OCCUPY WALLSTREET!

[Feachie]

"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]

Originally Posted by Feachie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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]

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

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Feachie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

[Tyen01]

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[Aadill]

i feel inclined to rock the hat and take photos/write about the experience, tbh. apparently you have to sign up for the class, though. sending my request now~

EDIT: If I can have a camera with the hat it would be a combo press pass with better perks!

[Harrison]

Sorry, I'm too busy working to waste my time defecating in public with a bunch of worthless hippies too dumb to explain what they're actually trying to accomplish.

[Slathar]

Originally Posted by Harrison [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry, I'm too busy working to waste my time defecating in public with a bunch of worthless hippies too dumb to explain what they're actually trying to accomplish.

do you make enough to live comfortably or are you just proud to squeek by on your manual labor pay check?

do you honestly think these people would refuse work if it was offered to them? thankfully im better than you because im not a fat redneck with a GED.

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by Harrison [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

repeating a predetermined slogan and/or catch phrase repeatedly

Isn't that what you just did?

Originally Posted by Harrison [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry, I'm too busy working to waste my time defecating in public with a bunch of worthless hippies too dumb to explain what they're actually trying to accomplish.

Sheep.

[Samoht]

^ sheep