Occupy Wall Street Fail
- Thread starter Locutus
- Start date
Hey!!
I didn't say you were wrong....
I suspect you were fduked up....
There's a difference....
Okay, I'll let this one go, Colpers..
People have ‘had enough’ of Occupy Toronto, protesters should move on: Rob Ford
Mayor Rob Ford says it’s time for the protesters who have occupied St. James Park to move on.
Mr. Ford did not elaborate on how that would happen, but said he plans to speak to the police chief about the matter.
Supporters of the international “Occupy” movement have been camping out in the downtown park for several weeks to raise awareness about various issues, among them income inequality.
“We’ve had a peaceful protest, but I think it’s time we asked them to move on,” Mayor Ford said Wednesday following a tour of the construction site of the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown light rail line, at Keelesdale Park, with Premier Dalton McGuinty. “I’m here to represent the businesses and taxpayers in the city and I’m getting numerous calls. People have told me they’ve had enough. I think it’s the right thing to do,” said Mr. Ford.
Premier Dalton McGuinty refused to wade into the issue, saying he would leave it up to the city to decide on what to do. “The only request I would make to the protesters is while they exercise their right to give expression to their concerns, they do so in a way that is respectful others rights and respects the law,” said Mr. McGuinty.
Sid Ryan, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, has offered to pay to bring all the occupy protesters from across the province to Toronto on Nov. 24 to meet and lease with their counterparts around Ontario.
On that day, members of the Ontario Federation of Labour will be marching on Bay Street to protest against many of the policies the Occupy movement has been decrying.
“The issues that they’re fighting for are exactly the same issues that labour has been fighting for many many years: Corporate greed, corporate taxes, the loss of public-sector jobs, high university fees,” said Ryan. “It makes perfect sense that the two organizations would be able to work hand-in-hand.”
The future of the protests across Canada is uncertain.
Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu said Tuesday it is time for the protesters to leave their encampment outside the Vancouver Art Gallery peacefully, warning that it has been “infiltrated by a violent element.” The protesters argued they have a constitutional right to protest and have been steadfast in saying they will not leave their camp.
In Victoria, meanwhile, bylaw officials served Occupy Victoria protesters in Centennial Square on Tuesday with copies of the city’s petition for a court order to clear the area. The city applied late Monday to B.C. Supreme Court for an order to remove tents and structures. A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 15.
Occupy Toronto protesters should move on: Rob Ford | Posted Toronto | National Post
Who are these bitchers calling the Rob f'ing Ford customer service line?
People have ‘had enough’ of Occupy Toronto, protesters should move on: Rob Ford
Mayor Rob Ford says it’s time for the protesters who have occupied St. James Park to move on.
Mr. Ford did not elaborate on how that would happen, but said he plans to speak to the police chief about the matter.
Supporters of the international “Occupy” movement have been camping out in the downtown park for several weeks to raise awareness about various issues, among them income inequality.
“We’ve had a peaceful protest, but I think it’s time we asked them to move on,” Mayor Ford said Wednesday following a tour of the construction site of the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown light rail line, at Keelesdale Park, with Premier Dalton McGuinty. “I’m here to represent the businesses and taxpayers in the city and I’m getting numerous calls. People have told me they’ve had enough. I think it’s the right thing to do,” said Mr. Ford.
Premier Dalton McGuinty refused to wade into the issue, saying he would leave it up to the city to decide on what to do. “The only request I would make to the protesters is while they exercise their right to give expression to their concerns, they do so in a way that is respectful others rights and respects the law,” said Mr. McGuinty.
Sid Ryan, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, has offered to pay to bring all the occupy protesters from across the province to Toronto on Nov. 24 to meet and lease with their counterparts around Ontario.
On that day, members of the Ontario Federation of Labour will be marching on Bay Street to protest against many of the policies the Occupy movement has been decrying.
“The issues that they’re fighting for are exactly the same issues that labour has been fighting for many many years: Corporate greed, corporate taxes, the loss of public-sector jobs, high university fees,” said Ryan. “It makes perfect sense that the two organizations would be able to work hand-in-hand.”
The future of the protests across Canada is uncertain.
Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu said Tuesday it is time for the protesters to leave their encampment outside the Vancouver Art Gallery peacefully, warning that it has been “infiltrated by a violent element.” The protesters argued they have a constitutional right to protest and have been steadfast in saying they will not leave their camp.
In Victoria, meanwhile, bylaw officials served Occupy Victoria protesters in Centennial Square on Tuesday with copies of the city’s petition for a court order to clear the area. The city applied late Monday to B.C. Supreme Court for an order to remove tents and structures. A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 15.
Occupy Toronto protesters should move on: Rob Ford | Posted Toronto | National Post
Who are these bitchers calling the Rob f'ing Ford customer service line?
Occupy Vagina, hanging out with a Dark Beaver.
Yes, that's what I'd like to be doing right now.
