wall street protests...is this the start of the revolution?

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Posted by Vector A on Oct-05-2011 23:16:

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Don't you understand, Lews? Conditions are so horrendous for them, they cannot possibly get a job in order to pay off their ludicrous student loans! They are instead investing their time in securing a better future for everyone by holding signs and congregating in public spaces, severely inconveniencing the people who hold the jobs that they, themselves, went to school to obtain in the first place!

What is the logic here? People shouldn't bother protesting if doing so would inconvenience somebody else?

Posted by aquila on Oct-05-2011 23:16:

Posted by saluyamo on Oct-06-2011 01:39:

What exactly are they protesting?

Posted by shaw on Oct-06-2011 01:40:

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Originally posted by saluyamo
What exactly are they protesting?

They don't even know.

Posted by idoru on Oct-06-2011 02:13:

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Originally posted by saluyamo
What exactly are they protesting?

They already said it in this thread, they're protesting The Man, man. Ya know, like... the corporations, man. The corporations with the lobbyists that, like, totally buy off the government, man. They're a fucking buzzkill, because ya know, we got a shitload of debt, man, costs a lot of money for a creative writing/graphic design/film/women's studies degree, ya dig? Those fuckin' corporations don't have any jobs for that kinda shit, ya know? That ain't... that ain't right. Gotta stand up.

Posted by Joss Weatherby on Oct-06-2011 02:15:

People are going to need to start starving to death on the streets before this lazy ass population does anything about it, and even then.. who knows? Hopefully my part of the country wont be a part of the country by the time that happens.

Posted by Vector A on Oct-06-2011 02:31:

Do people seriously think that all of the discontent in this country is flowing from people with "women's studies degrees?" Or is that just some trolololo?

And it's funny because I bet the vast majority of people here disdaining these "kid" protesters come from the exact same background and age group, lol. They simply happened to be a bit more successful, due to whatever random assortment of factors went into forming them.

Meh.

Posted by idoru on Oct-06-2011 02:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Hopefully my part of the country wont be a part of the country by the time that happens.

Not gonna happen.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Oct-06-2011 02:58:

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Originally posted by Vector A
Do people seriously think that all of the discontent in this country is flowing from people with "women's studies degrees?" Or is that just some trolololo?

People with women�s studies degrees are normally extremely intelligent. With big penises.

quote:
Originally posted by Vector A
And it's funny because I bet the vast majority of people here disdaining these "kid" protesters come from the exact same background and age group, lol. They simply happened to be a bit more successful, due to whatever random assortment of factors went into forming them.

And yet they�ve transcended their backgrounds to avoid growing up as hippie arseclowns.

Posted by emc^2 on Oct-06-2011 03:04:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
People with womyn�s studies degrees are normally extremely intelligent. With big fingers, aka "well-hung" in KD Lang-appreciatin' community.

FTFY

Posted by Joss Weatherby on Oct-06-2011 03:13:

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Originally posted by idoru
Not gonna happen.

Wont happen by that time or wont happen ever?

Just wait till the big one hits and the east abandons us. We will have no choice but to fend for ourselves.

Posted by idoru on Oct-06-2011 03:17:

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Wont happen by that time or wont happen ever?

A few hundred years from now, there's an off chance. If there's a serious earth-shattering revolution before then, sure.

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Just wait till the big one hits and the east abandons us. We will have no choice but to fend for ourselves.

And at the end of the day, we'd still be a part of the country.

Posted by pyro264jb on Oct-06-2011 03:27:

the local unions are getting involved with the wallstreet occupations, if the unions back this - the rallys will get bigger and more organized

Posted by saluyamo on Oct-06-2011 04:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Vector A
Do people seriously think that all of the discontent in this country is flowing from people with "women's studies degrees?" Or is that just some trolololo?

And it's funny because I bet the vast majority of people here disdaining these "kid" protesters come from the exact same background and age group, lol. They simply happened to be a bit more successful, due to whatever random assortment of factors went into forming them.

Meh.

It wouldn't be because they don't have a clear message and still live better than 90% of the worlds population

Posted by nefardec on Oct-06-2011 08:32:

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Originally posted by saluyamo
It wouldn't be because they don't have a clear message and still live better than 90% of the worlds population

you're right. anyone who has facebook can't protest. it should be a law.

Posted by justin on Oct-06-2011 08:55:

DIE YUPPY SCUM

Posted by saluyamo on Oct-06-2011 13:23:

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Originally posted by nefardec
you're right. anyone who has facebook can't protest. it should be a law.

Maybe just people who write youtube comments but why did you protest?

Posted by VAR on Oct-10-2011 23:46:

Sign Language from socially_awkwrd on Vimeo.

Posted by nefardec on Oct-11-2011 01:15:

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Originally posted by saluyamo
Maybe just people who write youtube comments but why did you protest?

i mean the main reason i go down there is for solidarity, to support everyone's right to protest and to add myself in term of sheer numbers. i believe in the idea of direct action and occupation for creating awareness.

i'd rather that this thread remain about the occupation and not about my personal political beliefs and reasons for protesting, so I'll just leave it at that. If anyone really is interested in my personal political issues, they can always PM me or buy me a beer and talk about it.

check out this clip

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Oct-11-2011 01:46:

Can we please find our spokesman a better tie?

Posted by prolikewhoa on Oct-11-2011 02:49:

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Can we please find our spokesman a better tie?

no shit, it looks like one of my paintings

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Oct-11-2011 02:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Can we please find our spokesman a better tie?

Only the establishment care about ties! Hal is a plant for The Man!

Posted by TranceArmstrong on Oct-11-2011 03:31:

don't know if I wholeheartedly agree with this but I did LOL

Posted by prolikewhoa on Oct-11-2011 18:53:

you know this thing is spreading when you have 1000+ people at Occupy Dallas. Camped out less than 4 blocks from my place.

Posted by EddieZilker on Oct-11-2011 19:26:

I have to say I'm not sure why the protests seem all that implausible to some people in this thread. The reasons they are protesting aren't new and I've even articulated them, several times, already. Yeah, protesting for a four day work-week definitely seems silly but I think that's largely a red herring issue. If you're ignoring the real issues driving the demonstrations in favor of latching onto their perceived weak points, I have to question what news source you're using.

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