I think the vast majority of OWS people just want a job and for the big businesses to be required to play fair. Go ahead and make assumptions though. Everything is just fine here. Nothing at all to be upset about. All the people I know with advanced technical degrees that can't find real work are just insane too. It's all their fault they picked a technical field that _was_ booming to get a degree in, and then economy tanked. The list of injustices goes on and on too, but feel free to keep pretending and ignoring reality.
Calling people smelly just because they like drum circles sounds like misplaced anger to me. Take a look at the goals at http://occupynashville.org/ because it's a start. Other branches have stated goals and are working that stuff out too. When things are as bad as we've allowed them to get, it's hard to know where to start. As far as I know the Tea Party groups had some pretty specific goals and they didn't manage to achieve them, but they didn't receive the quick level of support OWS has. After two nights of unlawful arrests the ACLU managed to help Occupy Nashville get a restraining order to keep the police away, and they've kept things peaceful thus far. That sounds like a big win to me and hopefully will set a precedence for others to follow. I don't think there's much they can do either, but at least they're trying. I'm not ready to give up on what this country is supposed to be about! It sounds like today might end up in the history books too.
Wow. That's a lot of misplaced anger you've got there. Do you honestly think there's any difference between the Democrat and Republican parties at this point? I'd like to see the finger pointing and blame games stop, so we can come up with some real solutions to our problems!
Do you have a rational explanation for why we bailed out the banks, given their profits are up 74% this year? How about for why they paid absolutely nothing in corporate taxes? Oh, those poor things, the government made them give out a bunch of loans they shouldn't have. Yeah right! They could have fought that if they wanted, but they chose not to, because they knew they could profit _yet again_ at our expense. How many more bubbles have to burst before people wake up and smell what we've been shoveling?
From what I've seen, the OWS people don't even allow political discussions; there are people of all political affiliations that support it, so it prevents arguments that derail the purpose of what they're doing.
Of course life will find a way. That doesn't mean we should ignore our impact on our environment; especially given how delicate some balances in nature have proven to be. Even if a given species isn't maintaining some balance in nature that other things depend on, we can still learn a lot by studying them, and have fun doing it. Besides, I'm not a fan of a bunch of people suffering/dying while adaptations occur simply because it's cheaper/easier to ignore the big picture.
Indeed. It would surprise me if it's not already considered suspicious to avoid being monitored/tracked by technology. It's at best extremely inconvenient for people to avoid it these days, so if you're attempting it, then you must be antisocial, paranoid, or have something serious to hide right?
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I think the vast majority of OWS people just want a job and for the big businesses to be required to play fair. Go ahead and make assumptions though. Everything is just fine here. Nothing at all to be upset about. All the people I know with advanced technical degrees that can't find real work are just insane too. It's all their fault they picked a technical field that _was_ booming to get a degree in, and then economy tanked. The list of injustices goes on and on too, but feel free to keep pretending and ignoring reality.
Have a reference for that? That sounds really messed up, and definitely something more people need to be made aware of!
Calling people smelly just because they like drum circles sounds like misplaced anger to me. Take a look at the goals at http://occupynashville.org/ because it's a start. Other branches have stated goals and are working that stuff out too. When things are as bad as we've allowed them to get, it's hard to know where to start. As far as I know the Tea Party groups had some pretty specific goals and they didn't manage to achieve them, but they didn't receive the quick level of support OWS has. After two nights of unlawful arrests the ACLU managed to help Occupy Nashville get a restraining order to keep the police away, and they've kept things peaceful thus far. That sounds like a big win to me and hopefully will set a precedence for others to follow. I don't think there's much they can do either, but at least they're trying. I'm not ready to give up on what this country is supposed to be about! It sounds like today might end up in the history books too.
I'm looking forward to hearing why you went from Android love to hate. :P
Wow. That's a lot of misplaced anger you've got there. Do you honestly think there's any difference between the Democrat and Republican parties at this point? I'd like to see the finger pointing and blame games stop, so we can come up with some real solutions to our problems!
Do you have a rational explanation for why we bailed out the banks, given their profits are up 74% this year? How about for why they paid absolutely nothing in corporate taxes? Oh, those poor things, the government made them give out a bunch of loans they shouldn't have. Yeah right! They could have fought that if they wanted, but they chose not to, because they knew they could profit _yet again_ at our expense. How many more bubbles have to burst before people wake up and smell what we've been shoveling?
From what I've seen, the OWS people don't even allow political discussions; there are people of all political affiliations that support it, so it prevents arguments that derail the purpose of what they're doing.
What is laughably silly to me is all this left versus right talk. A revolution could come from either side, or something in between.
Of course life will find a way. That doesn't mean we should ignore our impact on our environment; especially given how delicate some balances in nature have proven to be. Even if a given species isn't maintaining some balance in nature that other things depend on, we can still learn a lot by studying them, and have fun doing it. Besides, I'm not a fan of a bunch of people suffering/dying while adaptations occur simply because it's cheaper/easier to ignore the big picture.
Indeed. It would surprise me if it's not already considered suspicious to avoid being monitored/tracked by technology. It's at best extremely inconvenient for people to avoid it these days, so if you're attempting it, then you must be antisocial, paranoid, or have something serious to hide right?