"The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy"

[infrogmation]

The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy by Naomi Wolf in The Guardian

"The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venality"

Again, why do I have to read media from another country to find out some of the major facts about things going on in my own country?

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[pentomino.livejournal.com]

Two things make it more likely to become news:

first, if it's on video. This was true as far back as Rodney King. It gives the TV news channels something they can put on the air to frighten and anger people without having to do a whole lot of research.

second, if one of the victims turns out to have friends in high places. This is more likely for white people, but remember when a black Harvard professor was arrested for breaking into his own home a few years ago? That guy, and the arresting offer, got to meet the President. That wouldn't have happened if he were a postal worker.