What's Your Opinion of Occupy?

[Avalanche91]

They miss a solid spokesperson. Someone to actually come with concrete ideas and suggestions, instead of random shouting.

It's a great idea really. The divide between rich and poor is growing ever larger, corporations and banks are slowly ruining the economy etc. From what I gathered, especially in America's "1%"

I do hope the occupyers get something done. If not, the divide will grow, and I fear the next public protest might be a lot less peaceful.

 

[Wuggy]

On principal I tend to agree with OWS: The US needs finance reforms, it needs tax reforms. However, I do not get the way too broad on focus on matters, and I think the movement should only be about economic policies.

Also, the OWS needs to take the next step: people say it's unfair to compare the OWS to the Tea Party, and it is, but because the Tea Party has actually accomplished things (and I do realize how filled the Tea Party is with xenophobic inbred rednecks), at least the Tea Party got some seats, they got some shit actually done. Eventually the OWS just has to do something more than protests, eventually it has to take political action if their want their movement to succeed. Protests are just mainly good for putting the movement to the zeitgeist, but not much else.

I hear loud declarations that "the system" sucks, but "the system" is possible to fix. If you sit on your ass yelling "we are Pakleds, it is broken" and then refuse to do anything, the source of the political problems is you.

 

[Vicarious Vangaurd]

My main problem with them is the lack of a clear goal, if members of the group starting petitioning for specific bills to pass or against certain laws then I could get behind them but right now it's just a lot of people yelling "we want things to be better, make it so for us."

A bunch of self-entitled hipsters that don't actually know what they are talking about, but are rather upset about it. The real problem is that they are occupying Wall Street when Wall Street can't fix the economy (or socioeconomic tiers that are a part of pretty much all society) any more than the protesters can.

It's the easiest way to discredit any movement. Take pictures and statements from the yahoos who are there because they want to be edgy. Ignore the ones who started the movement, have actual motives, ideas, and ways to fix the problems.

So what you're saying is to ignore the (now) majority of people that are a part of this movement and look at the people that started it because they actually had a point? Their movement will not work considering it was taken over by aforementioned self-entitled college kids.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

They are like PETA...

Good Idea

Horrible Execution

Also
FILTHY GOD DAMN PINKO HIPPIES!

 

[Todd Ralph]

College kids

I will never listen to them most are self intilted idiots

 

[InsipidMadness]

Snip

Seriously, read it http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-we-ruined-occupy-wall-street-generation/

 

[Swny Nerdgasm]

I have to deal with them everyday on my way to and from work, getting really tired of walking by them and hearing them ***** about not having a job. You know what would help get a job? Stop sitting there in a park and start looking for a job.

 

[smithy_2045]

Focus on the corporate "donations" (bribes) to political parties, and I'd be supportive of it. As it is, it's just an aimless anti-capitalist rabble that will not achieve anything.

 

[Swny Nerdgasm]

I have to deal with them everyday on my way to and from work, getting really tired of walking by them and hearing them ***** about not having a job. You know what would help get a job? Stop sitting there in a park and start looking for a job.

71% of OWS Protesters have jobs. Just saying.

Then maybe they should shut the hell up and go to work

 

[Yopaz]

good idea, poorly executed.

Exactly. There are too many there and almost no organization. They are protesting against a genuine flaw in the system, but they do an awful job of it.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Eh, hasn't really crossed my mind. Never really affected me.

 

[Thaliur]

The majority sound like spoiled rich kids and idiots who either never read the fine print line or insisted on living out of their means.

If you're not paying attention, that's probably exactly how it sounds.

I'm sorry but I have alot more to worry about than abunch of self righteous idiots who did nothing but make stupid decisions their whole life. Then again actually working for a living probably never occurred to them as they shout and demand the money of people who earned it. I'm sorry if you took out loans to get a worthless degree in art or liberal arts or dance and lack the motivation and determination to put it to good use.

I agree with most of what you say, except the being sorry part. I do not feel sorry for people making stupid decisions.

 

[Todd Ralph]

lol thaliur i never said i was sorry about them being stupid im sorry they put their work to stupid and worthless degrees. it always made me laugh when i went to starbucks and got my coffee from a highschool mate of mine who went to law school and never passed the bar. the look on his face when we found out how much more my e-3 2 year pay was almost triple what he gets in a month.

then again i went from making 500 a month and being happy and living with 4 other people to making 1800 a month and having a roof over my head and at least one plate of hot food on my table.

 

[Aprilgold]

The people and movement are ridiculous. The majority sound like spoiled rich kids and idiots who either never read the fine print line or insisted on living out of their means. Both of which I have absolutely no pity for.

A bunch of self-entitled hipsters that don't actually know what they are talking about, but are rather upset about it. The real problem is that they are occupying Wall Street when Wall Street can't fix the economy (or socioeconomic tiers that are a part of pretty much all society) any more than the protesters can.

The occupy movement is a sad confirmation of the dismal expectations I had for my generation. Moral subjectivity in the form of "whatever you want is true for you" and "everyone's opinion matters" is a road that leads to nothing.

Writers in past ages have analyzed the corrupting influence of wealth on government, they've described/predicted the problems we are in and outlined great solutions. The occupiers don't read these books, because they are lazy and use the excuse that all ideas are equally true / deserve equal weight to justify their laziness. Reading books is hard, it's easier to believe that ideas pulled out of their uneducated asses are just as good.

Actually, according to the AP, 71% of OWS members have jobs. Compared to the only 56% of people attending Tea Party rallies that do. Hilarious fact, actually.

Wasn't the movement started with people without jobs? Or am I missing the point somewhere down the line.

 

[wooty]

Dont like them, but it shall fizzle out over the next few weeks once the nasty, bitey, unrelentless, monstrous, tirade of misery and the full force of a modern british winter settle it.

HA! Enjoy your frostbite lads.

 

[Rawne1980]

The only time I hear about it is on here.

I don't pay any attention to any news on it and I don't look for any.

If people want to camp out and "fight the power" then all the luck to them. I'll be in my house with the heating on watching cheesy films.

 

[rokkolpo]

I enjoy making fun of them the same way my liberal acquaintances enjoyed making fun of the tea party. Are they the same? No. But is it still amusing to me? Yes.

Heck, one of my friends dressed up as a Occupier for Halloween

Spoiler

That is just awesome!
Uncanny!