Fresh Regina..
Occupy Regina protesters staying put
24 tents still in Victoria Park Wednesday morning
Occupy Regina protesters say they are not going anywhere, despite being asked to leave by the city.
Members of the group appeared at a city council meeting Tuesday night, objecting to a possible eviction from Victoria Park.
The city has removed the group's portable toilet, citing public health concerns.
The Occupy group rallied at City Hall Wednesday, where they asked the city to apologize for removing a portable toilet.
Several dozen protesters have been camping in the northeast corner of the downtown park since Oct. 15.
"The camp here is definitely planning to stick it out," said Shannon Corkery, who has been staying at the Occupy Regina site since Oct 17. "We want the city to allow us to exercise our constitutional rights for freedom of speech."
The group is part of an international protest movement aimed at raising concerns about economic injustice and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Earlier this week, Regina bylaw officials visited the camp where some 24 tents remain, and asked people to leave.
Occupy Regina protesters staying put - Saskatchewan - CBC News
Occupy Regina protesters staying put
24 tents still in Victoria Park Wednesday morning
Occupy Regina protesters say they are not going anywhere, despite being asked to leave by the city.
Members of the group appeared at a city council meeting Tuesday night, objecting to a possible eviction from Victoria Park.
The city has removed the group's portable toilet, citing public health concerns.
The Occupy group rallied at City Hall Wednesday, where they asked the city to apologize for removing a portable toilet.
Several dozen protesters have been camping in the northeast corner of the downtown park since Oct. 15.
"The camp here is definitely planning to stick it out," said Shannon Corkery, who has been staying at the Occupy Regina site since Oct 17. "We want the city to allow us to exercise our constitutional rights for freedom of speech."
The group is part of an international protest movement aimed at raising concerns about economic injustice and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Earlier this week, Regina bylaw officials visited the camp where some 24 tents remain, and asked people to leave.
Occupy Regina protesters staying put - Saskatchewan - CBC News
Another quality example of the brainfarters and mouthbreathers that occupy these sideshows. Not quite Loitonesque but he's trying.
Occupy Attacks!: Occupy Portland Attacks KGW News Crew! - YouTube
Occupy Attacks!: Occupy Portland Attacks KGW News Crew! - YouTube
Right to freedom of speech does not mean camping in a park and the supply of a portable toilet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People
When you're finished with those, I suggest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math
Last edited:
I think everyone knew this movement.. would start to attract discards and damaged people.
I think it has galvanized attention on the issues of polarization of wealth, political corruption and corporate greed. At this point more direct action, like what you saw in the States of people closing their Bank of America accounts to open ones at Credit Unions, would be more constructive. Ultimately an agenda is going to have to reach the ballot box.. and to do that it will have to be precisely articulated.
In Vancouver, you see denizens of East Hastings moving to Art Gallery Square for a party/drug binge and free food.. with at least 2 overdoses, one causing death. It's just starting of to lose its audience, and worse alienate them.
The fact is though, that the current economic malaise, is not a static state event. The world's economy is collapsing, and there is no way that is going to happen without causing intense conflict, between and within nations.
I think it has galvanized attention on the issues of polarization of wealth, political corruption and corporate greed. At this point more direct action, like what you saw in the States of people closing their Bank of America accounts to open ones at Credit Unions, would be more constructive. Ultimately an agenda is going to have to reach the ballot box.. and to do that it will have to be precisely articulated.
In Vancouver, you see denizens of East Hastings moving to Art Gallery Square for a party/drug binge and free food.. with at least 2 overdoses, one causing death. It's just starting of to lose its audience, and worse alienate them.
The fact is though, that the current economic malaise, is not a static state event. The world's economy is collapsing, and there is no way that is going to happen without causing intense conflict, between and within nations.
Last edited:
The sad part about these protestors is the only people they are impressing is other morons! :lol:
Molotov cocktail set off at World Trade Center building in downtown Portland, police suspect Occupy Portland protesters involved
Molotov cocktail set off at World Trade Center building in downtown Portland, police suspect Occupy Portland protesters involved | OregonLive.com
Molotov cocktail suspect returned to Occupy Portland camp, Mayor Sam Adams says
Molotov cocktail suspect returned to Occupy Portland camp, Mayor Sam Adams says | OregonLive.com
And the NYT finally takes note:
The New York Times is belatedly starting to commit actual journalism on what’s actually happening at the Occupy Wall Street camp-out in Zuccotti Park. Cara Buckley and Matt Flegenheimer reported for Wednesday's Metro section: “At Scene of Wall St. Protest, Rising Concerns About Crime,” mostly abandons the chirpy promotionalism that has infected the paper’s coverage of OWS, catching up to what local rival the New York Post has been doing every day.
