AdBusters and OWS
First, I have downgraded my phone from a blackberry to an iphone. I used to have KEYS and now I have weird auto-correct that clicks and clacks when I hit the glass. Surely I can turn that feature off, right?. Sigh. Yes, I gave in to the man and bought an iphone. /~hangs head~/
So speaking of giving in to the man, let's talk about Occupy Wall Street. As far as I know, it started with Adbusters. When I saw the ad in last summer's issue I ignored it. When I saw it in the Sept/Oct issue I thought about it. Then forgot about it. Apparently it struck a nerve with a few folks. It also seemed an appropriate photo to take as my first hipstamatic-iphone-photo because of the irony.
From : politics.salon.com/2011/10/04/adbusters_occupy_wall_st/si...
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In July Adbusters, a Vancouver-based publication known for its incisive critiques of capitalism, included a poster in that month’s magazine that read simply:
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET
September 17th. Bring tent.
In response to the call, several loose-knit groups of organizers got involved and hundreds of people showed up on Wall Street on Sept. 17. A few weeks later, Occupy Wall Street is now spreading around the country and attracting intense interest from the media.
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AdBusters and OWS
First, I have downgraded my phone from a blackberry to an iphone. I used to have KEYS and now I have weird auto-correct that clicks and clacks when I hit the glass. Surely I can turn that feature off, right?. Sigh. Yes, I gave in to the man and bought an iphone. /~hangs head~/
So speaking of giving in to the man, let's talk about Occupy Wall Street. As far as I know, it started with Adbusters. When I saw the ad in last summer's issue I ignored it. When I saw it in the Sept/Oct issue I thought about it. Then forgot about it. Apparently it struck a nerve with a few folks. It also seemed an appropriate photo to take as my first hipstamatic-iphone-photo because of the irony.
From : politics.salon.com/2011/10/04/adbusters_occupy_wall_st/si...
)
In July Adbusters, a Vancouver-based publication known for its incisive critiques of capitalism, included a poster in that month’s magazine that read simply:
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET
September 17th. Bring tent.
In response to the call, several loose-knit groups of organizers got involved and hundreds of people showed up on Wall Street on Sept. 17. A few weeks later, Occupy Wall Street is now spreading around the country and attracting intense interest from the media.
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