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one thing i've noticed is that OWS brings out a lot of professional protesters moondog Send a noteboard - 30/10/2011 07:14:54 PM
i've been involved in 3rd party politics for a number of years and it's always the same people with the same signs with the same message over and over and over and over again. i completely agree with the idea that a select few people are taking more than their fair share of things while fucking up society for the rest of us, but at the same time holding a sign up and yelling your every minutiae to a big crowd doesn't seem like it's really doing much more than making a large group of people who protest everything under the sun pat themselves on the back for getting into the MSM.

that being said, i don't see why they can't come up with something more solid than "we are the 99%" for how to end the current system of inequality. it's nice to have a discussion, but at the end of the day, without legislative support you're just pissing in the wind.
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The three fatal errors of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement Tom - 29/10/2011 04:12:10 PM 1044 Views
They're occupying St Andrews Square in Edinburgh Rebekah - 29/10/2011 04:21:11 PM 516 Views
I had a run in with them this week Wibble - 29/10/2011 06:01:30 PM 537 Views
Now that authorities realize the protests have no real support, they're shutting them down Tom - 29/10/2011 06:43:30 PM 476 Views
In fact, attempts to crack-down seem to have back-fired so far Sports_Gambler - 01/11/2011 09:29:10 AM 673 Views
They're camping at a park in my town, too. Panorphaeon - 30/10/2011 08:21:06 PM 491 Views
Personally, I'm rather annoyed by the Occupy Wallstreet movements. callandor1000 - 29/10/2011 04:31:54 PM 556 Views
The unwarranted sense of entitlement is disgusting. Tom - 29/10/2011 06:40:42 PM 541 Views
MEGA +1 - it shows how damaging the liberal mindset is on self reliance..... trzaska2000 - 30/10/2011 06:53:37 PM 591 Views
Re: MEGA +1 - it shows how damaging the liberal mindset is on self reliance..... callandor1000 - 01/11/2011 02:08:12 PM 630 Views
The funniest report about the whole situation that I have watched. Stephen - 29/10/2011 06:57:44 PM 550 Views
Over here there are some rich kids in among the protestors. Tom - 30/10/2011 04:58:55 PM 475 Views
Cell phones and Starbucks wheelwright - 31/10/2011 01:21:49 PM 478 Views
Re: The three fatal errors of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement everynametaken - 29/10/2011 07:23:35 PM 537 Views
Yes, they are really the 0.0625%, not the 99%. Tom - 30/10/2011 04:57:39 PM 468 Views
Reason Number 4 dart_board - 30/10/2011 12:22:12 PM 623 Views
I wouldn't go that far. One clear demand is a reimposition of Glass-Steagal. Tom - 30/10/2011 04:56:40 PM 550 Views
One good thing is coming out of the protests, though. Tom - 30/10/2011 05:00:52 PM 530 Views
one thing i've noticed is that OWS brings out a lot of professional protesters moondog - 30/10/2011 07:14:54 PM 581 Views
I couldn't agree more. Tom - 30/10/2011 08:16:58 PM 579 Views
I think the movement is here to stay Sports_Gambler - 01/11/2011 07:47:29 AM 642 Views
The governments had to rescue the banks because banks have REGULAR people's money. Rebekah - 01/11/2011 08:05:56 AM 505 Views
Hold on here now. Don't go waving logic and fact around all willy nilly like that. callandor1000 - 02/11/2011 01:19:54 AM 569 Views
Yes, so much of OWS seems like protesting for the sake of protesting. Mats Gambling Buddy - 08/11/2011 11:02:01 PM 480 Views
Oh, and also.... Mats Gambling Buddy - 08/11/2011 11:06:47 PM 515 Views
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