Taxation without representation is what this country was founded upon. It is happening again, and has been for a while. Except this time, it is not by a governing body across an ocean. It is right here in our homeland. Just a matter of time before there is a revolution. I mean revolution by Ideas, not arms. The pendulum swings both ways and it is on the upturn. I hope the government heeds the warnings before there is a revolt.

I don't know why they chose the weekend, 20,000 people barging into the trading floor would make more of an impact. Are they going to be there for a while? Will they block access?

Originally posted by Bramble Iceshimmer
I don't know why they chose the weekend, 20,000 people barging into the trading floor would make more of an impact. Are they going to be there for a while? Will they block access?

Of course they won't block access and that is the whole reason why this protest that Bloomberg is allowing won't work. Who the hell is Bloomberg that he thinks he has to allow a protest in order for it to occur. The U.S. really does NOT protest effectively because no one wants to go to jail in order to do it. LAWFUL protest in this country IS NOT EFFECTIVE.

I am in NO WAY an advocate for violent protest, IN NO WAY... just effective, peaceful protest. Block access to whatever you're protesting, in this case Wall Street... that'll get their attention. Protest down the street where it affects no one, nope, not gonna do a damn thing.

I just love it when people of Earth come together in peace and unity to take a stand against the corruption and oppression of governments and big corporations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Power to the people.

Namaste

Of course Mayor Bloomberg allows the protests. This is an Obama-sponsored event. Former ACORN founder Trumka is one of the organizers.
This is nothing more than the administration creating an event so they can "react" to it.

I cry false-flag/bull dooky/astroturf/phony event.

Riots have worked in many places most recently Egypt for example. A country that is based on freedom and that includes freedom of press etc. a riot might be even more effective. You're making a mistake assuming that police / military would automatically shoot everyone who riots. Rioting would be fought against by many officers if it is targeted at the general population but if it is targeted at the leaders only they might even join in.

“People have a right to protest, and if they want to protest, we’ll be happy to make sure they have locations to do it,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sept. 15 at a press conference. “As long as they do it where other people’s rights are respected, this is the place where people can speak their minds, and that’s what makes New York New York.”

Let me translate that.

“People can protest if they want as long as they do it in the places we tell them they can. That won’t be areas where they might be effective because we can’t allow them to stop people from making obscene money.”

The New York City Police Department is aware of the protest and is “planning accordingly,” Paul Browne, a spokesman for the department, said in an e-mail.

Violence won’t be initiated by the protesters, it will be by the PTB. The first time someone can’t get their limo down Wall Street, you can bet the police will move in to clear a path.

I fully support the effort and if I could be there, I would. If they plan to occupy Wall Street for “a few months”, I hope they have a plan to deal with forceful attacks.

Riots don't work though. New boss same as old boss? Ring any bells?

Ok here is the correct way to change things:

You vote with your $$$.

If you support a business model, invest into it and purchase their goods.

If you do not support a business, do not buy their products.

This is a simple and incredibly effective solution to solving economic disparity. However the problem is, no one really ever attempts this solution realistically.

Also, spreading information to keep people up to date on corporate deeds or misdeeds is critical to ensuring that the people can make the right economic decisions and can support productive fair business models while forcing the detrimental models into obscurity.

Ask yourselves, which plan has the highest chance of success? Did you see what the media did to the rioters in the UK recently? They were demonized successfully and the majority of the population fell for it and believed that the protests/riots were merely acts of selfish theft and destruction with no real progress or solutions.

By spending our money more wisely, no one can demonize you so easily. And you can hit their bottom line $$$, which hurts far worse than having to call up the insurance company and ask them to cover the damages (which eliminates the purpose of causing destruction in the first place).

I am merely suggesting a more cunning strategy with higher probabilities of success.

Any Brits down south can get in on the action. I wish I was even close.

Occupy Bank of England, or follow on twit #OccupyBankOfEngland.

Namaste


Please no rioting! Enough people take part it will be sufficient to protest peacefully.
Rioting will just ensure complete media blackout, lots of mess and injuries. Don't do it.

Originally posted by N3k9Ni


“People can protest if they want as long as they do it in the places we tell them they can. That won’t be areas where they might be effective because we can’t allow them to stop people from making obscene money.”

Protest "zones" are not Constitutionally acceptable.

All public space is protest space, however there are exceptions.

Blocking someone from their job can block them from their paychecks and ruin their lives, think of the lowly janitors and other folks at the bottom of the barrel, they have rights too and we must respect and protect those rights.

If a protest is going to happen, I highly suggest utilizing a method that upholds the liberty of all citizens. This way onlookers will be impressed with the cordial nature of the protest, and may be more inclined to listen to the grievances being voiced.

As long as no one's liberty is trampled, there can be benefits from such an action. But as pointed out before, things can go wrong quickly without anyone having any control over it. This is the most critical aspect and will require foresight and planning to avoid any detrimental aspects that may arise.

A good example would be the hacking of PayPal.

Sure, the protest itself may have had good intentions, but what did it really accomplish?

Do such actions hurt the big wigs? I would say it does not hurt them hardly at all.

However, thousands of freelancers and contractors such as you and myself were indeed harmed economically by this. And who are the majority of these people?

They are people who finally found a way to get around the system, and avoid using banks like we have all been forced into by the system. Paypal gave the people a way around the bank, and so hurting PayPal hurts the freedom movement at it's core, and lessens any economic leverage that the free people may have acquired.

Hurting Paypal ends up helping the big banks and the government, because it can cause economic hardship for free people who avoid them.

My point is that we should think long and hard about the repercussions of what actions we decide to take against the system itself. Consequences may turn out to be counter-productive to the original mission of the protest, and this must be avoided at all costs.