In my opinion, this falls under the US Patriot act and demands investigation by the Justice Department and Department of Defense. They are using Non-Political Terrorism to cover criminal behavior and generate fear for coercive purposes.

USA PATRIOT Act: "activities that (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. or of any state, that (B) appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping, and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S."

In the spring of 1975, the Law Enforcement Assistant Administration in the United States formed the National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. One of the five volumes that the committee was entitled Disorders and Terrorism, produced by the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism under the direction H.H.A. Cooper, Director of the Task Force staff.[42] The Task Force classified terrorism into six categories.
• Civil Disorders – A form of collective violence interfering with the peace, security, and normal functioning of the community.
• Political Terrorism – Violent criminal behaviour designed primarily to generate fear in the community, or substantial segment of it, for political purposes.
• Non-Political Terrorism – Terrorism that is not aimed at political purposes but which exhibits “conscious design to create and maintain high degree of fear for coercive purposes, but the end is individual or collective gain rather than the achievement of a political objective.”
• Quasi-Terrorism – The activities incidental to the commission of crimes of violence that are similar in form and method to genuine terrorism but which nevertheless lack its essential ingredient. It is not the main purpose of the quasi-terrorists to induce terror in the immediate victim as in the case of genuine terrorism, but the quasi-terrorist uses the modalities and techniques of the genuine terrorist and produces similar consequences and reaction. For example, the fleeing felon who takes hostages is a quasi-terrorist, whose methods are similar to those of the genuine terrorist but whose purposes are quite different.
• Limited Political Terrorism – Genuine political terrorism is characterized by a revolutionary approach; limited political terrorism refers to “acts of terrorism which are committed for ideological or political motives but which are not part of a concerted campaign to capture control of the State.
• Official or State Terrorism –"referring to nations whose rule is based upon fear and oppression that reach similar to terrorism or such proportions.” It may also be referred to as Structural Terrorism defined broadly as terrorist acts carried out by governments in pursuit of political objectives, often as part of their foreign policy.

That does it, I'm going to get some empty jars and start stockpiling cash for when the banking systems finally fall so I'll still have money at hand. Of course, it will probably have to be converted into a different currency by that time.

The majority of the people just choose to not see the "Emperor has no clothes."

But wait, will a child speak up and shout "Hey the emperor has no clothes, he is naked."

Is this what is actually takes for people to stop BSing's themselves?

People want to believe their 401k's are safe and any other type of investments. People think they only have one option, because that is the only way they know or have ever known. It's not.

I understand keeping a positive attitude, but just as the OP posted it's hard to keep a smile up when your getting it, in the behind, constantly.

[edit on 28-8-2009 by Realtruth]

Now for every one of you who are Pi$$ed off..Heres what you do.
If you have ANY holdings in these institutes walt right over there and close your accounts. Find a nice little small local branch bank and make sure they are not owned by a larger holding firm and use that bank. I pulled all of my business accounts and personal from Bank of America I use a small bank ,drive 1 mile further did my part. What are you going to do? Just sit here and be a key stroke warrior? Do something!

Regarding the Fed, Banksters, Congress & all the others complicit in this economic mess....We The People still vastly outnumber them and while venting is cathartic, drastic measures must be employed in order to get them to listen to us.

Please read Larry Flynt's (yes, that Larry Flynt!) letter that was recently posted (I saw it via a link to Huffington) where he calls for action by exercising non-action. He (and many others by the way) are calling for a national "do nothing/buy nothing" day/week.

No buying
Do not go to work

Basically, let's shut everything down for at least a day, or longer if possible.

The idea is to show these crooks that collectively, we have a lot of power. Remember, there is 300+ million of us and if 40-50% (or more if this can gain traction) of us decide to purchase nothing and not go to work, they will have to pay attention. And if they don't, we do it again. And again. Until they get the point and start listening.

If you must buy something on that day (if such a day happens) then make a purchase with a mom & pop, local business...you get the idea. Stock up a little before hand if necessary, using local business if possible and just stay at home with your family....

