Thread: Occupy Dreamviews

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

This is valid, but calling Obama to resign would alienate the liberals in this country and turn OWS into another tea party demonstration. Real liberals dislike Obama because he's a corporatist but unfortunately the tea-party ruined all substantial criticism against Obama by calling him a socialist Kenyan. The reality is pinning this too much on Obama would promote the Republican bid for 2012 but it would not do jack to solve corruption in the private sector.

Socialist Kenyan or socialist Keynesian? I saw a satirical YouTube video where people mistook "Keynesian" for "Kenyan" and started calling the people who had the sign "birthers."

Edit - Laughing Man and I had a moment of mental resonance.

Originally Posted by BLUELINE976

Socialist Kenyan or socialist Keynesian? I saw a satirical YouTube video where people mistook "Keynesian" for "Kenyan" and started calling the people who had the sign "birthers."

Edit - Laughing Man and I had a moment of mental resonance.

Are you thinking of this right now?

Originally Posted by Laughing Man

Are you thinking of this right now?

No, and now I never want to think of that lmao

Originally Posted by BLUELINE976

Socialist Kenyan or socialist Keynesian? I saw a satirical YouTube video where people mistook "Keynesian" for "Kenyan" and started calling the people who had the sign "birthers."

That's sad. Sad that people don't understand that there ARE other ways to run an economy... ways that don't rely on one man's politics.

Know your rights, both overall and in peaceful assembly.

Know that they must read you your Miranda Rights, or else you can appeal.

Exercise respect, too. You're there to make a statement, not be an asshole!

Also there is a live feed of the events in New York on adbusters.org.
Shit is actually hitting the fan right now.

Its also being streamed at http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

Originally Posted by stormcrow

Its also being streamed at globalrevolution - live streaming video powered by Livestream

I have a friend from Madrid named Monica procasting on livestream out in N.Y. as well. If you ever happen to watch it, look out for her she's a revolutionary, hard core type but you could never tell by her looks. Anyway, Stormcrow be safe bro.

HI GUYS!

I need your help ASAP!

Im slow on the uptake and I just found out occupy will be in Dallas tomorrow not so far from where I work. Timing couldn't be any better because I'm really worried about my job, as much as I love working for an eco-friendly-we-hate-monsanto company, its losing money fast and boss can break to me the bad news to me at any time now.

I wanna be a part of occupy tomorrow!

Me and my friend could use help with our signs! Theres so much to say I wouldn't know where to begin. I can see a lot of people like to share their personal story. I might do that. But I also want a bullet list. Hope someone can help me before the night.

A top issue for me is education and how ridiculously expensive it is to go to school, and how banks happily profit off student loans. The whole logic behind it for me, is absurd. I just dropped $500 today on my student loans, not a penny went to the initial loan it all went to the interest.

What are some top issues for you?

Originally Posted by juroara

HI GUYS!

I need your help ASAP!

Im slow on the uptake and I just found out occupy will be in Dallas tomorrow not so far from where I work. Timing couldn't be any better because I'm really worried about my job, as much as I love working for an eco-friendly-we-hate-monsanto company, its losing money fast and boss can break to me the bad news to me at any time now.

I wanna be a part of occupy tomorrow!

Me and my friend could use help with our signs! Theres so much to say I wouldn't know where to begin. I can see a lot of people like to share their personal story. I might do that. But I also want a bullet list. Hope someone can help me before the night.

A top issue for me is education and how ridiculously expensive it is to go to school, and how banks happily profit off student loans. The whole logic behind it for me, is absurd. I just dropped $500 today on my student loans, not a penny went to the initial loan it all went to the interest.

What are some top issues for you?

I live in Dallas and am going to the protest tomorrow as well but I am not bringing a sign. I believe that one of the big issues is the fact that the rich (who are in the minority) have more sway in the government than the working people (the majority) which is incompatible with a self-declared democratic country. There are many issues being raised but most are economic in nature hence Wall Street being the central location for the protest in New York. Just go with what you think feels right. I hope to see you there be safe!

Also this just came out in New York

I like how the cop in blue is calmly telling the guy with the camera to back up a bit and then the the fat dude in white comes out of nowhere with his baton and goes Rambo on everyone.

Where is her link to stream?

EDIT: Here is a good link which sort of brings everything to a more personal level....
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/0...ll-Bring-Tears

Originally Posted by tommo

Where is her link to stream?

