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05.01.12, 07:35 AM General Topics
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Has anyone actually seen an OWS protester today? I haven't. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.01.12, 07:35 AM Flag
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do i have to go out there in the rain with my poncho and pots and pans? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:36 AM Flag
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No, but I'm a housewife. If I saw one here I'd call 911. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:36 AM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:37 AM Flag
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fuck these kids --- if one of em gets in my way or impedes me going to work i bitch slap the muthafucka -- i am a working mom and resent these people [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:38 AM Flag
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you resent people calling out the inequalities caused by corporate/government misdeeds? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:39 AM Flag
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np. They aren't targeting the right people! you think the 1% are taking the subway with me!?!? threatening to shut down mass transit? COME ON! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:57 AM Flag
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it's not about your momentary inconvenience. it's about creating a "scene" that will get national media attention on the issues they care about, like fair taxation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:03 AM Flag
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my point is, this is the wrong place to create a scene, maybe try the lobby of a big bank that got rescued, like Citi, or a lobbyist's office in Washington. The subway, not so much. Also, if you're going to SAY you're going to make a big scene, follow up and DO it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:29 AM Flag
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Actually, that's where most of the demos are today. Places like the Bank of America building. Nobody's "threatening to shut down mass transit", although the right wing sound machine has been bleating that for days. There's a small one right now outside the federal building, seems to be about big businesses cynically using the immigration enforcement system to union-bust. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:36 AM Flag
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Hello? I walked in front of BOA, nothing but cops. and here is the link to one of the MANY stories this morning (this is CBS below) quoting them about how they're going to shut down mass transit. if you're going to defend these morons, at least have good information. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/ows-protesters-calling-for-day-of-action-following-loss-of-camp-in-zuccotti-park/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:47 AM Flag
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I'm an ER doctor, and my 'momentary inconvenience' may cost a needy person his or her life because I was late to work. Consider that. Many OWSers aren't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 12:26 PM Flag
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I will walk over these parasites. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:39 AM Flag
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their point is that corporations are the parasites, and many americans are too tired, distracted to notice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:40 AM Flag
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sounds like you need big pharma, that's why you're mad at ows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:42 AM Flag
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you're referring to the protestors or the media coverage? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:38 AM Flag
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OP: i was referring to the fact that they DID get tons of press coverage last night, all the papers had that as a lead story this AM, the OWS website had all these aggressive claims about them shutting down NY. I am glad they couldn't get their act together, and they don't seem to have support. Bunch of whiny losers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:59 AM Flag
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how are they whiny? if they tried and failed that's not the same as bitching in solitude as it seems you're doing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:01 AM Flag
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lady, most people agree with the OP. she's not whining in solitude. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:29 AM Flag
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that they got tons of press coverage says more about the media's fear of being left out and not really knowing what the hell is going on than it says about ows. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:30 AM Flag
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if they mean so little and are so inconsequential, why are you so afraid of them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:39 AM Flag
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Keep trying. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:43 AM Flag
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It's a valid question. According to some, they're a bunch of lazy, unorganized, spoiled, slacker idiots, but at the same time we should fear them and their message and they should be destroyed. Why is that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:58 AM Flag
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I suppose they manage to get some people in a real tizzy, but mostly I see indifference or contempt. Don't mistake that for fear. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:14 AM Flag
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I'm with you, there is no fear of them, only restraint which will be unleashed once the movement crosses a line - blow something up, hurt a child, shoot a cop - you name it. That is why they all stand around with cell phones hoping to provoke a reaction that gets them maced, hit, arrested. Once OWS hurts the common people in any meaningful way - there will no stopping the government from crushing them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:54 AM Flag
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there is absolutely no evidence that ows is a violent movement or will turn violent. the police, on the other hand, have been extremely violent in crushing any dissent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:37 AM Flag
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If you are talking about the NYPD they have been extremely passive - the only case is the jackass inspector who maliciously maced people - in my opinion he should have been arrested and terminated rather than exiled to Staten Island to receive a nice fat pension. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:14 AM Flag
