Occupy Wall Street: An interview with Kalle Lasn, the man behind it all

Washington Post ^ | 10/12/2011 | Elizabeth Flock

[matt1234]

Back in July, an idea by Kalle Lasn and his colleagues at Adbusters, a nonprofit magazine run by social activists, had started to come together.

For months, Lasn had noticed among his 120,000 readers an unresolved anger that wasn’t finding expression. He observed that young people were starting to say they worried about having a “black hole future” ahead of them, and it suddenly felt, he said, “like a Tahrir moment in America was eminently possible.”

So the Adbusters team tried something out. They put out feelers for a small protest on Wall Street on Sept. 17. They started a hashtag to go with it, the catchy-sounding #OccupyWallStreet. They ran a poster in the magazine to advertise it (see above).

And before they knew it, the protests had taken on a life of their own: Adbusters’ idea of protesting corporate greed and what they saw as the United States’ corrupt political system struck such a chord that the demonstrations have now spread to dozens of cities and towns across the country. Unions, students, rights groups and others have joined in. The national media cover the protests daily.

[matt1234]

From the interview: "I think people want a Robin Hood tax on all trades." -Lasn

I read elsewhere he wants to target the upcoming G20 Conference in early November.

[Paladin2]

Looks to be a tough sell to break into the Che t-shirt market.

[YankeeReb]

...young people were starting to say they worried about having a “black hole future” ahead of them,

Didn't Perry get in trouble for saying our nation's debt was like a black hole or did I dream that?

[Lazlo in PA]

Back in July, an idea by Kalle Lasn and his colleagues Jew hating Nazi buddies at Adbusters...

There. Fixed it.

[daisy mae for the usa]

So this is the appointed *patsy*. LOL. In Little Rock Arkansas the occupy group is saying how involved the democratic party is. Read here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2793185/posts

[Nonsense Unlimited]

I started my own protest. It’s called Occupy My Driveway.
I sit in a lawn chair in the driveway with a beer and listen to the birds chirping and watch the dogs play in the yard.
It’s very peaceful and non-violent.

If any Freepers want to come protest with me I’ll make sure we have plenty of lawn chairs and beer.

[matt1234]

Back in July, an idea by Kalle Lasn and his colleagues Jew hating Nazi buddies at Adbusters...

According to wiki: "Near the end of World War II his family fled Estonia and Lasn spent his childhood in a German refugee camp."

Hmmmmm

[GILTN1stborn]

Back in July, an idea by Kalle Lasn and his colleagues at Adbusters, a nonprofit magazine run by social activists, had started to come together

Back in July, Kalle Lasn and his commie comrades at Adbusters, a Soros backed "nonprofit" magazine run by treasonous social activists, received their marching orders for a new plan that had been put together.....

Fixed it.

[GILTN1stborn]

Back in July, an idea by Kalle Lasn and his colleagues at Adbusters, a nonprofit magazine run by social activists, had started to come together

Back in July, Kalle Lasn and his commie comrades at Adbusters, a Soros backed "nonprofit" magazine run by treasonous social activists, received their marching orders for a new plan that had been put together.....

Fixed it.

[dajeeps]

Adbusters gets a sizable portion of funding from the Tides Foundation, which gets it’s money from George Soros. Figures Spooky Dude would be behind it all.

[InvisibleChurch]

so he’s responsible for any deaths and the cost for security and clean-up and damage to private property, right?

[DJ MacWoW]

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Isn't That Like Setting Fire To Your Own Home?

When FR Is Gone, Where Will You Go Then?

[Travis McGee]

Look at how pathetically easy it is for the left to gin up a movement, when they have the MSM pravda press to serve as their sounding board and 24/7 spotlight.

We are ripe for anything. A new Joan of Arc would not surprise me. Or a 1968-style assassination of one of the major figures. It just has that ground is trembling feeling to me. 1914. 1917. 1860, I don't know when. But the stars are crossing. I feel it. Stand by for heavy rolls.