#Occupy

[Ugly Bastard]

We need a thread specifically for any and all discussion of the #Occupy movements since it's pretty clear that it's not going away. I liked this article analyzing (in a positive light, ftr) some of the things you might say the movement is achieving.

This is not a game that someone wins, but rather a form of play that is successful the more people get to play, and the longer the game is kept going.

[Repugnant Abomination]

The right is the new left.

Think about it.

[DJ FC]

Are you talking about driving my Jeep in England?

[Mr. Blonde]

HAHAHA BECAUSE YOU DRIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE

[DJ FC]

Yes.

Also did I mention I live in England?

[SittinOnDubsWGW]

No.

Do you make a lot of money over there?

[DJ FC]

Arab Money

[DDTempest]

Originally Posted by DJ FC

Arab Money

Is that the kind you don't actually get to have until you blow yourself up and go to heaven?

[Ironic Mustache]

Occupy stuff is dumb. It's a hodgepodge of people with nothing to say except that their pissed off. About anything, it doesn't really matter. They're not even really trying to accomplish anything, they're just complaining for the sake of complaining.

[Mr. Blonde]

Sounds an awful lot like what you're doing.

[thekremlin]

I'm considering staying overnight in front of St. Paul's sometime next week, not to support the cause but to get an idea for what it is about, what's going on.

[Mr. Blonde]

Originally Posted by Ironic Mustache

Occupy stuff is dumb. It's a hodgepodge of people with nothing to say except that their pissed off. About anything, it doesn't really matter. They're not even really trying to accomplish anything, they're just complaining for the sake of complaining.

STOP DRINKING THE KOOL AID IM

[Saint DH]

Everyone of those little signs looked like a beef with the federal government, not really corporations or "Wall Street". The arguments that weren't were so stupid and childish that they don't warrant much of a response.

[Mr. Blonde]

Shouldn't Americans be Occupying Congress rather than Occupy Wallstreet?

[f3lix]

I agree with the title of the article. True change comes in November elections.

[Mr. Blonde]

F3lix only reads the cover. This actually explains a lot.

[f3lix]

In what seemed like a very slow start to tonight's South Park episode, the occupy episode really picked up in the final 10 minutes.

In other news, it's odd seeing Blonde actually try to occupy (troll) me.

[ninjaface]

Have you ever had to pay the troll toll to get Blonde's soul?

[DDTempest]

Originally Posted by f3lix

I agree with the title of the article. True change comes in November elections.

By change you mean what exactly?

[DJ FC]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

STOP DRINKING THE KOOL AID IM

I challenge you to find a single one of those signs that relates to the New York Stock Exchange. WTF is Wall St supposed to do???

[Mr. Blonde]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Shouldn't Americans be Occupying Congress rather than Occupy Wallstreet?

I believe Stephen Colbert responded to this question quite well when Herman Cain suggested these "poor people" who "can't find a job" should be out in front of the White House (I know you said Congress) instead of Wall Street.
He says, "Yeah, unemployed, you should be out in front of the White House blaming yourselves for not having a job. May I remind you, Wall Street has not cratered our economy in like two years! That's ancient history. At this point, who can remember who took worthless sub-prime mortgages and knowingly bundled them as mortgage-derivatives so they can be sold, re-bundled and resold to pension funds and banks around the world; until, because this entire scheme was a castle made of sand and shit, it inevitably collapsed, annihilating seventeen trillion dollars, a national economy, centuries-old financial institutions, and the lifesavings of untold millions of Americans? I can't remember."
Occupy Wall Street is not simply about Congressional financial reform, but also about corporate greed and basic business ethics. Marching in front of Congress is a generic form of protest, while portraying levels of civil disobedience this way gets far more attention nation and world-wide. Washington D.C. has its own Occupy section, but the point is that this movement is meant to not only spur politicians into action, but also drive at the heart of corruption in all major business areas. The terrible actions that destroyed a majority of the U.S. economy (with no help from Bush's low taxes and two wars) and world economy cannot be tolerated. Those that caused this meltdown need to be identified as do any politicians that have hid/defended/or excused these individuals. This movement means more than simply unemployment or financial reform. I hope this helps.

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[DJ FC]

And what does all of that have to do with the New York Stock Exchange?

[Mr. Blonde]

"Occupy Wall Street is not simply about Congressional financial reform, but also about corporate greed and basic business ethics. Marching in front of Congress is a generic form of protest, while portraying levels of civil disobedience this way gets far more attention nation and world-wide. Washington D.C. has its own Occupy section, but the point is that this movement is meant to not only spur politicians into action, but also drive at the heart of corruption in all major business areas. The terrible actions that destroyed a majority of the U.S. economy (with no help from Bush's low taxes and two wars) and world economy cannot be tolerated. Those that caused this meltdown need to be identified as do any politicians that have hid/defended/or excused these individuals. This movement means more than simply unemployment or financial reform."

[DJ FC]

So you agree they might as well have been marching on the Auto Industry in Detroit as the New York Stock Exchange then?

[Mr. Blonde]

In wake of Occupy Wall Street, plans develop for Occupy Detroit | Metro Times Blogs

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occup...18543061540751