She streams on the link Stormcrow submitted. Procasting mostly during the afternoon hours. I had to call her earlier today to get a status update because for some strange reason Time Warner Cable had some sort of black-out in Lower-Manhattan and it took pretty much half the day for the network to be restored.

Originally Posted by stormcrow

Its also being streamed at globalrevolution - live streaming video powered by Livestream

*cries* I got lost. Epic failure! I'm new to town okay! I only had a paper map and somehow twice I missed pearl street. I'mma try again after work since I'm not too far from downtown. I hope other people will still be there! I just saw a video and I'm surprised by the turn out. Sure its not NY, but its more than I thought Texas would bring! I hope they do this again tomorrow or sometime in the weekend. I was supposed to meet a friend there but she CHICKENED out!

Originally Posted by juroara

*cries* I got lost. Epic failure! I'm new to town okay! I only had a paper map and somehow twice I missed pearl street. I'mma try again after work since I'm not too far from downtown. I hope other people will still be there! I just saw a video and I'm surprised by the turn out. Sure its not NY, but its more than I thought Texas would bring! I hope they do this again tomorrow or sometime in the weekend. I was supposed to meet a friend there but she CHICKENED out!

Too bad I just took the Dart so I didn't have trouble getting there. People will still be there but considering the protest started at 9:00 in the morning many people will have left. Show up tomorrow they are protesting Bank of America (today we demonstrated in front of the Federal Reserve Building and Chase Bank). On Saturday is going to be the big day so be there! Today was absolutely amazing, almost a 1000 people turned out (at the fed at 9:00am) I wish I was still there but I have to work tomorrow...

Also mods can I post a bunch of pics on this thread or do I have to make a new one? (also I dont know how to do the spoiler thing..)

Originally Posted by stormcrow

Too bad I just took the Dart so I didn't have trouble getting there. People will still be there but considering the protest started at 9:00 in the morning many people will have left. Show up tomorrow they are protesting Bank of America (today we demonstrated in front of the Federal Reserve Building and Chase Bank). On Saturday is going to be the big day so be there! Today was absolutely amazing, almost a 1000 people turned out (at the fed at 9:00am) I wish I was still there but I have to work tomorrow...

Also mods can I post a bunch of pics on this thread or do I have to make a new one? (also I dont know how to do the spoiler thing..)

Good news!! I found the fed building yesterday!! But there was no one there........... A fed employee was waiting for his ride and he kept looking at me with weird eyes. >:/

Where is Saturday going to be at?

1000 people sounds nice! But 10,000 would be even more awesome. What's it gonna take for us to get those numbers? I told a couple of friends and family and all of them gave me the same excuse "but I have to work". I can understand how hard it is to miss work. I missed two days this pay period because I was sick, I was worried about missing a third for the protest, because then I might not make rent.

But at the same time, if everyone is like "i can't go because i can't miss work", then aren't we already losing the fight? Isn't the lack financial security, living paycheck to paycheck one of the reasons why we want this whole system to change? Isn't the person who says "I can't miss work" the person who needs to be there the most?

I'd be there in Dallas if I could, that's where I'm from. Give 'em hell for me.

Just thought I'd mention, I'll be dropping in on Occupy Philadelphia this Sunday. I'll let you guys know what I think after.

This is the world we live in
and these are the hands we're given
use them and let's start trying
to make this a place worth living in

Fuck the spoilers and TinyPic as well its taking about 10 minutes to upload one picture so I will upload them sporadically throughout the night. Im also uploading videos on youtube but they are taking about an hour each to upload so Ill post a link to them later tonight.

I can haz protest sign.

corrupt1.jpg

I want to be all "don't use this without asking me first", but I kinda realized, the framework for this was some random picture that some person took that I snagged off google images . So just don't make it look like you made it.

Make a sign saying. "Fed up with the fed. Will not feed until they end this greed".
And put a dead, emaciated mannequin next to it. ....Or just see what happens and sit there yourself.

"Kleptocracy"? I LOVE that lol!!

"a corporation isn't a person until Texas executes one"
Classic XD

Originally Posted by Supernova

"a corporation isn't a person until Texas executes one"

I almost want to laugh at the joke... but then I remember how many people have been exonerated while on death row... 139 people (in recent history.)

It's soooooo depressing. Horribly depressing.

Nothing. Just being a buzz kill is all.

To clarify, since 1970, 139 convicted murderers on death row have been exonerated due to further evidence. How many people have we killed now that were innocent?

Buzz killing, and depression-building.