I'll speculate about the Oakland violence

Who's Behind the Mayhem at the Occupy Oakland Protests? | Occupy Wall Street | AlterNet: "During an Occupy Oakland camp meeting on November 3 – the morning after a boisterous but peaceful day of protests in Oakland devolved into a barrage of teargas and “less lethal” bullets after nightfall -- about a dozen “occupiers” expressed their frustration with the vandalism that had marred the evening; acts of mayhem committed by a small number of people among the thousands who took part in the protests"

1. It is not caused by the Occupy Movement or the participants who are sympathetic to Occupy.

2. It may be caused by random groups from the community.

3. If the Koch brothers or other well known GOP and Right Ring  or corporate operatives had the opportunity to create a major media blow back against Occupy, they would do whatever they could get away with to enable it.

4. Its effect if not its purpose is to convince the bemused media that Occupy is trouble, not constructive movement for change. This will not wash even if the media will not dig for the actual causes.

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