Accountants in the yurts?

[Locutus]

The NDP must surely see they're affording this spaz too much face-time. ;-)


Kelly McParland: Bob Rae visits Occupy Toronto and discovers the middle class




Some time in the past few weeks, Bob Rae wandered into the tent city that has sprung up next to Toronto’s most venerable Anglican church, and discovered a clutch of middle class Canadians sheltering among the yurts.


In an interview with the Star, Rae said he was struck by some of the people he met at Toronto’s Occupy demonstrations in St. James Park — middle-class people such as teachers or accountants who feel that their concerns and fears are being ignored by the polarized, political class in Ottawa.
“The Occupy movement is a powerful reflection of what happens when trust breaks down. But it’s more,” Rae says in his speech. “While it’s often seen as just a protest movement of the marginalized, it’s also speaking to a clear sense among the middle-class people around the world that the government is not in their corner; that it has stopped fighting for them.”


more about the attention-seeking from Bob here:

Kelly McParland: Bob Rae visits Occupy Toronto and discovers the middle class | Full Comment | National Post

 

[Mowich]

The NDP must surely see they're affording this spaz too much face-time. ;-)


Kelly McParland: Bob Rae visits Occupy Toronto and discovers the middle class




Some time in the past few weeks, Bob Rae wandered into the tent city that has sprung up next to Toronto’s most venerable Anglican church, and discovered a clutch of middle class Canadians sheltering among the yurts.


In an interview with the Star, Rae said he was struck by some of the people he met at Toronto’s Occupy demonstrations in St. James Park — middle-class people such as teachers or accountants who feel that their concerns and fears are being ignored by the polarized, political class in Ottawa.
“The Occupy movement is a powerful reflection of what happens when trust breaks down. But it’s more,” Rae says in his speech. “While it’s often seen as just a protest movement of the marginalized, it’s also speaking to a clear sense among the middle-class people around the world that the government is not in their corner; that it has stopped fighting for them.”


more about the attention-seeking from Bob here:

Kelly McParland: Bob Rae visits Occupy Toronto and discovers the middle class | Full Comment | National Post

I especially liked this comment from Kelly.

"Accountants in the yurts? Teachers in the tents? Mr. Rae must have stumbled into the Occupy Toronto suburbs, where the tents have two-car garages and neat, carefully-kept lawns. There has been a lot written about the Occupiers since they set up camp on the grass next to St. James cathedral, but not a lot of it has mentioned teachers and accountants.


What would they be doing there? Accounting is one of those professions that remains in demand no matter what the economic cycle. Companies need someone to keep the books no matter how bad the bottom line. If you’ve got accounting skills and you still can’t find work, the problem might not be in Ottawa."

 

[DurkaDurka]

I especially liked this comment from Kelly.

"Accountants in the yurts? Teachers in the tents? Mr. Rae must have stumbled into the Occupy Toronto suburbs, where the tents have two-car garages and neat, carefully-kept lawns. There has been a lot written about the Occupiers since they set up camp on the grass next to St. James cathedral, but not a lot of it has mentioned teachers and accountants.


What would they be doing there? Accounting is one of those professions that remains in demand no matter what the economic cycle. Companies need someone to keep the books no matter how bad the bottom line. If you’ve got accounting skills and you still can’t find work, the problem might not be in Ottawa."

I don't think these professionals are unemployed, just showing their support for the cause, that's the way I read it anyway.