Here's a response to the outrage of not feeding the hungry...
Whether it sucks or not, unfortunately activities encouraging the large homeless population in NYC to continue to be attracted to the site is just as quick a way to "hammer a nail in the coffin" of the movement, which I would prefer we avoid as a donor myself. And keeping this going involves dealing with certain realities, realistically.
First, unlike staff or at least management at soup kitchens, who have experience working with the homeless, OWS does not have the ability to deal with them even if they had all the food service staff and all the food resources every penny of their money could buy. While NOW all the trolls in here want to acknowledge the plight of the homeless needing the tastiest food available and being cruelly denied to highlight the callousness of OWS, when the act of continuing to bring them to the park with no efforts to discourage the growing numbers leads to any incidents where any are injured, which IS irresponsible, then all of a sudden, the trolls will are start shrieking about the dangerous situation created by OWS to continue to attract homeless to the park, just for the PR boost of feeding them.
And if bad press is truly your worry (which seems unlikely and more like what you are trying your best to create with your uproar and misleading post, as sensationalist and inaccurate as any troll dropping), then consider that while the Homeless's plight is for a rare moment finding much acknowledgement here by the opposition discussing this propaganda piece, if any actions perfectly understandable with the plight of the homeless but which would be unacceptable for protesters, are encouraged by the open invite OWS should extend, then predictably those present here and their ilk will manage to overlook even the existence of the homeless within a square mile of the protest and any actions on their part will be conveniently labeled as the actions and consequences of disrespectful and rude protesters.
Also, for one with a more long view concern for the homeless and understanding of reality than you seem to be able to muster, I know that those homeless denied the tasty food you so want OWS to provide for them, will actually benefit as much or more than any of the other 99% should the protests achieve a more fair system where the compassion of the people as opposed to that shown by the corporate wellfare state in place now, is given the political empowerment and resources to put in place the programs to not only replace all the ones cut with the collapse but to also extend services.
This requires that OWS win, which in turn requires they be in this for the long haul. The amount of funds raised truly seems like a huge number when trolls toss it around to prove how rich the movement is, but for a protest that needs to continue for the long term, and cover every aspect of planning and implementation, not just now but as a pool in the future when even with popular support they must keep going while the country takes a nice break to celebrate thanksgiving and Christmas, and then after these likely lower than normal fundraising months begin the push to be out in full force the first day of spring. So I am **** glad to hear they are being frugal with their money.
And while you feel that asking that the protesters eat rice to prove their liberal cred, in order to satisfy folks who indicate they feel nothing but disdain for liberals, anybody with a clue and a desire to succeed knows that's not fair to ask folks sitting out in the cold while she sits at home, eat rice to prove solidarity with the homeless, no matter how much her donation was, and seems like a pretty good way to sabotage a movement where the boots on the pavement aspect requires morale boosters, food being one of the only ones available that OWS can provide as a guarantee, day in and day out..
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Continued from below...Finally, if this is a black eye, proving OWS lack of wisdom and fodder for criticism from the opposition who will criticize ANYTHING the OWS does, try to remember that while here they decrie the elitism to not ensure to welcome the homeless without reservation despite the fact that no matter how much food they may have they have too little of every other resource, not least of which being toilet facilities. Odd this since their concern for the inconvenience of local residents and business, which critics moan are sorely abused by EVEN THE SLIGHTEST UNSANITARY DROP from any protester going wee wee in the bushes, even though considering the sheer numbers and the perversity of the city making sure no extra facilities may be brought in is quite rare and protesters have gone out of there way to be polite at great inconvenience.
Apparently the hostile opposition only have a limited space for compassion in their black little hearts, for with the trolls sudden worry here for the homeless, they have immediately forgotten all about the poor local residents and business people and how as they have already cried, their needs must stay foremost in organizers minds.
So please dear, since I doubt that your generosity can be that much greater than the limited forbearance you have shown for any OWS straying from your childish and unrealistic demands for how the protest be run, let me know how much you donated and I will gladly match that so you can stfu and grace some less important movement with your questionable support.
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