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Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:23

change happens because enough people want it to-- but yes, an organic movement rather than an organized one would be nice to see, though by your description of us pissed-off Americans it sounds like the Tea Party and this Coffee Party(?) could just as well join forces, as they seem to essentially want the same things (other than their stance on government)

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Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:18

It makes me think of the "high water mark" bit in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Just hope something can come from it, instead of being looked back upon years later with its failure.

I may take a trip to NYC and at the very least grab some pictures, maybe bring some supplies (supposedly listed on a website) to the protesters. Every little bit.

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Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:05

Surprised no one has made a thread about this yet, so here it is:

What was originally the Occupy Wall Street protest, which was a bunch of people camping out in protest of corporate greed...has now spread to 70 cities and seems to have taken on a 99% vs the 1% theme, as well as corporate greed, general power and influence of big business and the whole government being f**ked.

So what do you think?

I'm pretty pessimistic, these things never amount to much and they are asking for pretty radical changes in the very fiber of America functions.

What does excite me though is despite this being called a "left tea party" the group has been quite varied. Liberals and conservatives, socialists and anarchists, hippies and veterans.
The vast vast majority of us Americans are pissed off, and really it all is over the same problem. We turned to Democrats, then Republicans. Both are slaves and the Tea Party movement is too extreme (and phony by this point)
If a massive, nationwide peaceful protest that is truly unified can last, well that'd be a beautiful thing!

So I don't know, obviously no plan and no real chance of getting anything changed but I admire what is happening.
Thoughts about any of it?

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Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65590	Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:23
	change happens because enough people want it to-- but yes, an organic movement rather than an organized one would be nice to see, though by your description of us pissed-off Americans it sounds like the Tea Party and this Coffee Party(?) could just as well join forces, as they seem to essentially want the same things (other than their stance on government)

JJLehto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550	Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:18
	It makes me think of the "high water mark" bit in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Just hope something can come from it, instead of being looked back upon years later with its failure. I may take a trip to NYC and at the very least grab some pictures, maybe bring some supplies (supposedly listed on a website) to the protesters. Every little bit.

JJLehto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Status: Offline Points: 34550	Posted: October 11 2011 at 23:05
	Surprised no one has made a thread about this yet, so here it is: What was originally the Occupy Wall Street protest, which was a bunch of people camping out in protest of corporate greed...has now spread to 70 cities and seems to have taken on a 99% vs the 1% theme, as well as corporate greed, general power and influence of big business and the whole government being f**ked. So what do you think? I'm pretty pessimistic, these things never amount to much and they are asking for pretty radical changes in the very fiber of America functions. What does excite me though is despite this being called a "left tea party" the group has been quite varied. Liberals and conservatives, socialists and anarchists, hippies and veterans. The vast vast majority of us Americans are pissed off, and really it all is over the same problem. We turned to Democrats, then Republicans. Both are slaves and the Tea Party movement is too extreme (and phony by this point) If a massive, nationwide peaceful protest that is truly unified can last, well that'd be a beautiful thing! So I don't know, obviously no plan and no real chance of getting anything changed but I admire what is happening. Thoughts about any of it?