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Two Days, Two “Occupy Dallas” Protests, Two Very Different Groups

October 5th, 2011 11:37am by Michael J. Mooney 

 Local News, Politics

This is America coming together. But not really. Tomorrow, there will be an “Occupy Dallas” protest at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, starting at 9 a.m. It’s a spin-off the “Occupy Wall Street” protest ongoing in New York, the rallying cry being: “We are the 99 percent,” as in, not the richest one percent of the population.

But wait, there’s more. Friday, at 6 p.m., there will be another protest at the same place. This one is organized by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and has much more of a Tea-Party tone. They will protest against the Federal government, in favor of “sovereignty and sound monetary policy.” It is, very specifically, not a protest of Wall Street, or a call to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

Which one will be bigger? Well, the Thursday protest has a Facebook page with more than 5,000 “likes” and more than 600 people saying they’ll attend. But Alex Jones has a lot of followers. And his isn’t during regular work hours (even with high unemployment, most people still have jobs). As a conservative friend of mine who plans to attend Friday’s demonstration joked, “I don’t want to protest with a bunch of unemployed hippies!”

Yes, it would be more interesting if these two groups were in the same spot at the same time. It’s not exactly disparate groups coming together. It’s actually two very different parts America coming at separate times. And anybody who’s been in a relationship knows that’s not ideal.

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9 Comments to “Two Days, Two “Occupy Dallas” Protests, Two Very Different Groups”

Phelps @ October 5th, 2011 at 11:47 am 

600 saying they will attend on facebook means no more than 60 actually showing up.

KS @ October 5th, 2011 at 11:58 am 

I’ll be there. What am I protesting again? Until I figure it out, I’ll keep working and trying to pay off my student loans and keep up with my mortgage and everyday bills. If there is another way to get what I want out of life, I’m all for it! Can’t wait to hear the solution. Booooooo rich people. Booooooo.

SO @ October 5th, 2011 at 12:08 pm 

End the Fed!

PH @ October 5th, 2011 at 12:42 pm 

This article furthers to cement the derisiveness that the media is creating by marginalizing the protesters as “left wing, hippy, liberal, commies ect.” It doesn’t matter, because the people who are fed up span a spectrum that is much broader than merely “left” or “right” wing. The article highlights this fact and revels in it. We must not make the movement political, do not fall into the traps of shills and dissenters. the people as a whole are fed up with the institutionalized corruption that is sapping the vitality and future prospects of this country.

Buckeye @ October 5th, 2011 at 12:43 pm 

I see on the “Occupy Dallas” web-site that the members of the People’s Assembly of Dallas had a meeting and unanimously voted to keep the movement non-violent. That’s good news.

Brooks L. Powell @ October 5th, 2011 at 12:48 pm 

Crude, Mr. Mooney. Sex, or sexual humor, is what gets this publication in trouble. At least with the Preston Hollow private school set.

JD @ October 5th, 2011 at 12:59 pm 

Most of these people need to occupy a library first. Or a university. Myriad inarticulate grievances against a system you don’t understand will gain you nothing but a sore throat.

THE AMERICAN DREAM 30:42 mins.

Lack of accountability testimony before congress. This says it all. The Inspector General of The Federal Reserve Bank has no authority to investigate or question anything done by The Fed.