RE: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Eric Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56CsYFrC0zU&feature=feedu This was a short video I took about an hour or so before the march. -Original Message- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:36 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Occupy Personal Responsibilit

RE: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Eric Roberts
That is very true and very purposeful. It is not an "organization" that is run by anyone...it is a massing of people some of whom have differing reasons to be there, but all agree that what is going on is not working and that the oligarchy that runs tis country is also destroying this country and

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Maureen
The protests were motivated initially by AdBusters. They aren't disclaiming their role. The movement per se has no leaders, nor do they want any. The media is baffled by the lack of mouthpieces since they find spinning an issue so much easier when they have sound bites from so-called "experts".

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Sam
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/14/us-wallstreet-protests-funding-idUSTRE79D01Q20111014 Soros denies it and he never lies. I'm starting to think this was a spoof and some folks didn't realize it. . On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > Having been on the groun

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Having been on the ground at Occupy Boston, I can guarantee it is NOT organized. By any definition of the word. The only organization I can see is by big media companies to ignore it, and coordination of police response across multiple cities. I saw many _organizations_ participating, but none w

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Dana
if true, that's still only the history of the *phrase*. The inequality of income growth has been known for a while; the importance of Occupy Wall Street is that it's a means to comment on that. Not everyone has that, even in this day and age when we are all supposedly publishers. Shrug. Or so it l

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Sam
I was going to say Soros but then I just read this: http://leestranahan.com/the-rich-white-kid-behind-owss-1-meme The Rich White Kid Behind #OWS’s 1% Meme . On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Dana wrote: > > so... who do you think is behind it? I think organized politics would > have a more coh

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Dana
so... who do you think is behind it? I think organized politics would have a more coherent message. Unless we're talking about Republicans, of course :) > OWS is not about treading water, it'a politics and it's organized. > Sometimes people are just tools. > > . > > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 7:08

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Sam
Yes, goods are cheaper, it's all crap being made in China and of course plastics changed the game. As for food, milk went up, but I can still by chicken and steaks for $2 or $3 # on sale. What was dinner in the $70's? $12 for an entree and $2.25 for a beer? Now it's about $18 and $3.50. Or go to A

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Dana
good are cheaper? Hadn't noticed. Granted I moved California during this period and the price differential could have masked this for me, but... gas is not cheaper, computers don't seem cheaper -- and you'd kind of expect them to -- and I don't see a price drop in food either. Not that I agree th

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Sam
Misery levels have skyrocked during this admin. Nobody gives a shit about real wages because goods are so much cheaper. It balances out. As fro Jobs, ask his kids if they agree, and all the charities he gave to.. . On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Unfortunately what their

Re: Occupy Personal Responsibility

2011-10-16 Thread Gruss Gott
Unfortunately what their angry about has no more to do with this administration than any other since the 70s. Real wages haven't gone up since 1973 and the wealth gap hasn't been larger since the 30s. Put simply, America can no longer lead itself no matter who's in government. OWS is a harbi