This is a great non-violent way to exercise the one real power we still have left. The power of non-conformity, non-compliance. Remember, these crooks are trying to get us to go back to our spend-crazy ways in order to "boost the economy". But what they really want is to start the massive flow of dollars back into their coffers.

I for one, am sick of this insane treadmill going nowhere....spend, spend, spend...they get rich, we get broke, and each time we end up with less and less to show for our compliance. Remember, the definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior and expecting a different result.

I say, let's have a complete or near complete stoppage of everything in this country and remind these elites who is really in charge! This is something that we have ability to accomplish and it only requires some coordination. I think that folks in this country are angry enough to finally act as one and send a powerful message to those that think they are in charge that they work for us, not the other way around.

Personally, I don't mind a revolution as long as we have exhausted all other means to exact change. This is a start, a step and it's going to be difficult for them to brand us "terrorist" when we are simply doing nothing.

And if they still won't listen, well..."Now soldiers, march away: and how thou pleasest God, dispose the day." - Henry V

Isn't this cutting off the nose to spite the face? The banks are toast in systemic collapse. Is what is hidden really dangerous enough for self-destruction to keep the secret?

Originally posted by PoOkStErX2
Regarding the Fed, Banksters, Congress & all the others complicit in this economic mess....We The People still vastly outnumber them and while venting is cathartic, drastic measures must be employed in order to get them to listen to us.

Please read Larry Flynt's (yes, that Larry Flynt!) letter that was recently posted (I saw it via a link to Huffington) where he calls for action by exercising non-action. He (and many others by the way) are calling for a national "do nothing/buy nothing" day/week.

No buying
Do not go to work

Basically, let's shut everything down for at least a day, or longer if possible.

The idea is to show these crooks that collectively, we have a lot of power. Remember, there is 300+ million of us and if 40-50% (or more if this can gain traction) of us decide to purchase nothing and not go to work, they will have to pay attention. And if they don't, we do it again. And again. Until they get the point and start listening.

If you must buy something on that day (if such a day happens) then make a purchase with a mom & pop, local business...you get the idea. Stock up a little before hand if necessary, using local business if possible and just stay at home with your family....

This is a great non-violent way to exercise the one real power we still have left. The power of non-conformity, non-compliance. Remember, these crooks are trying to get us to go back to our spend-crazy ways in order to "boost the economy". But what they really want is to start the massive flow of dollars back into their coffers.

I for one, am sick of this insane treadmill going nowhere....spend, spend, spend...they get rich, we get broke, and each time we end up with less and less to show for our compliance. Remember, the definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior and expecting a different result.

I say, let's have a complete or near complete stoppage of everything in this country and remind these elites who is really in charge! This is something that we have ability to accomplish and it only requires some coordination. I think that folks in this country are angry enough to finally act as one and send a powerful message to those that think they are in charge that they work for us, not the other way around.

Personally, I don't mind a revolution as long as we have exhausted all other means to exact change. This is a start, a step and it's going to be difficult for them to brand us "terrorist" when we are simply doing nothing.

And if they still won't listen, well..."Now soldiers, march away: and how thou pleasest God, dispose the day." - Henry V

I agree civil disobedience is a good idea. We need to be organized for it to work. Do you have a link to this information that you can share? (couldn't find anything on huffington post)

I'll tell everyone right now....I don't give a DAMN about the freakin banks that do nothing but STEAL from us. STEAL.

Who in the hell is making all of this money off of us? We pay interest on things we buy....but NOOOOO...that's not good enough right???

Let's just give them TAXPAYER MONEY while we all LOSE OUR JOBS and STRUGGLE to put food on the DAMN TABLE. They don't give a **** if your child goes hungry. THEY DON"T CARE.

I"VE HAD IT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sick of our GD corrupted government...I'm sick of the banks...I'm sick and tired of corporations destroying any chance the middle class has of surviving!

Why haven't you!!!

WHY!?!?!?!!!!?!?!?!?

NO more damnit. MERCY.

IT'S TIME TO MAKE A STAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!