Occupy Wall Street Fail

petros

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"Occupy" Regina 1935






WTF did they have to riot about in 1935?
 

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It is when you are relying on private companies (ie Capitalists) for the benefit AND in light of the desire to overthrow the capitalist system.

But no one is trying to overthrow a "capitalist system".

And you still haven't shown how EI is a capitalist construct.
 

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That what the screenshot appears to say. LOL

That guy was the Lotion Man of their time. Apparently it was enough to delude people (like Loc, IdRatherbeSkiing and now captan morgan) into believing that extreme ideological views were the only ones endorsed.

Are we really that naive?
 

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That guy was the Lotion Man of their time. Apparently it was enough to delude people (like Loc, IdRatherbeSkiing and now captan morgan) into believing that extreme ideological views were the only ones endorsed.

Are we really that naive?


You sure do like to pick and choose dontcha?

Maybe the Lotion Man's of all of these movements are the general feeling as opposed to the 'extreme' view that you suggest.
 

mentalfloss

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Ya just can't beat brains into the gullible ideologues that support these fools in 99.............

Please don't troll.


You sure do like to pick and choose dontcha?

Maybe the Lotion Man's of all of these movements are the general feeling as opposed to the 'extreme' view that you suggest.

The only real cohesive slogan for the entire movement was the 1% thing, and while I'm not going to debate percentages, the idea is rooted in the actual consequence of obscene levels of economic inequality.

And as I mentioned earlier - to which you've chosen (or picked) to ignore - is a legitimate concern backed by educated economists and studies that have been completed over the last 30 years.


Jeffrey Sachs on the 1% - YouTube

jeffrey sachs: the price of civilization - YouTube
 

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Ya just can't beat brains into the gullible ideologues that support these fools in 99.............


Ain't that the truth.

It'll be all kinds of riotous fun to observe these fools when they achieve their goal (whatever it really is) and have to get a job.... They'll be back in the parks in no time, protesting for higher wages that transform them into the 1%
 

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Ain't that the truth.

It'll be all kinds of riotous fun to observe these fools when they achieve their goal (whatever it really is) and have to get a job.... They'll be back in the parks in no time, protesting for higher wages that transform them into the 1%
They can walk into any business and get hired on the spot?
 

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Damn near 1 in 5 in the US can't find self-supporting employment. Does that make 20% of Americans bums and losers?


Are they looking for work from the capitalist pigs in the private sector?... You know, the folks that they are protesting about?

The minute that these protestors bring something of value to the table, is the moment that an employer will take them seriously.