Politics

[Fuse]

You are a sexy man, true.

[Lithium]

She's actually being called a 13 year old. That might make you a pedophile!

http://www.slashgear.com/canon-and-invader-zim-bring-occupy-wallstreet-protests-to-the-public-eye-02184727/

[Tbone]

I was talking about the police woman, duh

[Da6onet]

The collective asshats who lost trillions (yes, fucking trillions) in the derivatives market have not really paid for their shortsightedness and extreme risk taking.

The way I justify government regulation in a free market economy is punishment for stupidity on behalf of the market players, analogous to prison for criminals. That said, our own system of government has produced some pretty awful fiscal policy blunders since about, I don't know, ever.

I guess really our market system and government are just reflections of us as an evolving society and aren't to blame collectively.

Following that logic, I'm going to get some sleep now so I can make America better tomorrow :-)

edit: also, those whiny hippies need to be dropped off in the mideast or africa and just left there. There might be hope for the ones that survive.

[Fuse]

How have I just now stumbled upon this guy? Another guy that I may not always agree with, but I love the arguments he makes.



AlfonZo Rachel: http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&mpid=84

He's a smart sarcastic ass, like me. But black, so he can say stuff without getting mistakenly called a racist.

[Da6onet]

He's a smart sarcastic ass, like me. But black, so he can say stuff without getting mistakenly called a racist.

Refreshing.

[Anamodiel]

Debbie Wasserman-Shultz is a nut job.

[Revalis]

I recall a TS conversation the other night that wandered into the 'Occupy Movement' subject. I don't really know much about it myself, but someone posted this to my facebook wall earlier, so figured I'd share and see if the more knowledgeable would agree.  I was getting a pretty negative vibe from the context of the conversation, but these simplified goals seem... good.. to me?

GOALS OF THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT

a) reverse the supreme court decision which allows unlimited contributions from corporations towards campaigns for political offices. (no more buying politicians)

b) make it a criminal act to financially benefit from a legislative or judicial decision. (no more paying off judges and representatives)

c) revoke personhood from corporations deemed to be "public menace", and liquidate the assets - which go to citizens harmed by the malicious/ irresponsible acts of the corporation... board members of corporations found guilty may not preside over another corporation for 'x' number of years. (no more hurting the people for profits) (we are not 'anti-corporation'... we're anti corporate corruption)

d) regulate/label questionable food sources (GMO's, etc) not currently regulated due to conflict of financial interests, unrestrained lobbying, and kickbacks. (no more unregulated experiments on the food supply and consumers)

e) move towards a standardized currency base, rather than debt driven fiat based exchange. ( more protection from market manipulation- does not require the debt of another to create wealth)

[Fuse]

I have to go... like now. But here's my two take so far...
http://lostlocalhost.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-are-132516-40-percent.html
http://lostlocalhost.blogspot.com/2011/10/put-your-money-where-your-whinny-crying.html

Will address your post later.

[Da6onet]

http://lostlocalhost.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-are-132516-40-percent.html
http://lostlocalhost.blogspot.com/2011/10/put-your-money-where-your-whinny-crying.html

+1

I'm going to pull the pussy card on this one and not comment on the occupy wall street post because I'll say something that A, I'll regret, and B, will probably be wrong.

[Revalis]

Is this a better visual?

[ReReminiscence]

^ i loled

loled even harder when i zoomed in and saw the V mask on the troop XD

[Manic Velocity]

Apparently there's an "Occupy" movement here in Salt Lake City.  They're camping out in a secluded park that is a known haven for drug dealers, and they're relying on donations of food and toiletries to sustain themselves.  So their "protest" essentially amounts to choosing to become homeless... until it becomes inconvenient, I guess?  It's starting to get pretty cold here.  I wonder how long they intend to stay.

I'm going to stop by after work today and check it out.  Will report back with my findings.

[JazzyC]

There is an Occupy protest in London.  They couldn't occupy the Stock Exchange so they're outside St Pauls.  

Current news reports that the majority of the encampment is actually going home at night!  When questioned the protestors were reported as saying that it doesn't matter where they go at night, it's all about the message.

Err, right, I think the message they're sending and the one they're trying to send, just got incredibly mixed up.

[Manic Velocity]

So I went to the park and walked around for a bit, just quietly observing.  There were a lot of tents housing maybe 30-40 people.  Fold out tables and lawn chairs everywhere.  An older gentleman was lounging in the sun, typing away on his laptop.  I played ignorant and asked what this was all about.

"We're just here to show solidarity with the protesters on Wall Street, and to raise awareness of the situation."

I asked how long they've all been out here, and he said some people go home for the night and only camp out during the day.  He said they were looking at other options for when the snow comes.  I thanked him for his time and kept walking.  

All in all, everyone looked like they were having a pretty good time.  Some people were playing cards, others had laptops or iPads.  There was plenty of coffee and hot chocolate going around.  It didn't look anything like a protest.  I didn't even see any signs with catchy slogans.