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Originally posted by Athin
reply to post by WeRpeons
The majority of the OWS movement are bums. They CAN get jobs but they don't want them. They think it's unfair that McDonalds doesn't pay 300k+ salaries.
The main point of the protests are "not having jobs" after college. It MUST be rich peoples fault, right? It has nothing to do with hard work. I'm sure most millionaires didn't have to bust their ass to get it because it was a different time back then.
Before the Great Depression, people refused to go on government welfare except as a last resort. The newspapers published the names of all those who received welfare payments, and people thought of welfare as a disgrace. However, in the face of starving families at home, some men signed up for welfare payments. For most it was a very painful experience.
The government created programs to put Americans to work. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) hired many men to work on parks, roads, bridges, swimming pools, public buildings and other projects. Teen age boys were hired by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). They lived in barracks, were given clothing, and provided with free meals. The small salary that they earned was sent back to help their families. The CCC boys planted trees, helped create parks, and did other projects to beautify and preserve natural areas.
Originally posted by Hillarie
Why don't they just clear the F*** out like they're supposed to? I think they want the cops to get violent so they can feel like martyrs. They're shytting in the streets and spreading disease and blocking the flow of day to day life and people are SICK OF IT. Go home already!!!! These idiots don't even know what they're there for.
It's not like the 60's AT ALL. They were protesting a horrible war that was killing tens of thousands of American soldiers and Viet Namese civilians for seemingly no good reason. At least they had a reason for what they were doing. These idiots are just hanging out because they have nothing to do. GO HOME!!
Originally posted by pforkp
What the "99%" needs is a revolution in the ways we revolt. Protesting the banks? The banks speak in dollar terms. Organize bank runs. Join a local credit union. Have a credit card burning party - pay for things only in cash or cheques (hell, go all out and start implementing a skills bartering system and grow your own food if you're really enthusiastic). Create and support local businesses. Stop giving banks and "TPTB" authority - I'm sick of all this childish BS where we seek affirmation from oppressors. Cut them out of your life as much as you possibly can, and build creative alternatives as a community.
Live the change, own the change - because you're asking the wrong people for it, and it's not going to work.edit on 20-11-2011 by pforkp because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by RSF77
reply to post by -W1LL
I concur, that is a sage piece of advice.
Now how can it be implemented in the face of your aunts shiny new hummer?
She certainly won't agree.edit on 21-11-2011 by RSF77 because: (no reason given)
What the "99%" needs is a revolution in the ways we revolt. Protesting the banks? The banks speak in dollar terms. Organize bank runs. Join a local credit union. Have a credit card burning party - pay for things only in cash or cheques (hell, go all out and start implementing a skills bartering system and grow your own food if you're really enthusiastic).
Originally posted by -W1LL
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you ask where are all the hippies from the 60's well they probly got tired of being beat down and ostracized for their beliefs that we can live in peace without control of dirty corporations and politician war mongers profiting from our blood.
Originally posted by -W1LL
its time for change and world wide the 99% (thats all of us even those who think these are just dirty hippies with no jobs or life the scum of the earth so to speak). we are all the 99% (anyone who pays thier taxes honestly) and we want our freedom our founding fathers fought and died for.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (frequently abbreviated SEC) is a federal agency[2] which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. In addition to the 1934 Act that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other statutes. The SEC was created by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as 15 U.S.C. § 78d and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act).
we want our freedom our founding fathers fought and died for.
wow, my 9 year old nephew knows more about the occupy movement than you do
Originally posted by Athin
Originally posted by Hillarie
Why don't they just clear the F*** out like they're supposed to? I think they want the cops to get violent so they can feel like martyrs. They're shytting in the streets and spreading disease and blocking the flow of day to day life and people are SICK OF IT. Go home already!!!! These idiots don't even know what they're there for.
It's not like the 60's AT ALL. They were protesting a horrible war that was killing tens of thousands of American soldiers and Viet Namese civilians for seemingly no good reason. At least they had a reason for what they were doing. These idiots are just hanging out because they have nothing to do. GO HOME!!
They do know what they're there for
They want to tax the rich even more when half the country doesn't even pay income tax.
They want their tuition paid for by the wealthy.
They want jobs to be handed to them.
They want to end capitalism while at the same time using their iphones, ipads and sony handycams
They want there fair share without having to work hard to get it.
Shame on you for thinking there is no reason to protest
oops ruined my post..... lost my train of thought.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
reply to post by ahmonrarh
So, another PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT as President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, gave the go ahead for the incarceration of who was to be the President of PR?...
So, what's new? It was also ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT, Woodrow Wilson, who wrote into law the Federal Reserve Act, the Feds, and funded the IRS as it exists today...
BTW, did you know that in 1934 a mayority DEMOCRAT Congress put in place the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to REGULATE Wall Street? Of course, it STILL exists to this day, yet what good has it done?...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (frequently abbreviated SEC) is a federal agency[2] which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. In addition to the 1934 Act that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other statutes. The SEC was created by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as 15 U.S.C. § 78d and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act).
en.wikipedia.org...
There were actually other provisions written into law by DEMOCRATS to regulate ALL BUSINESSES back then which eventually led to a recession in the U.S....
Humm, all of the above kind of sounds familiar doesn't it?...
edit on 21-11-2011 by ElectricUniverse because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by WeRpeons
I remember watching this protest on TV. Nixon calling these protestors "bums," has a similar ring to the OWS movement don't you think? During the Vietnam protests, you had college students, and your "peace loving hippies" protesting against a war that killed over 50,000 of our young men. You can ridicule people about the way they dress, but you can't ignore their courage and strong belief in standing up for what they believe in. Who knows how many more young men would have lost their lives if these so called "bums" didn't put pressure upon our government to end that war.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
BTW, where the 4 people dead in the 60s? You didn't post any evidence of 4 people dying in the recent protests, which if it is not true would make your thread title a lie if it didn't occur.
The committee emphasized that the site should present visitors with the opportunity to inquire into the many reasons and purposes of the events that led to the killing and wounding of students on May 4, 1970, and to encourage a learning process to broaden the perspective of these events. The site should encourage visitors to ask what differences were confronting this community and this nation at that time and to reflect on how those differences may have been resolved peacefully.