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Wall Street protests
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IUCOLTFAN Oct 4 2011, 09:31 AM Post #1
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What do you guys think?

Personally, I have watched a few interviews with some of these protesters and am a little confused on the message. I understand and agree that the wealthy that made their money illegally should be held accountable. The people protesting seem to have such random ideas of what they are even there for, imo. Does this protest boil down to social equality? If you listen to the people interviewed, it is really hard to get any sort of idea of what they really want. Both parties are puppets to Wall Street.....just seems like semi-organized chaos to me. What are they actually hoping to accomplish. Blocking the Brooklyn Bridge doesn't really accomplish anything but keeping the average person from using it. Was that supposed to be hurting Wall Street? Anyone that says that these protests are no different than a Tea Party protest must be delusional. I don't remember any mass arrests and total disregard for the law being an issue at any of the Tea Party protests.

FWIW, I respect these peoples right to free speech. I just wish knew exactly what they are trying to say. Holding signs that say "Honk if you have student loans" seems a little strange for a Wall Street protest.
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boilergrad01 Oct 4 2011, 11:20 AM Post #2
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Colt,

I think we are reverting back to 1968. They say it all goes in cycles and many thought it was 1980. Energy crisis people disenfranchised and a crappy economy. The thing was we had Reagan runnign in 80. The truthis the Republicans do not have a dynamic leader running. I think this is more like 68, civil unrest, a long protracted war that few understand. The populace left, right and center seems to be displeased with all parties and a cilvil revolution is starting to brew.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
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Now it has come out that some of the "protestors" have been paid to march......

Some of the people are college kids, what do they have to bitch about? If it is that the government is spending away their futures, then they should have joined the tea party. If it is college loan debt (some holding signs that say this), don't borrow the money. Do they expect a free (taxpayer funded) education?

These protests look like unorganized, poorly dressed mobs. At least they have Pelosi's support. Hell, she even asked God to bless them. Not real sure the difference when it was the anti-american nazi's in the tea party??

Using shit like this for political gain is bad. Both parties suck ass.
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Using shit like this for political gain is bad. Both parties suck ass.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
Bobob, many of these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

If the government had the limited power intended by our framers, there wouldn't be much for the corporations to influence.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
Bobob, many of these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

If the government had the limited power intended by our framers, there wouldn't be much for the corporations to influence.
Haven't been to one but I agree with the message, convoluted as it may be. Guess I'm a lazy fuck too.
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HoosierLars Oct 13 2011, 10:40 PM Post #12
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
Bobob, many of these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

If the government had the limited power intended by our framers, there wouldn't be much for the corporations to influence.
Haven't been to one but I agree with the message, convoluted as it may be. Guess I'm a lazy fuck too.
I don't see you having much in common with these people. I blame the housing crash more on Fannie and Freddy, and the wicked smart MBA's who figured out the MBS system, and bilked honest people like us out of trillions.
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If those people worked as hard as they bitched and moaned they wouldn't have to protest.
this. i think it's really easy to blame problems on "corporate greed". people need to stop blaming the government, the president, congress, and "corporate greed" for the fact that they don't have the job. look in the mirror and figure out the best path for you, don't rely on someone else to do that for you. yeah, the going might be tough right now, but no one ever said employment should be easy.
And it's really easy to claim all these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

Some here are worried about this country slowly being turned into a socialist state. I believe the slow creep of corporate influence over the government is a bigger problem and will only continue until we get the money out of the process. Hard for me to believe this is what the framers had in mind.

I'm busting my ass to keep my house, in large part thanks to the government, Wall Street, and the banks. When they take away your livelihood you can come back and tell me how you feel.
Bobob, many of these people are lazy fucks who want the government to solve their problems.

If the government had the limited power intended by our framers, there wouldn't be much for the corporations to influence.
Haven't been to one but I agree with the message, convoluted as it may be. Guess I'm a lazy fuck too.
i guess it's possible that the message has been diluted from rally to rally, but the "rally-goers" in my city of residence appear to be preaching a message of socialism.
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I think I know why Brum is supportive of these protests...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/10/lawmakers-pick-sides-as-wall-street-protests-mount/?intcmp=obnetwork
Along with the September declaration, a related 55-page document posted online includes ideas for a "new economic charter." Among the suggestions is a new salary structure, through which doctors would be paid $28,000; lawyers would be paid $27,500; teachers would be paid $35,000; and bankers would be paid $20,000. Under that suggestion, submitted by one unnamed member of the "charter collaborative," the president would take home a cool $40,000.
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Not sure that I want my doctor making 28K/year
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