13-03-2012, 01:29 AM
Peter Lemkin Wrote:10 "Occupy" Candidates Running for Congress
Meet the progressive insurgents who are riding a wave of energy from the Occupy Wall Street movement.
This is great news. Protests and marches certainly have their place but nothing beats getting one's hands on the machinery of state. Especially in the US where there still exists a means of doing so. I often wonder why more don't do it at the local level and control the party. The Christian lobby have done this really well for their own ends. Progressives need to do this too.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.