by Christine Orcutt and Julia Carlisle
A dozen people holding patriotic signs featuring quotations from the likes of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson converged on Tribou Park in Woodstock Sunday for an “Occupy Woodstock” protest.
Organizers said there was never an intent to “camp out” on the public space but at least one tent was set up as an “occupying” structure.Interestingly, from a historical point of view, an old solid black cannon stood pointed, apparently ready with its implied blast of firepower just behind the flimsy tent structure. (Photo by Christine Orcutt)
The peaceful protest (Woodstock Early Bird reporters did hear some strong “back and forth” between a Ron Paul supporter and a woman who did not share his political views) was meant to bring attention to the widening gap between those individuals, corporations and governments with enormous net worth and power and those of more average to weak net worth who sense and experience a weakening of their power. In nationwide protests of a similar nature this has been referred to as the “99 % Vs. The 1 %.”
(Some of the signs held by Woodstock Occupy’ers read: “When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson” and “If You’re Occupying the Solution, You’re Part of the Pollution” and “I Couldn’t Afford My Own Politician So I Made This Sign” and finally, “Trust Has Been Broken.”
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Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 
Posted by Another Exciting Weekend in Vermont « The View from Fish in a Barrel Pond on December 4, 2011 at 22:19
[…] In an awareness-raisng example of Vermont’s long political tradition, strong “back and forth” broke out today as A Dozen Turn Out for “Occupy Woodstock”. […]
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Posted by VermontLiberty on December 5, 2011 at 07:31
Comment from Hunter Melville:
The funny thing is that the Jefferson sign was originally made for a Tea Party protest. Don’t let the mass media tell you that there isn’t a lot in common between these grass roots protests. It’s not George Soros, it’s not the Koch brothers, it’s the people.
Another sign seen at Occupy Woodstock:
End the Fed
Repeal the Patriot Act
Bring Home the Troops and the Drones
Hold Crony Capitalists Accountable
George Washington Never Waterboarded Anyone
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Posted by A. E. Norton on December 5, 2011 at 10:24
I support them 100%. From little protests like this are revolutions born. The fat cats are doubtless laughing at all this, but some of them may have a wary sound to their laughter. They should remember what happened in Russia in 1917.
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Posted by Thomas Nelson on December 5, 2011 at 12:45
I am a Ron Paul supporter, I believe that his goals and those of the ‘occupy’ movement are closely aligned. End crony capitalism, end the wars, end the bailouts, end central banking, etc.. The main difference seems to be that there are some people in the ‘occupy’ movement who still believe that a massive central Socialistic style government will somehow serve those goals. We have seen that the larger and more powerful our central government gets, the more corrupt and isolated from ‘the 99%’ it gets.
The whole idea behind Constitutionalism is a belief that our founders foresaw the dangers of isolated central power. To end what started this movement, corruption between our federal government and ‘Wall street’, we need to undo what we have allowed to happen – crony capitalism and the growth of our central government. To end the corruption, our federal government must be manageable. We need to bring things home to our States – to each other – to the people!
Ron Paul will help us to restore sanity and common sense to our government. He is the champion of the goals of both the Occupy movement and the Tea Party. (the real one, not that MSM/Koch thing) I am certain, that after a little research on Dr. Paul and an open mind, that those who support this movement will also support Ron Paul. Take a look at the Blue Republican page on Facebook to see how people are ignoring the labels and choosing a leader who will actually help us reach our goals. https://www.facebook.com/bluerepublican
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Posted by Julia Carlisle on December 13, 2011 at 11:06
Hi Rich,
Yes, there is an Occupy Woodstock group. You might get in touch with Ron at Shiretown Books who organized an “Occupy” discussion a few weekends back. The group, which may be fairly informal, is currently “occupying” Tribou on Sunday afternoons.
I’m sure if they see/read your post here, they will get in touch with you as well. richardhutnik@optonline.net
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