occupiers plan to block retail businesses on black friday.

[powderman]

 Demonstrators Plan to Occupy Retailers on Black Friday    Published: Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 | 12:27 PM ET  Text Size     By: Cadie Thompson     

Source: stopblackfriday.com

Some demonstrators are planning to occupy retailers on Black Friday to protest "the business that are in the pockets of Wall Street."
Organizers are encouraging consumers to either occupy or boycott retailers that are publicly traded, according to the Stop Black Friday website.
The goal of the movement is to impact the profits of major corporations this holiday season.

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"The idea is simple, hit the corporations that corrupt and control American politics where it hurts, their profits, " states the Occupy Black Friday Facebook page.
A few of the retailers the protesters plan on targeting include Neiman Marcus, Amazon and Wal-Mart.
Their website states the following:

 

"Keep in mind that we are not occupying small businesses or hardworking people—we must make a distinction between the businesses that are in the pockets of Wall Street and the businesses that serve our local communities.

We are NOT anti-capitalist. Just anti-crapitalist.
Below is a shortlist for publicly traded large businesses to Occupy or to boycott on Black Friday. Luckily, most of them don't have good presents anyway. If you want to see the top 100 retail businesses for 2010 to boycott,

click here.
On Black Friday, Occupy or boycott:
- Abercrombie & Fitch   [ANF  44.88    -0.79  (-1.73%)   ] 
- Amazon.com (yes, we have to stay away from Amazon, too!)   [AMZN  188.99    -3.35  (-1.74%)   ] 
- AT&T Wireless   [ATT  27.21    0.17  (+0.63%)   ] 
- Burlington Coat Factory
- Dick's Sporting Goods (I was surprised, too!)   [DSG-FF  28.505    -0.43  (-1.49%)   ] 
- Dollar Tree   [DLTR  76.61    -0.48  (-0.62%)   ] 
- The Home Depot   [HD  36.52    -0.58  (-1.56%)   ] 
- Neiman Marcus
- OfficeMax   [OMX  4.25    -0.24  (-5.35%)   ] 
- Toys R'Us   [JPM  28.38    -1.03  (-3.5%)   ] 
- Verizon Wireless   [VZN  95.50    1.20  (+1.27%)   ] 
- Wal-Mart   [WMT  56.64    -0.21  (-0.37%)   ] 
Solidarity!" This is not the first time the demonstrators have taken action against corporations by using their money as weapon for change.     On Nov. 5th many demonstrators participated in "Bank Transfer Day" and moved their money from banks to credit unions.
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[Graybeard]

If they get in the way of that crazy black Friday shopping crowd they'll get run over and trampled. Then they can occupy the hospitals until they recover. Ain't no way I'd stand in front of the crazies that get out that Friday.

[NWBear]

How about we "occupy America" (with employment) by only BUYING AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
I know this is hard - not kidding!! However this would do more for the American economy than a lot of other actions.
If we truely want to recover economically we MUST get our DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING back.
That is also the only way we will be truely secure - imagine if we had to get military spare parts, only made in China, during a war?

[BUGEYE]

How about we "occupy America" (with employment) by only BUYING AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
I know this is hard - not kidding!! However this would do more for the American economy than a lot of other actions.
If we truely want to recover economically we MUST get our DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING back.
That is also the only way we will be truely secure - imagine if we had to get military spare parts, only made in China, during a war?

my wife and I haven't made any large purchases in years for this reason. we try to buy american.
except for Peruvian sweet onions which beat vidalias and texas sweets.

[mechanic]

They're gonna' have to get up mighty early.  My wife and daughters are usually already gone when I get up to go hunting.....
 
Ben

[ironglow]

  I still believe the OWS gang are dead wrong when they interfere with another who is trying to walk, shop, or use the street (for their car, not for peeing).

[BUGEYE]

  I still believe the OWS gang are dead wrong when they interfere with another who is trying to walk, shop, or use the street (for their car, not for peeing).

of course they're wrong.
but we're gonna let'em take over and ruin us.

[Lon371]

 In the Louisville area, they are starting Black Friday on thursday. So their plan is already flawed . As was said, get in front of some of them crouds is crazy. I will be shopping Friday morning for vittles from my deer stand for some American made deer jerky.
 
Lonny

[crustylicious]

Let them try protesting in front of  a tear gas store. 

[powderman]

HEH. I saw too many of those black Friday idiots at wm. There was always a fistfight or 2.  Pushing, shoving, etc. Like GB said, no way I'd get in front of those morons, but I hope the occupiers do. BTW, wm said they will start the sale at 10 pm Thanksgiving day, others too. Saw a guy reach into a womans cart and take a sale item, she hit him in the mouth, then the fight started. POWDERMAN. 

[magooch]

I think I'd pay to see an occupier get in the way of those Black-Friday shoppers.  One thing I'm pretty sure of, though is that I won't be there to see it in person.

[lakota]

If the OWS crowd thinks the cops are bad lets see what they have to say after tangling with Black Friday shoppers. I'll bet more than a few OWS turds wind up in the ER if they try to interfere with some yuppie suburbanite trying to get the deal of the century on a flat screen TV. A few years ago my wife's aunt got punched in the face over a lap top computer on black friday. I will be staying home on Black Friday