Read more: New York Times Finally Notices Crime, Dangerous Environment at Occupy Wall Street | NewsBusters.org
At Scene of Wall St. Protest, Rising Concerns About Crime
The arrest of a Crown Heights man last week on charges of sexually assaulting a protester at Zuccotti Park added to an already raucous public discussion of lawlessness at the site, where a revolving group of demonstrators has been camped for nearly eight weeks. Stories of crimes and dangerous behavior, mostly anecdotal, have been used as fuel by those who say the protesters must go.
But police statistics tell competing stories: the number of arrests and crimes has risen in the last month, but the number of summonses has fallen. Getting a handle on just how dangerous it has become for Occupy Wall Street protesters and those who live nearby has been made more difficult by an informal divide that has sprung up between who patrols inside the park and who patrols outside.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/n...ern-about-crime.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Molotov cocktail set off at World Trade Center building in downtown Portland, police suspect Occupy Portland protesters involved | OregonLive.com
Molotov cocktail suspect returned to Occupy Portland camp, Mayor Sam Adams says
Molotov cocktail suspect returned to Occupy Portland camp, Mayor Sam Adams says | OregonLive.com
And the NYT finally takes note:
The New York Times is belatedly starting to commit actual journalism on what’s actually happening at the Occupy Wall Street camp-out in Zuccotti Park. Cara Buckley and Matt Flegenheimer reported for Wednesday's Metro section: “At Scene of Wall St. Protest, Rising Concerns About Crime,” mostly abandons the chirpy promotionalism that has infected the paper’s coverage of OWS, catching up to what local rival the New York Post has been doing every day.
Read more: New York Times Finally Notices Crime, Dangerous Environment at Occupy Wall Street | NewsBusters.org
At Scene of Wall St. Protest, Rising Concerns About Crime
The arrest of a Crown Heights man last week on charges of sexually assaulting a protester at Zuccotti Park added to an already raucous public discussion of lawlessness at the site, where a revolving group of demonstrators has been camped for nearly eight weeks. Stories of crimes and dangerous behavior, mostly anecdotal, have been used as fuel by those who say the protesters must go.
But police statistics tell competing stories: the number of arrests and crimes has risen in the last month, but the number of summonses has fallen. Getting a handle on just how dangerous it has become for Occupy Wall Street protesters and those who live nearby has been made more difficult by an informal divide that has sprung up between who patrols inside the park and who patrols outside.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/n...ern-about-crime.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
****s getting nasty xDDD ouch!
I'm happy the way Canada has handled this situation up to date. Class act.
Our police and city staff should be praised.
I think most of the cities that have had this event materialize in their backyard, have done well.
Especially given the type of people that have been drawn to them.
The latest in the banker-Hitler comparison.
The neckbeard known as Mario Batali.
Mario Batali’s political views are, um, a little interesting. The ever-so-recognizable celebrity chef, who hangs out with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow when he’s not starring in his Food Network shows or running one of his many restaurants, thinks bankers are as evil as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were.
Really.
Batali voiced that very interesting sentiment at the Time magazine Person of the Year debate I mentioned earlier, where he was a panelist, along with NBC’s Brian Williams and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, among others. Here’s what he said, verbatim, according to Time’s own transcript.
more
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Says Bankers As Bad As Hitler, Stalin - Forbes
The neckbeard known as Mario Batali.
Mario Batali’s political views are, um, a little interesting. The ever-so-recognizable celebrity chef, who hangs out with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow when he’s not starring in his Food Network shows or running one of his many restaurants, thinks bankers are as evil as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were.
Really.
Batali voiced that very interesting sentiment at the Time magazine Person of the Year debate I mentioned earlier, where he was a panelist, along with NBC’s Brian Williams and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, among others. Here’s what he said, verbatim, according to Time’s own transcript.
I would have to say that who has had the largest effect on the whole planet without us really paying attention across the board and everywhere is the entire banking industry and their disregard for the people that they’re supposed to be working for….So the ways the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed and taken most of it into their hands is as good as Stalin or Hitler and the evil guys…They’re not heroes, but they are people that had a really huge effect on the way the world is operating.*
After the debate concluded, I asked Batali if he could elaborate on his belief in moral equivalence between the guys whose greed caused the mortgage crisis and the tyrants who slaughtered millions and reduced Europe to rubble. “Oh, that was just a metaphor,” he said. Oic :lol: But, offered the opportunity to back down from his pronouncement, he stood firm. “The way people change lives, I do think bankers change lives as much as a repressive [inaudible] autocrat. But, that said, it was more direct.” (“It” presumably meaning the Hitler/Stalin form of evil.)
more
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Says Bankers As Bad As Hitler, Stalin - Forbes
Until you make even a slightly concerted effort to be critical of Loc's crap, I would take your views with a grain of salt.
Nut up or shutup, brah.
Why does no one have the gumption to shut these sites down? Apparently they are keeping people awake at with their noise and honking of horns. Are ALL our leaders totally gutless?