Show me what an Occupy page looks like...

We in the Occupy coalition can often be found chanting, "Show me what democracy looks like." But Occupy Campbell County shows what an Occupy webpage ought to look like.

One of few things that dissatisfies me about Occupy is that sometimes our minds are so open that our brains fall out.

Time and time again, I've seen Occupy pages on Facebook cluttered with right-wing spam assailing Occupy with stock attacks originated by the far-right politburo. But Occupy admins rarely delete it. Something about how we must be understanding even of our enemies. In fact, some Occupy pages are more likely to delete posts criticizing this garbage.

I'm not saying posts should be erased just because they disagree with Occupy. I believe posts should be deleted only if they contribute nothing to the group. Spam like this has already rendered some Occupy pages almost unusable.

And you bet I understand enemies. I know full well that not deleting their spam hurts us. Our foes know it too, and that's why they do what they do. They take advantage of the weakness of some Occupy admins. If one side of a dispute is wishy-washy, while the other side is aggressive, who gets their way in the end?

Occupy Campbell County though is different from Occupy's Old Guard. OCC's Facebook page reads:

"Some other Occupy chapters play nice. We don't. If we think something is wrong, we will say so.

"We are a nonviolent movement, but nonviolent does not mean pushover."

OCC lives up to this mantra. Today, some right-wing nobody posted a rambling boilerplate attack on OCC's Facebook page. Within only a minute, OCC deleted this harangue, barred this user, and posted that he "is now banned from this page. We don't put up with crap here."

Folks unfamiliar with the Occupy revolution might expect to see this decisive attitude from Oakland or New York - not a suburban Kentucky county. But if OCC can show strength, so can other Occupys.

Hopefully, those who think we should be more understanding of violent bigots who want to kill us become just as wishy-washy about having their vision dominate Occupy. Occupy didn't become effective by being weak, and it will be more effective if we become stronger.