OCCUPY WALLSTREET!

Feachie · #1 10-14-2011, 01:40 PM

"our ship is sinking"

it sucks to hear boston is dropping the ball, hopefully they'll find their voice. the LA protests were a little bit more organized.

these days, anybody who was born a commoner and thinks they can claw their way up to the top is seriously delusional. our tax code is biased completely in favor of the 1% of america (corporations and the super rich).

i have a masters and can't find work in my field, but i'm fortunate to be doing ok monetarily. i still go out and protest a few days a week since the 2nd. i've been asked why the poor aren't protesting. really? the poorest of the poor and the lowest of the low can't be at the protests. they're working multiple jobs, working long hours, and bringing home substandard wages. who else is going to protest? thank allah for the protesters.

globalization is a corporate scam that is killing our middle class. stop exporting jobs.
high earners need to pay more than they are in taxes, at least for now. save the middle.
low earners need to take initiative and stop being a drag on the system.

but it's going to take more angry people to make the government listen. i'm part of the 99%, and so can you.

Aadill · #2 10-14-2011, 01:53 PM

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it sucks to hear boston is dropping the ball, hopefully they'll find their voice. the LA protests were a little bit more organized.

Tonight there is a group of lawyers training normal citizens to become legal observers for the start of the occupation tomorrow. This is basically another term for a whistleblower against the cops. Snitches. They're going to act as impartial observers, acting in shifts to make sure no one gets the shit beat out of them for no reason etc. Basically they report the cops if anything gets out of hand. If my hands wouldn't be full with cameras I'd probably consider doing it. Seems like an interesting take on the whole ordeal: you can't be anything but neutral.. no protesting during the time you are there.

Interesting info:

http://www.occupyraleigh.org/minutes

Feachie · #3 10-14-2011, 02:22 PM

imho do what you can if you have time away from work to do it.

pickled_heretic · #4 10-14-2011, 02:26 PM

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imho do what you can if you have time away from work to do it.

the most successful viruses disguise themselves as innocent proteins to the immune system.

Feachie · #5 10-14-2011, 03:43 PM

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the most successful viruses disguise themselves as innocent proteins to the immune system.

sure, can't deny that.

what does this have to do with what you quoted tho? afaik if you're acting as a legal observer you get a shiny hat to wear, which pretty much says "HI I SEE YOU COPS I KNO U SEE ME TOO"

that said, in LA I didn't see any hats. i'm jealous of you, raleigh north carolina.