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OWS plan on blocking New York Bridges, Tunnels, and Ferries on May 1st.

I'm also unsympathetic because from my angle, the whole movement seems to be represented by people who can't identify with the joys of being able to work long and hard and make your way as opposed to being denied the opportunity wholesale. I gladly take up the idea that I will be busy from morning to night, because it gives me a sense of accomplishment, the job will carry prestige, and I earn a decent living.

They are supposed to represent me in every sense, yet I feel like they are alien creatures who do not appreciate real problems and are lazy.

I keep wondering where these people work that they can spend weeks on end sitting in a tent whining. I don't have time to occupy anything but my office. If they have no jobs, then they need to get off their asses and get some.
 
I keep wondering where these people work that they can spend weeks on end sitting in a tent whining. I don't have time to occupy anything but my office. If they have no jobs, then they need to get off their asses and get some.

clearly, the most committed Occupiers are unemployed, underemployed, or part of the perpetual-student class.
 
clearly, the most committed Occupiers are unemployed, underemployed, or part of the perpetual-student class.

Or vandals that want to disturb the peace, like planning on blocking bridges and tunnels.
 
clearly, the most committed Occupiers are unemployed, underemployed, or part of the perpetual-student class.

Yeah, part of my demographic. I don't sympathize with the students.
 
Or vandals that want to disturb the peace, like planning on blocking bridges and tunnels.

I had a conversation about this with my sister.

I told her that its wrong for the OWS to hurt the middle-class, by stopping commuters and small business-people. She countered, by pointing out the bus & garbage worker strikes by blacks in the South, during the Civl Rights era. Those acts screwed with the middle-class too.

is it wrong to seek justice & change, by engaging in acts that disrupt the lives of your fellow citizens? Im not sure.
 
I had a conversation about this with my sister.

I told her that its wrong for the OWS to hurt the middle-class, by stopping commuters and small business-people. She countered, by pointing out the bus & garbage worker strikes by blacks in the South, during the Civl Rights era. Those acts screwed with the middle-class too.

is it wrong to seek justice & change, by engaging in acts that disrupt the lives of your fellow citizens? Im not sure.

Comparing civil rights protests to ows is asinine. Your sister hasnt got a grasp on reality and sounds more like a spoiled ows type.
 
I had a conversation about this with my sister.

I told her that its wrong for the OWS to hurt the middle-class, by stopping commuters and small business-people. She countered, by pointing out the bus & garbage worker strikes by blacks in the South, during the Civl Rights era. Those acts screwed with the middle-class too.

is it wrong to seek justice & change, by engaging in acts that disrupt the lives of your fellow citizens? Im not sure.

It's certainly disconcerting to harm the very people you claim to represent and seek to protect.
 
clearly, the most committed Occupiers are unemployed, underemployed, or part of the perpetual-student class.

So they're not the 99%ers, they're the 8.1%. And people should aspire to be like them why?
 
It's certainly disconcerting to harm the very people you claim to represent and seek to protect.

Especially if you're trying to garner any kind of popular support.
 
I had a conversation about this with my sister.

I told her that its wrong for the OWS to hurt the middle-class, by stopping commuters and small business-people. She countered, by pointing out the bus & garbage worker strikes by blacks in the South, during the Civl Rights era. Those acts screwed with the middle-class too.

is it wrong to seek justice & change, by engaging in acts that disrupt the lives of your fellow citizens? Im not sure.

I am sure. It is wrong. OWS is not helping their movement by pissing off those they are supposedly trying to help. OWS needs to make a statement by calling for (and doing it themselves) boycotts for all major businesses who are keeping the 1% in the 1% by moving jobs overseas, paying people **** wages and closing small businesses. As long as OWS and their members giving the 1% their money and only hurting the middle class they are a worthless group. I want to see them practice what they preach.
 
I am sure. It is wrong. OWS is not helping their movement by pissing off those they are supposedly trying to help. OWS needs to make a statement by calling for (and doing it themselves) boycotts for all major businesses who are keeping the 1% in the 1% by moving jobs overseas, paying people **** wages and closing small businesses. As long as OWS and their members giving the 1% their money and only hurting the middle class they are a worthless group. I want to see them practice what they preach.

stopping traffic on roads, bridges, and tunnels...isn't bad in itself.

its all about what your goals are.

if your goal is civil & human rights, more power to ya.

if your goal it to piss off rich people? err.....umm...hmmm...
 
stopping traffic on roads, bridges, and tunnels...isn't bad in itself.

its all about what your goals are.

if your goal is civil & human rights, more power to ya.

if your goal it to piss off rich people? err.....umm...hmmm...

Why would anyone want to piss off rich people and, if they did, do they believe that closing bridges will achieve that goal? And how would that further human rights?

The rich have helicopters, or travel when they choose. You and your sister should really think this through, possibly by asking yourselves some basic questions.
 
Why would anyone want to piss off rich people and, if they did, do they believe that closing bridges will achieve that goal? And how would that further human rights?

The rich have helicopters, or travel when they choose. You and your sister should really think this through, possibly by asking yourselves some basic questions.

I think you failed to read a word of what I wrote.
 
yes, blowing up a bridge would be very very bad.
Of course those four individuals were responsible for their own actions. But is this the future of the occupy movement? It is not hard to find people online that have suggested that they should get more serious with the occupy movement. And of course like I said the only people to blame are those four people unless any information comes up that we are not aware of. But there are obviously some radicals that even the run of the mill radicals are afraid of (see eco-terrorism, Big A Anarchists etc)

Its much like the same thing with the Tea Party movement. There are the run of the mill radicals then there are the over the top Right-wing extremists with bunkers and bombs. I think that political movements have a certain amount of responsibility to police themselves or they are not really a healthy movement with any real potential. Word gets around in the close knit circles in any politcal movement. Certainly someone had a clue and did not do the right thing in many cases that have involved violence in any of these current political movements.
 
The Tea Party itself is not extremist I was talking about the extremist element within it. In fact I did not call the Tea Party itself extremism. Please reread my post.

Its much like the same thing with the Tea Party movement. There are the run of the mill radicals then there are the over the top Right-wing extremists with bunkers and bombs.

Okay, then perhaps you can then point out where we can find the run of the mill radicals and the over the top Right-wing extremists with bunkers and bombs?
 
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