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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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This could be the start of more to come...
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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What's their beef?
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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What are they protesting?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Chaz, I'm guessing that this will be lost on you, but it seems as if their main problem is the super wealthy putting profits above their fellow humans, and screwing us in the process.
:)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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So, what do they intend to do about it?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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clearly, they are protesting The Man
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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They are protesting Wall Street's "obsession" with what they consider outrageous profits,
and all done by manipulating paper that is ultimately "secured" by the work done by the middle class, as in massive mortgage backed derivative trades all backed by common folk making their mortgage payments on time.
They are protesting the rich shareholders against the middle class "struggle".
They are protesting the trillion dollar TARP "rescue" of Wall Street while main street got no bailouts.
ETC
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Unlike the Tea Party, THIS citizen uprising is indeed truly and honestly grass roots.
It receives no corporate startup or continuing funding, as the Koch Bros and Tea Party.
This grass roots effort could have real legs, especially as the Class Warfare, the inequity of held wealth in this county, continues to grow and grow and grow, highlighting the us against them divide.
All just my opinion, of course.
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Timmc
climber
BC
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They appear to be non partisan- thought the right wingers will feel most threatened.
I respect their right to protest and wish them luck.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Skip, I can only assume that you believe the protest is about our recent financial woes.
IMO, the last couple of years are the proverbial straw. What I'm reading suggests the vocal support of a major paradigm shift in how we conduct business as usual.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Skipt...I think they are protesting keeping the wealthy out of their pockets...Activities like exhorbitant credit card interests , inflated grocery costs , energy supplies...Activities like supressing middle class wages...I'm glad we still have the right to protest injustices in America , a constitutional right...RJ
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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It ain't a riot, bro.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Why aren't they protesting Obama and Solyndra??? How about GE?
Dodd and Barney Frank?
Eric Holder and Fast and Furious?
Oh yeah, that's o.k......
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Because they can't tell the difference between hating the game, and hating the player.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Occupy Wall Street has been dubbed the largest gathering of highly educated people in opposition of something. Or some such moniker.
When wicked smart people feel this passionately about something, it would do us some good to listen to what they have to say, whether we agree or not.
It ain't a partisan issue, it's an issue of respect.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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What's their solution to the problems they're spotlighting?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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I thought Americans were republicans.
No, we're conservatives. And hence the revolt known as the Tea Party.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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The Banksters virtually bring down the world economy, using LOTS of fraud and dangerous techniques in the process, and NOBODY goes to jail and there's hardly any criminal investigation.
Some people non-violently protest that and Hundreds are arrested or cited.
And some of you squarely blame the protesters.
You are cuckholders
The Bankers broke plenty of laws. They are negotiating for immunity from state attorney generals as we speak. Why do that if you are innocent? No accountability, no personal or corporate responsibility. They got HUGE government bailouts and still aren't living up to their side of the bargain by loaning again.
but yeah, all that responsibility speech from the GOP is just for poor people
cuckholders
Peace
Karl
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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WE are a nation made up of immigrants who have a wide range of opinions on a myriad of topics. Not, as Bluering says, a nation of conservatives.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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The Tea Party...Puppets on a string ...A front for the Koch bros cajoling the financially oppressed to protest taxation of the elite...A noble cause...
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