tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post2942013621762728887..comments2022-12-22T22:52:02.008-08:00Comments on Scarry Thoughts: Why OWS Should Lead the "No Iran War!" ResistanceJoe Scarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-5395376557305488812012-02-12T08:39:37.937-08:002012-02-12T08:39:37.937-08:00I haven't checked in here for some time as I t...<b>I haven't checked in here for some time as I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts are good quality so I guess I will add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it friend :)</b><br><a name="ucomment" href="http://sorelwomenshelentundrabothecheapest.blogspot.com/2012/02/keen-women-snowmass-high-waterproof.html" rel="nofollow">Keen Women's Snowmass High Waterproof Winter Boot</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-29170871188998833812012-02-10T09:01:25.016-08:002012-02-10T09:01:25.016-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-8935848432102340792012-02-01T13:03:33.595-08:002012-02-01T13:03:33.595-08:00Thanks Moji! I read/skimmed your "Think Tent&...Thanks Moji! I read/skimmed your "Think Tent" thoughts -- it takes a lot of work just to get a constitution in place, doesn't it? I think you are right that OWS everywhere will be stronger if people in different cities can compare notes on what they are experiencing, and on the solutions they come up with. Are you planning to participate in the Feb4 #NoIranWar action in Tuscon? I'm looking for a FB page for the Tucson event to add to my list at http://bit.ly/Feb4Everywhere! <br /><br />Thanks again - keep the faith!Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-48396794788146297372012-02-01T12:49:42.452-08:002012-02-01T12:49:42.452-08:00Thanks for your comments, and for your support!Thanks for your comments, and for your support!Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-16222338754419788882012-01-31T14:50:17.555-08:002012-01-31T14:50:17.555-08:00Dear Joe,
Thank you for your deep caring--I am an...Dear Joe,<br /><br />Thank you for your deep caring--I am an Iranian-American peace, human rights, and Earth activist. Unfortunately, the Occupy Movement may be too naive and inexperienced (selfish?) to understand the depth of what they need to tackle. Please read my "Think Tent" thoughts herein: http://occupytucson.org/?page_id=321<br />Peace and Justice,<br />Moji Agha (contact info included)mojiaghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383009206774213125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-58140999507736326892012-01-30T22:47:49.783-08:002012-01-30T22:47:49.783-08:00Very good article and interesting comments. We hav...Very good article and interesting comments. We have to prepare and protest the imperialist war that is coming against Iran. We must denounce Israeli and US aggression. Joe, there IS a need to remind the Occupy Movement to take center stage in the struggle to stop this coming horror of a war with all the terrible consequences. Thanks.PROLETARIOPRESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025995084858406190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-48835552491587352682012-01-30T11:34:31.835-08:002012-01-30T11:34:31.835-08:00Thanks, John. For the record: Occupy Chicago -- wi...Thanks, John. For the record: Occupy Chicago -- within days of coming into being -- was on board with the October 8 protest against the Afghanistan War -- and their participation made that day one of the biggest (if not the biggest) in the country. See: http://bit.ly/Oct8Chicago That said, I think there is plenty of opportunity for ALL of us to repent of our past inaction, and do more NOW . . . AND this threat of war against Iran AND the disgraceful NDAA should wipe away any lingering illusions that ANYONE has about Obama!Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-12277708996793925352012-01-30T11:30:03.267-08:002012-01-30T11:30:03.267-08:00I didn't mention the banks and military profit...I didn't mention the banks and military profiteering because I was hoping you would jump in! Thanks! I think you and I are on the same page -- there's nothing like an outrageous threat of aggression to focus the dissident mind; let's just hope the bright lights of OWS see it the same way!Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-21058900906022828992012-01-30T11:25:04.874-08:002012-01-30T11:25:04.874-08:00Thanks, Carol! You've got your finger on the p...Thanks, Carol! You've got your finger on the problem - as long as it's only the "usual suspects" (leftie/libertarian activists) who protest war, we won't be able to PREVENT war. However, I think we're on the cusp of a breakthrough: see http://bit.ly/Feb4Everywhere Question: when 45+ cities turn out on Feb 4 to protest U.S. threats against Iran, can any but an ILLEGITIMATE government act as if those protests aren't happening?Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-23267574631522883362012-01-30T11:18:56.393-08:002012-01-30T11:18:56.393-08:00Thanks for your comment! And thanks especially for...Thanks for your comment! And thanks especially for your observation about the map -- I think the more we can get the simple facts in front of people, the more they will be able to confront the hypocrisy of this idea that Iran is "threatenting" the U.S.!Joe Scarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622018908879921573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-27177900426962417442012-01-29T07:34:59.036-08:002012-01-29T07:34:59.036-08:00Just heard the 11 o'clock news in Boston (Chan...Just heard the 11 o'clock news in Boston (Channel 5) where the seemingly mindless male newsreader stated that in Oakland, police clashed with "violent" OWS demonstrators which they "had" to put down with tear gas. Noticed some other biased reporting against OWS from this otherwise fawning "blue state" source which is far from Fox-like. If the police use tear gas, then I guess the demonstrators must have been doing wrong - that's where it will go. Yes of course the Iranians are human beings - why didn't Jon Stewart send a reporter there a few years ago to play with the idea that they were monsters while the reporter ate watermelon with a family and opined comically that their toddler was a threat to America? These are the ones who will be affected by sanctions and killed in a war for control of the Gulf. The map is VERY effective at showing that. Perhaps the map itself should be passed out to everyone - some would WANT to invade for the power, others would understand both the hypocrisy and the danger to everyone's welfare, including our own and those most vulnerable to losing the source of oil.musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701690680853460155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-65116645344218205212012-01-28T16:57:06.853-08:002012-01-28T16:57:06.853-08:00This is deja vu to the year 1999-2001 era leftie a...This is deja vu to the year 1999-2001 era leftie antiGlobalization movement that also had antiwar as just a small part of the movement. Until 9/11 took the steam out of that movement and all the activists went into the peace movement - joined by all sorts of old time and brand new peace activists. Peace activists (mostly old, some new) and leftie/libertarian activists are working against this war but unfortunately it will take an attack on Iran to mobilize people - and then if they are too successful they will run into NDAA, especially if those who are "too disruptive" - or are too successful in blaming the Israel lobby for a war they have pushed even harder and longer and more obviously than they pushed war on Iraq. We are getting to the point where a critical minority realize the old system has failed and it's time for a new experiment, and experiments were what Jefferson et al were all about.CarolMooreReporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814374256334339684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-77941673574719083322012-01-28T15:20:18.502-08:002012-01-28T15:20:18.502-08:00i'm a bit surprised that you fail to mention t...i'm a bit surprised that you fail to mention the obvious connection between banker and military profiteering from the various wars. wall st. is a direct beneficiary of the current wars. everything from arms sales to laundering cia drug money from the opium in afgahnistan. <br /><br />a war with iran would decimate our economy while the elite class would line their pockets with the spoils and profits of war. rather than wasting time trying to justify tranny rights or sympathy for convicted felons, why don't you bozos actually work toward a greater intellectual capacity than your gen y pc brainwashing. i agree that you should protest the iranian war, but more importantly there needs to be a codified agenda with a point. sitting in a park isn't getting it done. 1) end the fed and fractional reserve money system 2) reform PACs and the entire election process which is a sham 3) end all current wars/occupations including ending the current sanctions and aggressive posture against the state of iran. these 3 things would give you validity, credibility and talking points. all of which you sad misguided squatters need. the 3 issues above directly address both gov't policy and the current economic corporate-facist strangle hold that the elite has upon us all. ows is well intended, but is a complete joke as far as what it has accomplished.Generalissimo Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886828611176970615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201253179489520279.post-47402920659758949502012-01-28T12:57:07.720-08:002012-01-28T12:57:07.720-08:00The problem with this piece is that it is so obvio...The problem with this piece is that it is so obvious - OWS should have been against war from the beginning and it was not. (In fact the original call to Occupy D.C. came from Kevin Zeese's group and it was CENTERED on stopping Obama's wars. Then along came OWS, with MoveOn and other Dem Party front groups at the core, and voila the wars were not part of the agenda.<br />Now why do you suppose that is, Mr. Scarry. OWS was meant by groups like MoveOn to take up themes that could be useful to Obomba in 2012 but NOT to take questions of war and Empire where Obama is very vulnerable.<br />The OWS movement has many weaknesses, and this is one of them. The other is eschewing any form of organization. It used to be said, "Don't Mourn, Organize." and OWS cries out "Don't Organize, Whine."JohnV.Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657870272522648504noreply@blogger.com