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As far as fear - right so what is to fear from them- that they change the laws so that students loans can be wiped out in bankruptcy, that they stop usuary rates on credit cards, that they arrest bankers who break the law - I have no problem with any of that - no as far as free loans for school and open borders - that simply will not work in the real world. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:16 AM Flag
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OP I am not afraid of them. I think they are are their own worst enemy. I was just wondering if they went to brunch in Williamsburg instead. I, on the other hand, am FAR from the 1% and I am at work. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:00 AM Flag
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And you as part of the 99% will work and work and work until you drop with no hopes of job security or retirement if the 1% continue to control politicians and policy. So have a good day while OWS works for a better future. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:31 AM Flag
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THEY GET IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:16 AM Flag
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yeah, contribute to the pockets of the wealthy and to the dismantling of the American Dream. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:41 AM Flag
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Walked by Bryant Park about 8:10. There were about 20 news vans and maybe 100 "protestors" milling about. Looked pretty dead except for the media. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:39 AM Flag
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It's rainy!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:43 AM Flag
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they raided a bunch of them yesterday [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:45 AM Flag
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Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Kind of like UB itself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:47 AM Flag
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OP! yep. lol. On that note, I have to get back to work. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:01 AM Flag
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yes, saw a bunch at union square about 10 am---lots of au bon pain and starbucks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 07:52 AM Flag
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lol. It's too rainy for those shiftless whiners. They're in their mommies' bonus rooms in Short Hills playing Words With Friends on their MacBook Pros. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:15 AM Flag
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Yes, that's why they had to use massive police force to keep them from camping out in all sorts of inclement weather at Zuccotti Park last fall. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:38 AM Flag
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Please. They were relieved to be evicted because it spared them the embarrssment of watching their numbers dwindle over the course of the winter. Which they would have, mild though it was. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:43 AM Flag
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true, Bloomberg did them a favor by affording them an excuse to go home. A couple of weks would have been enough to get the message out and then move on to the next thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:22 AM Flag
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They would love to get good jobs and pay taxes, too. And it's not like if they did have good jobs there would be more tax revenue. It would be the same except more people would be contributing. Bjt the 1% won't share the money with the rest of the workers - the wealth of the top 1% keeps going up while the wealth of the 99% keeps going down. Who's fault is that? Why is it a good thing for the few to gain from the labor of the many? Because most people are working really hard yet only a few are prospering. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:55 AM Flag
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They figured out that we've all turned into wage slaves. that signifies something. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 08:56 AM Flag
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Ha, everybody "figures that out" when they are 20. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:43 AM Flag
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meh. they are opting out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:44 AM Flag
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So wait, they do or don't want jobs? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:07 AM Flag
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they were out on park and on madison this morning. in front of Citi and Chase. full of enthusiasm. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 09:40 AM Flag
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Just check youtube, they have all used the non big corporate Apple Iphones to upload footage, you will notice them because in the videos they will have be wearing $100 northface backpacks and $250 brand name rain coats, with Hollister shirts and abercrombie jeans, but really they hate big rich corporations, really! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 10:04 AM Flag
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so if they were pennyless with the same message you'd feel different? maybe some self immolating monks to add a dramatic touch? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 10:05 AM Flag
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I think a bunch of them are using it as a crutch. And yes a little less believable when they say one thing and act another. They claim they can't find a job and pay off student loans but they can find $100 a month for an iphone... seems a little out of whack to me. Life is tough, it takes work. They want money and jobs handed to them on a silver platter. Sadly parts of what they want and are looking for might be valid but the bandwagon movement has not helped at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 10:56 AM Flag
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Does the word hypocritical mean anything to you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:48 AM Flag
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Um, Yes. They are right outside my building on 5th avenue at 34th Street marching toward Union Square. Lots of them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 11:55 AM Flag
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there are a handful outside my ofc bldg - midtown on park [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.01.12, 12:29 PM Flag
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