And I see on the Drudgereport that Roaseanne Barr is calling for beheading bankers! Yikes!
On Oct 3, 7:21 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Some of us stay home and protest in our own way, ornamentalmind. And I > do admire your courage. > > I think markets can be a method of investing in decent companies but > not when it is abused or turned into gambling and deceit. Many > pensions and savings plans for retirement are tied up in the market. > > A republic is not structured in the same way as democracy and the > founding fathers were wary of "the people" and limited voting rights > initially. Plus the French Revolution gave them nighmares. > > Maybe we are turning into a third world planet. > > On Oct 2, 10:39 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The original Boston Tea Party was both a protest and a mob...and I'd > > rather be at a rock concert than at a football game. Perhaps to help > > assure the appearance of 'security', something that is an illusion in > > this context, we should continue our current trend towards oligarchy > > and no democracy. > > > Few remember that when 'the government' was set up, it was 'by, for > > and of the people'. Adding a trite quote, those who do not remember > > history are condemned to repeat it. > > > 'The markets' are a shell game and at least a few are beginning to > > open their eyes about it. > > > The USA has long ago passed its zenith and will continue to decline > > into 3rd world status. More and more at least are willing to look at > > and try to reject this trend. > > > I will be more than a non committed 'mind's eye' photographer at local > > Occupy gatherings. It worked to stop Vietnam even though it was mainly > > an economic issue. I have less hope this time. > > > On Oct 2, 6:21 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Do they have money tied up in the markets? Considering that one's > > > usual largest investment- home and property- has taken a beating- I > > > have heard it might be 10 years for its recovery- plus dreadful > > > unemployment- debt- education and other loans- plus governmental > > > bloat, binge and bicker...well! what are we supposed to think of our > > > security in our retirement years? Does our government reward > > > individual effort and planning or not? I am not a fan of protests, > > > mobs or rock concerts- I would get trampled. Who would take care of my > > > children? Etc. > > > > On Oct 1, 7:57 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So what do you all think of the various regional Occupy groups > > > > springing up > > > > around the US, emulating OccupyWallStreet? I'm going out to OccupyTampa > > > > on > > > > Thursday to do some independent media photography, but am curious about > > > > the > > > > perception of the country and world at large.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
