Occupy Wall Street

[dogman_1234]

...a conspiracy...

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

I think whats being alledged is, the police are being stretched babysitting OWS, and meanwhile, other things are happening that may not normally occur.
I heard it was near the protests

 

[dogman_1234]

Why hasn't CNN, Fox, NBC, ABC or CBS not talked to any of these Occupiers. no agency that I heard of has even once conversed a logical interview with such said person.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KiE8yBpr5jk
Some have tried

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cx2sQSpowHs
Not suitable for work

 

[l0ckd0wn]

I love when acts of the many are downplayed by the ignorance of a few. I just hope there is never a day when we have our right to assembly taken away outright. Maybe then those that criticize and downplay the many, hiding behind their computer screens, will understand what they lost.

 

[dogman_1234]

A supporter won't share his "corporate profits"?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jay-z-occupy-wall-street-shirt-rocawear-260334

I smell an Anonymous attack/hack...

 

[blackhawk1928]

Why hasn't CNN, Fox, NBC, ABC or CBS not talked to any of these Occupiers. no agency that I heard of has even once conversed a logical interview with such said person.

In order to lead a logical conversation, you would need a human being of at least some intelligence. OWS protesters don't meet that criteria unfortunately.

 

[dogman_1234]

I know an occupier who is a logical human being. Maybe I can interview some of them and post them here on the Forum, I am just a few blocks form a movement...

 

[kajabla]

I might do that as well, though I may stick to those that I know personally.

 

[dogman_1234]

I know him personally.

 

[kajabla]

Oh, not questioning that. Just remarking on my own protesting friends.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

sure i bet they are winning over a lot of the military. /sarcasm

 

[dogman_1234]

I never say this but: LOL, dumb.

 

[chunkymonster]

Anti-Capitalist Teach-In Leader: ‘We Have People Organizing Inside The Military.

It's hard to tell if they are really against capitalism or fundementally object to the unfettered level of corporatism; which is what I thought OWS was supposed to be about. In either case that crowd is a poor representation of any group who think they can bring down capitalism in America.

But then again, as the one girl said, maybe it's because I can't think outside of my capitalist paradigm.

 

[chunkymonster]

I know an occupier who is a logical human being. Maybe I can interview some of them and post them here on the Forum, I am just a few blocks form a movement...

If you have the time to do this, I would really like to read/watch any interviews.

 

[izoli]

Tell me please what is wrong with equal salary? I am not trying to be unAmerican, this is a legitimate question.

I don't think everyone should have exactly equal salary. People who go to school for a year or not at all and do some easy job should not get paid as much as some surgeon or a CEO of a company. But at the same time the 400 richest people in USA had a combined wealth of $1.57 Trillion in 2010... And in 2009 firms issued $150 billion to their executives, the amount of which could have paid an annual salary of $30,000 to 5 million people.

400 individuals should never be allowed to have that much money while the average Citizen can barely even afford to get by each month. They just need to equalize it more, but not make all salaries the same... That is just my opinion though...

http://www.alternet.org/economy/145705/the_richest_1%25_have_captured_america's_wealth_--_what's_it_going_to_take_to_get_it_back

That is where I got the numbers from

 

[jsc]

Well, I figured that they were not talking about a highway in Ireland, so I went looking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Organization_17_November

 

[kajabla]

Anybody know what the subway thing was about? I didn't run into any of it today. What was the point?

 

[chunkymonster]

The Occupy movement seems to be losing steam as the host cities clamp down on the encampments. The November 17th "occupy everything" protest did not garner the attention of attendance that Occupy enjoyed two short months ago.

In Newark and Jersey City, NJ, there were less than 50 people at each occupation, doubtful the numbers that the Occupy leaders has hoped for.

At least the majority of the OWS crowd learned their lesson and used the pedestrian walkways when marching across the Brooklyn Bridge. Only about 50 people were still stupid enough to attempt to block traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge by having a sit-in in the roadway.

I will be surprised if OWS can re-organize and continue their "occupation" into 2012 and when the warmer weather hits. Providing the host cities and American public in general still cares about OWS.

I like the impact that OWS has had on Congress and the deficit reduction super-committee. Their message has certainly changed the narrative on spending and corporate influence...oh wait...OWS hasn't influenced or changed a damned thing!

 

[wanamingo]

Another hippie put in his place

Oh what hes a retired NYC police chief in full uniform?

 

[chunkymonster]

Another hippie put in his place

Oh what hes a retired [strike]NYC[/strike] Philadelphia police chief in full uniform?

Fixed it for you...

I give the Captain mad props for joining the protest. Aside from the sensational headline of a former Police Captain getting arrested as part of the protest, why not just show up in street clothes. Given he's retired, why wear his uniform unless to draw attention to himself? Did he expect favoritism, to get a "get out of jail free" card because used to be a cop. Just because he used to be a Captain does not give him any special rights and privileges, at this stage in his life, he's a civilian impersonating an officer.

 

[chunkymonster]

Poll: 'Occupy' movement fails to capture Americans' interest

A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows that the "Occupy" movement has failed to capture the attention of a majority of Americans, indicating either ambivalence toward it or lack of interest.

Proof that the American people as a whole support the ideals of OWS but realize that 1960's style protests and tactics are an utter failure. Also further proof of the misdirected intentions and total lack of a cohesive goal by OWS.

In six months, I doubt that anyone will remember what the fuss was all about, but they'll surely remember the rapes, public disorder, and borderline anarchy that OWS created.

What were the similarities between OWS and the TEA Party again? Oh that's right, THERE ARE NONE!

 

[dogman_1234]

What % of Americans disagree/dislike OWS?

 

[dogman_1234]

996 persons? That's it?