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  • Divided Occupy Oakland revisits City Hall (Anarchy&Anniversary time already?)

    10/25/2012 9:06:31 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies
    SFGate.com ^ | 10/24/12 | Justin Berton, Kevin Fagan and Matthai Kuruvila
    For a few moments last fall, West Oakland businessman Chris Hollis was filled with idealism as he attended Occupy Oakland's first gathering outside City Hall to protest an economic system he felt benefited the few to the detriment of the many. But within minutes, amid a mix of families and students, Hollis witnessed some participants stray from the focus on Wall Street and hurl vitriol at police. And within weeks, others would riot through downtown - and then justify their violence. "In an insanely short amount of time, they managed to turn what was basically a great movement for everybody...