Occupy Wall Street

DrPhil · #1 10-07-2011, 02:59 PM

http://occupywallst.org/

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/07/...s-with-police/

Is there already a thread about this?

This has been so undercovered in the national media.

I don't know what I think of it quite yet. What say you, GCers?

knight_shadow · #2 10-07-2011, 03:03 PM

It's been on the news a lot in Dallas, as one of the demonstrations was in the city (along with Houston and Austin).

I haven't looked into it much, though. I will probably end up doing it now that it's posted on GC

DrPhil · #3 10-07-2011, 03:06 PM

For Drolefille and knight_shadow, corporate zombies:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...096000,00.html

(There is nothing more frightening than angry (majority) white people at Woodstock 2011)

PiKA2001 · #4 10-07-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

http://occupywallst.org/

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/07/...s-with-police/

Is there already a thread about this?

This has been so undercovered in the national media.

I don't know what I think of it quite yet. What say you, GCers?

LOL @ bolded. Not sure what national media you read/watch but I CAN'T seem get away from coverage of this.

But speaking of undercovered stories, how bout that Eric Holder and his lying to Congress about his knowledge of Operation Fast & Furious....

DrPhil · #5 10-07-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

LOL @ bolded. Not sure what national media you read/watch but I CAN'T seem get away from coverage of this.

But speaking of undercovered stories, how bout that Eric Holder and his lying to Congress about his knowledge of Operation Fast & Furious....

That depends on what national media you read/watch/listen to.

As for Eric Holder, I can see why I haven't heard of this relatively recent story: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_16...-10391695.html

(Booooooring. LOL.)

PiKA2001 · #6 10-07-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

That depends on what national media you read/watch/listen to.

Talk news radio/NPR and CNN.com but to get back on topic-

I'm not quite sure what these occupy Wall St. folks are trying to accomplish other than to express frustration on how they view the country's (world's for that matter) financial system. What is the goal? For the Fortune 500 companies like Apple to surrender billions in cash to the people...?? That's what I kind of get out of it.

katydidKD · #7 10-07-2011, 04:17 PM

I agree with the inspiration for it all, but hope it will not destruct into the freak show the tea party is (not that it wasn't that from the start)

DrPhil · #8 10-07-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Talk news radio/NPR and CNN.com but to get back on topic-

Yes, it is a sidelink to sidestories on CNN.com. If I went based on what talk news radio and NPR discuss, there would be a lot more topics on the general public's radar. I listen to NPR everyday and when I raise topics to people based on NPR topics, people are almost always like "huh?"

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I'm not quite sure what these occupy Wall St. folks are trying to accomplish other than to express frustration on how they view the country's (world's for that matter) financial system. What is the goal? For the Fortune 500 companies like Apple to surrender billions in cash to the people...?? That's what I kind of get out of it.

A lot of people are not quite sure what's up with this which is probably one reason why the American media is treating this as a side story. If we downplay this, whatever the heck it is (LOL), these angry people will shut up and go away. (When we think about it, many of the people who fuel the mainstream news media are the same people who fuel the sources of American capitalism, etc.)

Until there's a police fight and people get hurt while Occupying Wall Street. Then the media will make it late breaking news. And that's what some of these news sources did.

DrPhil · #9 10-07-2011, 04:26 PM

I read some of the comments on the website (that isn't officially the Occupy Wall Street website??).

Some people were going on and on about the two party system and how they should form a party. Someone was like "let's not move too fast." I agree. Whatever this is about regarding labor unions, anti-Wall Street, anti-politicians...talking about starting a political party makes them close to become that which they despise.

AlphaFrog · #10 10-07-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I'm not quite sure what these occupy Wall St. folks are trying to accomplish other than to express frustration on how they view the country's (world's for that matter) financial system. What is the goal? For the Fortune 500 companies like Apple to surrender billions in cash to the people...?? That's what I kind of get out of it.

This. I thought I was just naive or not understanding their point/goals, but apparently not. I get they they don't like the way things are (not many people do), but they don't seem to have any better ideas.

Honeykiss1974 · #11 10-07-2011, 04:37 PM

I live in Kansas and we have been having local 'Occupy_____' protest here all week. Its on my local media but nothing happens here so what else would the news media cover.

DrPhil · #12 10-07-2011, 04:47 PM

@ PiKA and AlphaFrog

That's why I call this Woodstuck 2011. It is a massive revolt, outcry, protest, and for a number of reasons. They are angry at corporate giants and (insert who and what else).

http://readersupportednews.org/news-...e-horns#nypd28

******

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7383837n

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1..._n_999853.html

amIblue? · #13 10-07-2011, 04:57 PM

There was a demonstration yesterday a couple of blocks from my office. It will be interesting to see what develops regarding a platform for this group.

AGDee · #14 10-07-2011, 05:46 PM

The Talker and his new gf are very into this and are part of the planning group for Occupy Detroit. From what I've read on the Occupy Detroit Facebook page, they are the Tea Party's liberal counterpart. They are protesting the "Rich get richer, poor get poorer" trend and are angry that the politicians aren't listening to the bottom 99%, just the top 1% and meeting corporate interests, not the interests of the people. That's the gist of the posts I'm reading anyway.

Occupy Detroit is scheduled for 10/21.

DrPhil · #15 10-07-2011, 06:02 PM

In that case, this is the same old anti-capitalism and political-economic inequality stuff.

The problem is that the 99% are not unified for a common cause. Sure, people (majority white people) are Occupying Someone's Street now but there are divides that happened before they chose to occupy and there are divides that will be maintained after they finish occupying. People perpetuate these divides everyday, the white working class has been instrumental in maintaining racial and gender exclusion in the workplace. So...now...people want to pretend that is not the case and act as though the 99% are united under a common cause and with an equal voice? Bullfeces.