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In reply to the discussion: "Occupy SEC" Heads up LEO! Is this group "for Real" or Not? [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)16. Alexis, I appreciate your reply here and your links helping to clarify OWS/SEC connection
As a follower of the writings of Barry Ritholtz, (The Big Picture Blog),Yves Smith (Naked Capitalism Blog), William Black's work and others....I feel it's crucially important to keep working to get meaningful re-regulation of our markets in place in order to prevent a future credit disaster from happening perpetuated by another group of rogue Wall Streeters at the investment banks and elsewhere. Without critical oversight from the regulating agencies and meaningful prosecutions as a deterrent we still have the foxes guarding the farmer's hen houses but only paying fines for every chicken they eat.
I was glad to see you speaking out about this in your interview on Democracy Now (as I said in my OP) and I wish OWS/SEC all the best. Believe me, I am cheering for you and any one else who is keeping the heat on the Regulators, DOJ and Congress to not keep treating what happened after the demise of Glass-Steagall (helping to cause the biggest financial crash since Great Depression) as "old news" plus, the continued ignoring of prosecution for criminality of Country Wide Mortgage, Banks AIG, MERS, RoboSigners, Regulators and Ratings Agencies who looked the other way, and the like. Financial Settlements being the New Normal will only allow those who caused this misery we are living through to live another day and possibly do it all over again.
Good to See OWS in action where it began! Hope to see you interviewed again..
Best to you and regards,
KoKo
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Help me out here. Is there a central Occupy Group that "clears" actions of all Occupy's?
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#1
No, not that I know of, but actions taken using OWS's name are generally discussed
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#2
Thanks, Koko, I appreciate your posting it. I don't see why she can't just be another group
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#8
Each GA speaks for themselves. But every Occupy group that I follow abides by similar principles...
Luminous Animal
Feb 2012
#6
Yes, they do and it sounds like she is being honest about what she is doing. Eg, there
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#7
Occupy's generally believe anyone should be able to go off and do their own thing, but that
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#13
In keeping with OWS structure, Occupy SEC can be its own organization with its own GA...
Luminous Animal
Feb 2012
#4
In Occupy-land, there are lots of things that may not be GA-sanctioned official Occupy events...
backscatter712
Feb 2012
#11
They're mainstream party-left Dems and professional leftists with good jobs
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#18
Referring to a suburban neighborhood assembly in my previous post, that is
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#20
Alexis, I appreciate your reply here and your links helping to clarify OWS/SEC connection
KoKo
Feb 2012
#16
This is an unrelated question. But you linked to the Occupied Wall Street Journal
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#19
Thank you. Good to know it can be read online. I loved the original copies that people
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#28
Alexis, thanks so much and welcome! That's what I figured but I didn't know enough about it to judge
Leopolds Ghost
Feb 2012
#21