Occupy

[Cain]

99.8% of the poor still have both of their kidneys.

Clearly, they don't want to be rich, on the extremely lucrative organ black market.  They just aren't trying hard enough

[Jenne]

You know it's funny.  I hear Teabaggin types talking up one streak and down another that it's those "damned welfare mothers" (!) and all their ilk that are ruining the cuntry.

Oh fuck off, already.  At least a quarter of the fucking Teabagger Nayshun is ON assistance of one kind or another--just by virtue of their fucking demographics. So diaf, assholes.  A fucking refrigerator does NOT a rich boy make.

As for Wall Street not giving a fuck...that's par for the course.  The protestors chose a target that really couldn't give a flying finger about their issues.  I know the media loves it, but Wall Street is only amused and feeling entitled.

But I still say I like them doing SOMEthing rather than NOTHING.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

one man doing stand up comedy for the Occupy peeps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaFdIa-F2GM&feature=player_embedded

[Juana]

There's an Occupy here, which I kind of want to go to. Tomorrow and Thursday are occupying the federal building (3:30-5:30, iirc) and Friday and Saturday are our big strip mall-y thing (early afternoon). I'm not sure what there is to occupy there, except maybe the movie theater. Not sure if I will yet.

[Cain]

I'm going to declare an Occupy my PANCE day in London.

[BabylonHoruv]

You know it's funny.  I hear Teabaggin types talking up one streak and down another that it's those "damned welfare mothers" (!) and all their ilk that are ruining the cuntry.

Oh fuck off, already.  At least a quarter of the fucking Teabagger Nayshun is ON assistance of one kind or another--just by virtue of their fucking demographics. So diaf, assholes.  A fucking refrigerator does NOT a rich boy make.

As for Wall Street not giving a fuck...that's par for the course.  The protestors chose a target that really couldn't give a flying finger about their issues.  I know the media loves it, but Wall Street is only amused and feeling entitled.

But I still say I like them doing SOMEthing rather than NOTHING.

If the protestors were engaging in actual occupying and systemic disruption wall street would definitely give a fuck.

[Juana]

I'm going to declare an Occupy my PANCE day in London.

I'm totally not expecting it to do anything, but at least I got off the couch, so to speak.

[Cain]

From the Chicago protests:



Yeah, not helping your case there, guys.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

From the Chicago protests:



Yeah, not helping your case there, guys.

It's really just a matter of time, isn't it?

They WANT class warfare.

[Cain]

It's not quite "let them eat cake", but it's not far off, either.

[Triple Zero]

or maybe there's more people that got the same idea as me, that what these protests need, is a bunch of loud pricks in business suits

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

or maybe there's more people that got the same idea as me, that what these protests need, is a bunch of loud pricks in business suits

Oh HELL yes. Agent provocateurs can work for both sides.

[Cain]

http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/29436/

Fabius suggests here that the OWS movement is going to go the way of the Tea Party, and get co-opted.  This may have already started, with the Unions getting in on the act.  There is, apparently a very savvy and organised core group handling the media aspects of the protest, which would be the perfect point to takeover from.

Because the protests are essentially low-investment, low risk activities, they pose little real threat to Wall Street on their own.  Which means the OWS would need to forge political alliances to push their agenda.  I'm sure a few "progressive" and "reformist" Democrats in the mould of Elizabeth Warren are already preparing to win some campaigns on the back of this.  And then, as always, do nothing once in office.

Thus, OWS becomes the Tea Party of the left (only probably less racist).

[Precious Moments Zalgo]

Called it

I heard about this on the radio. I'm rather surprised that this is actually happening, and I am eagerly awaiting the tales of mass disruption.

QUICK, place your bets on how long it will be before the propaganda machine tries to connect the Occupiers to terrorism!

The moment they realize the problem is too large to ignore it, there will be accusations of terrorism, and also most likely some horrific violence which will be blamed on the Occupiers. I predict a bombing. This will be used to "justify" extreme police violence against the Occupiers.

I think what will happen if it starts to get too large, and I'm already seeing signs of this, is the movement will be co-opted and neutered by mainstream establishment Democrats.

[Telarus]

http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/29436/

Fabius suggests here that the OWS movement is going to go the way of the Tea Party, and get co-opted.  This may have already started, with the Unions getting in on the act.  There is, apparently a very savvy and organised core group handling the media aspects of the protest, which would be the perfect point to takeover from.

Because the protests are essentially low-investment, low risk activities, they pose little real threat to Wall Street on their own.  Which means the OWS would need to forge political alliances to push their agenda.  I'm sure a few "progressive" and "reformist" Democrats in the mould of Elizabeth Warren are already preparing to win some campaigns on the back of this.  And then, as always, do nothing once in office.

Thus, OWS becomes the Tea Party of the left (only probably less racist).

That was fascinating, and I may be a bad man because my first thought was "Ooooh, how can I use this to my our advantage?"