. infinitecosmia reblogged this from thenoobyorker and added:
    This has nothing to do with demonizing workers on Wall Street. The aim is to shut the place down for a day. That...