OWS: A rally against common sense from the “Mommy told me I’m special generation”, page 3

reply to post by beezzer

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The school system is rigged to support the status quo, BELIEVE ME. Nepotism gone mad......

reply to post by Ultraman2011

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My guess is they are trying to change the real world.

Why have a conspiracy websight and complain and point fingers and encourage people to revolt and then when they do revolt you still manage to complain and point fingers and criticize them for their uprising and their attempt to make a difference by telling them now to sit down, shut up and to stay the same as they ever were.


When they go home you will be back on line telling them to revolt in the streets again.

I see one group that wants to get rid of the government and the other wants to stem the flow of the super rich, who are manipulating the government to their own advantage at the peril of the rest.

You are on the get rid of the government side I presume.

reply to post by Ultraman2011

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Supposedly the protests are against a small elite that are making too much money.

Actually I don't think the protests are against these people.

The protest are against this rigged SYSTEM that permits the disparity, inequality and unfair advantage to the most wealthy - while disadvantage, injustice, inequality, poor education and lack of opportunities are offered to the rest of the country - in the first place.

Originally posted by newcovenant
reply to post by Ultraman2011

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My guess is they are trying to change the real world.

Why have a conspiracy websight and complain and point fingers and encourage people to revolt and then when they do revolt you still manage to complain and point fingers and criticize them for their uprising and their attempt to make a difference by telling them now to sit down, shut up and to stay the same as they ever were.


When they go home you will be back on line telling them to revolt in the streets again.

I see one group that wants to get rid of the government and the other wants to stem the flow of the super rich, who are manipulating the government to their own advantage at the peril of the rest.

You are on the get rid of the government side I presume.

Amen!

Finally someone who knows what the hell they are talking about, the hypocrisy on here is absolutely unbelievable (coming from a member who actually left their computer chair to DO SOMETHING, unlike the rest of these arm chair revolutionaries).

reply to post by Ultraman2011

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Give me a freakin' break.

Way to go, labeling people of MY generation like this.

Let me guess, you're on the side of the banks/bankers?

Dear ATS pessimists/Tea Partiers-in-disguise: GROW UP!

reply to post by The Sword

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Thank you for that breath of fresh air, I was starting to think that ATS is only populated by paid individuals who undermine the movement for the benefit of their employers, im not kidding, it becomes really obvious when things start to heat up. TOO OBVIOUS some might say

ETA: I may have stuck around longer than I initially intended, but I just can't get over some of the people that post here, unbelievable, we're having a right laugh.

So when the police kill a "black guy", it is ok to destroy private property? If that happened in one of the US states that recognizes the 2nd amendment, you can bet your bum that a lot more dregs than that "black guy" would have been killed. By law abiding gun owners rightfully protecting their property and personal safety.

reply to post by radosta

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Oh do spare us the "If that was in the US" high horse buffoonery.

Originally posted by radosta

Originally posted by Wide-Eyes
reply to post by nightbringr

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I almost starred you because I agreed with everything you said up untill you said, the protestors will be lynching people next. You and I both know that isn't going to happen, why post extreme and unlikely scenarios?

Yeah. These folks are not exactly what you'd call intimidating.

You're right. The majority of them couldn't spook a kitten. There are, however, those among them who advocate the employment of violence, and there are even some who have demonstrated a propensity for violence - the Unions come to immediate mind, but they aren't the only ones.

If a spark lights, the whole thing will go up in one big emotional blaze, and I'm willing to bet that there are those involved who are banking on that very thing happening.

I'll even bet a week's pay that there are those out there getting everything set to light that spark.

As I've said before, if OWS wants to be perceived as "non-violent", they'd better grow a pair and police their own ranks - before the rest of the population has to police the ranks for them when a major conflagration ignites.

reply to post by Ultraman2011

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You only have to read the financial pages to understand what OWS is really about..

The last few years have seen economic disasters one after the other culminating in the GFC..

Oddly, the ones you'd have thought would have lost the most, the 1%, have actually increased their net value..
This money came from somewhere, from the 99%..

The rich are corrupt, well not all, and are running the Government through lobby groups and backdoor deals..

It is time for the 99% to take back their "fair" share..

reply to post by WeAreAWAKE

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It is important for us to realize, that our government is throwing money at problems in a futile attempt to fix things that can't be fixed.

You think??
I think they are throwing "taxpayers" money exactly where intended and that's into the hands of their mates..

IMO they are NOT trying to fix anything..
All they are doing is pumping as much money into the hands of the rich as possible before the final crash..

The rich are using that money to buy up assets which will be the only thing of value when the system crashes..

All just opinion of course.

reply to post by Ultraman2011

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This is what the OWS is protesting against:

The financial meltdown cost U.S. taxpayers more than $20 trillion.
As investment banking and record profits escalated from 2000-2007, a massive housing bubble was created which saw mortgage lending quadruple and housing prices double.
In a three-year period (2007-2010), housing prices dropped 32% and 6 million families faced foreclosure for the first time.
In one year’s time, unemployment doubled from 5% to 10%.
The CEOs and top executives with the financial agencies most culpable in this crisis, received massive compensation packages and bonuses. In one instance, the head of Merrill Lynch, Stan O’Neil, received a $161 million severance package after Merrill Lynch was purchased by Bank of America.
Financial companies started selling risky bundled securities to clients and then secretly bet against their legitimacy to their own benefit.
No one involved in the 2008 financial meltdown has ever been prosecuted, all have been able to keep and retain their compensation, and many of the highest profile individuals received positions in the Obama Administration after the crisis occurred.
All of this was seemingly avoidable.

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