Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested

[Betonov]

I like this guy, his critical of his goverment

And Rockstar is also right they could have costed someone elses job for making them late for work. But I also wonder, would the police be so vigilant in their arrests if the protests werent aimed at their corporate overlords

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Betonov

I like this guy, his critical of his goverment

And Rockstar is also right they could have costed someone elses job for making them late for work. But I also wonder, would the police be so vigilant in their arrests if the protests werent aimed at their corporate overlords

Bingo! as Hans Landa said.

The mayor of New York City is Micheal Bloomberg, a man who made his fortune on Wall Street, also the owner of Bloomberg News. 2 plus 2 is 4, unless your on Wall Street, then 2 plus 2 is whatever you can fool someone into thinking it is.

[joea]

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Bingo! as Hans Landa said.

The mayor of New York City is Micheal Bloomberg, a man who made his fortune on Wall Street, also the owner of Bloomberg News. 2 plus 2 is 4, unless your on Wall Street, then 2 plus 2 is whatever you can fool someone into thinking it is.

That I did not know!

[Ducimus]

I'd be surprised if that protest has any effect, or isn't snuffed out in one way or another. Money equals power, and wall street has lots of it. I think constitutional right's won't make much of difference in our system with it's many loopholes.

[Betonov]

Small busineses that are the bright star of capitalism will suffer when rioting begins, big business will bunker down and wait until it everything dies down and damage will be done to the ones that suffer the most because of the reasons this protests began.

[yubba]

I feel for you folks on the east side of the pond, you are in some dire straights, I see Rome is burning, and people have turn to violence instead of solution. This is what our government is waiting for, but a Kent state event hasn't arised, due to the absence of Tea Party partisapaicion, the Democrats have jumped the gun by showing some support to the occupiers, so it wouldn't do well by gunning down the only supporters they have. The Tea Party has done well, by avoiding this issue, we will do our protesting at the ballot box, which you euro folk don't have the luxury of, my prayers go out to you, and hope you fair well with this bump in the road. If you folks resort to violence they will destroy you, that's what they are waiting for, that's what they want. If you want to know who they are, they are the ones that wants God out of your life, and if they don't stand with Israel they don't stand with you.

[MothBalls]

<puts on a tin foil hat>

First it was Arab Spring, now it's Western Fall. This may be the beginning of the end. I say this jokingly, but, it's pretty clear that almost everyone in the world is pretty fed up with the way things are heading. I'm sure some are wondering if this really is the small beginning of something much larger.

<takes off the hat>

Crap, looks like the US spread its crapola around the world again. <bows and shakes head in shame> Is there anything else we can screw up from here?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by yubba

we will do our protesting at the ballot box, which you euro folk don't have the luxury of

Sometimes you start to type a response and then you're just like, "screw it, what's the point?"

Wow. Just wow.

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by yubba

This is what our government is waiting for, but a Kent state event hasn't arised, due to the absence of Tea Party partisapaicion,

You gotta be sipping more than tea to spell 'participation' like that.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I'd be surprised if that protest has any effect, or isn't snuffed out in one way or another. Money equals power, and wall street has lots of it. I think constitutional right's won't make much of difference in our system with it's many loopholes.

I don't think any of the protesters have any illusions of changing the system overnight. But it's a start. These people have decided that the status quo isn't good enough and that it's an unfair system that exploits people to line the pockets of the rich and powerful.

Don't think for a minute that common people coming together can't change things. The labor movement of the early 20th century, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war protests - they were all about the little people getting in the face of those in power, and yes, people are going to be arrested for doing it. Yes, the police will try and crack down on it. But if they didn't could it really be called civil disobedience?

That's why the Tea Party was the joke that it was. It was astroturfing and its agenda set by the wealthy and those in power. It was a costume party and nothing more.

I'm all for anything that sticks it to the Corporatocracy. This country is being taken from us, and some rubes think its being taken by the immigrants or the socialists or the environmentalists or whatever boogeyman those in power want you to think it is, just so you don't realize that it's them doing the taking.

And there's my political grandstanding soapbox moment for the day.

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I'd be surprised if that protest has any effect, or isn't snuffed out in one way or another. Money equals power, and wall street has lots of it. I think constitutional right's won't make much of difference in our system with it's many loopholes.

yes sir Ducimus. That is my fear. We want a better country and world for all, ruled by fairness in law for everyone. If a business messes up and fails, then it dies. That is how capitalism is supposed to work. not to be bailed out, then raise fees on debit cards like Bank of America did. And not loan after being given close to zero percent interest by the federal reserve. They took that money to play the stock market with, rather than lend to small business. (small business is where a massive majority of employment comes from)


The privatize the profits, and socialize the losses thing is why they are out there. It's not fair for the struggling to pay for the excesses of the sloppy bankers.

You all in Europe are paying for Wall Streets profligacy too, this garbage with the Euro and Greece is an indirect result of people playing war games with money.

It's not just America who has to gain from this protest. And it is in more cities than just New York at this point.

[JU_88]

Yep, everyone ignores protestors... until they have a riot, not that that works either, since the orginal protest message gets drowned in condemnation of the violence.

Anyway its too late, all im hearing now are alarm bells to stock up on supplies and secure assets because we are on the brink of a global economic meltdown that will make 2008 look like a picnic.
Plus we have solar flares and a possible polar shift.... on paper 2012 is looking to be a very crappy year indeed