Occupy Wallstreet Thoughts
What are your thoughts about the movement? I think a lot of anger because of the recession, and are going after some of the people they think caused it. I'm interested in what other Fastlaners are thinking.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/ny...-whenever.html
Glad I don't live on Wall St. anymore. Heard it was a real hassle for residents in the beginning (though I think the cops forced the protesters to move down a few blocks).
I didn't even realize this was going on until a few weeks ago. I mean, I'm starting to read some stories about how people are in financial straits and don't know what to do. But... what the fuck does that have to do with Wall Street? And is the protesting actually going to accomplish something?
SHHDlove I agree. I think they might be hoping that wall street will give them another handout since protesting is easier then entrepreneurship.
It comes down to the fact that somebody else is always at fault. 99% of people will do everything in there power to not take responsibility for their action, situation, even health.
From what I've seen so far it's a bunch of misguided young people that just don't understand the way life works mixed in with a few nutjobs that just want to yell at something. I was handed one of their rally forms today as I made my rounds.
I saw an interview with some of the people protesting the other day in DC (part of the same movement). I was expecting a lot of down-on-their-luck blue collar workers who were angry at Wall Street.
What I found was a bunch of college students. Like, from very expensive universities. Who seem to be able to afford decent clothing and a decent education.
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WTF?!?
They are just a bunch of clueless hippie kids that know nothing.
This about sums it up.......TOTALLY CLUELESS.
PS: sorry, you can't get your 1.5 minutes back : ) it is comedy gold though.
Kak (Oct 24th, 2011)
I like this one with all the chicks doing Yoga in the background.
Check out :54 :P
That's exactly what it is. A bunch of young college hippies that have nothing better to do with their life. They are brainwashed in college then sent out into the world without a clue. Most of them don't even understand why their there. Living in NY, I see a lot of the B S protesting. It gets them no where. All it accomplishes is disrupting the lives of the honest tax paying citizens of the city. These bums need to get JOBS!Originally Posted by Z5 FILMS
They are coming to houston. Here are a list of some of their totally unrealistic, communistic demands....
- A 'living wage' to be paid to everyone, regardless of employment status
- 100% unchecked free borders- Expungement of all personally owed debts
- Free Mumia Abu Jamal
- All businesses in the USA are required to be unionized
- Abolish all credit reporting agencies
- Outlaw the use of fossil fuels
I guess their primary meains of transportation is sailboat. Sidewalking dumbasses hopeing to get a check from the government.
A hardcore Texan in the commercial energy business.
I have to say I disagree with many of the people posting in this thread! this is america ffs.
for 1 that gives them the right to protest anything they want to!
I may not agree with everything they think I do believe in the right to say whats on your mind.
I dont even know what else to say but wow.
Just because you want to dismiss them as brainwashed hippies doesnt mean that you are right and they are wrong.
I cant even go on for fear I will get banned.
"brick walls are there for a reason...they let us prove how badly we want things." Randy Pausch
Ska2free (Oct 6th, 2011)
This kind of reminds me of the story of the gold rush. Those who got rich were the ones who sold the picks and shovels, right?
So how does one make money off of these people?
Jill (Oct 17th, 2011)
I'm going to have to disagree...I am kind of proud of those kids for being there. Let's be honest, the system that wrings 40-80 hour work weeks out of the typical worker in return for paltry vacation time, insufficient health coverage for most, and a retirement investment system that may keep pace with inflation if they are lucky...I think that's what they are angry about. And isn't disenchantment with that system that brought all of us to MJ's book?
I certainly think a more active approach, as most here are interested in, is a better answer for those suited to it. But the majority are not, and I don't think it has to be that folks on the slow lane must be doomed to corporate servitude...we live in a country where we can (if enough people want to) force societal change. Even if the protest may be more event than process, at least they are taking some action and not sitting on their butt watching tv. And it could (maybe) lead to real change. I think giving corporations less power over politicians is a good goal, even as a business person.
Are they clueless rich college kids? Maybe. But so were lots of equal rights and antiwar protesters in the past. They have the luxury of time to protest and education to know things could improve. The people that could benefit from stock market reforms that protect 401k participants or low income parents of students who could benefit from student loan reform...they are too busy working to do it themselves, and should be grateful.
"There is but one success--to be able to spend your life in your own way." Christopher Morley
I think arguing about this is pointless. Its going to cause senseless bickering back and forth. This thread should probably be deleted.
CarrieW (Oct 6th, 2011)
I agree that they have all the right to protest on the streets.
Will it amount to anything besides wasted effort? Nope. They way they protest and what they're protesting for is just ridiculous and absurd, nobody else besides themselves would take them seriously.
I looked at their list of demands:
Proposed List Of Demands For Occupy Wall St Movement! | OccupyWallSt.org Forum
and I can tell that these people have zero idea on how the real world works. They basically want everything given to them.
Free eduaction? Why don't people just learn to go to community college instead?
Debt forgiveness and abolishing of credit agencies? Are you kidding me? If somebody piles on a massive amount of debt that they can't get out of, it's their fault, and their responsibility to fix it.
I agree...
"brick walls are there for a reason...they let us prove how badly we want things." Randy Pausch
Likwid24 (Oct 6th, 2011)
Honestly I don't see how anyone who isn't pro socialism or pro communism can seriously support their movement and Idea's when they really sit down and think about it carefully.What they are demanding simply isn't possible without doing away with capitalism.
I'm all for their right to protest but imho this is no different from fat people arguing that getting fat should be impossible and we should all have free government sponsored personal trainers, free weight loss surgery, and an unending supply of 0 calorie chocolate, chips, and icecream.
I agree that list is ridiculous, especially worldwide debt forgiveness (WTF?)...but for the record, that list is not a consensus list, it's just one person's list that is getting media hype. It states that pretty clearly at the top.
"There is but one success--to be able to spend your life in your own way." Christopher Morley
I think that this kind of discontent stems from the widening gap between the haves and have nots. This needs to be addressed in a meaningful way or our society is doomed to experience the consequences of the past.
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Glad to see people are actually talking about this. I don't agree with anything these people are doing, but at the same time, I have a very good friend who is actively participating in these protests. I think it's misguided, but he has a good heart, so I know he's in it for the right reasons, whatever they may be.
Kak (Oct 24th, 2011)
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