Topic: What's YOUR idea to repair America?
Conrad_73's photo
Fri 11/11/11 08:31 AM




I think the occupiers should get jobs and get off the streets, no one dese



Its a Long way to commute to China


Better pay in Germany and a shorter commute!

Maybe Cain will pick up the gas tab to get the jobless masses off their a$$es and making something of themselves! rofl


Those Idle poor..who do they think they are:smile:

Love The Shirt...Not Keen on the Hatdrinker
send them all to NI!think rofl

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Fri 11/11/11 08:39 AM





I think the occupiers should get jobs and get off the streets, no one dese



Its a Long way to commute to China


Better pay in Germany and a shorter commute!

Maybe Cain will pick up the gas tab to get the jobless masses off their a$$es and making something of themselves! rofl


Those Idle poor..who do they think they are:smile:

Love The Shirt...Not Keen on the Hatdrinker
send them all to NI!think rofl


We have plenty of room here...The Last Empire (British) starved half the Irish Population to death.



Ever wondered about the Special Relationship Between UK and US?

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 11/11/11 08:43 AM






I think the occupiers should get jobs and get off the streets, no one dese



Its a Long way to commute to China


Better pay in Germany and a shorter commute!

Maybe Cain will pick up the gas tab to get the jobless masses off their a$$es and making something of themselves! rofl


Those Idle poor..who do they think they are:smile:

Love The Shirt...Not Keen on the Hatdrinker
send them all to NI!think rofl


We have plenty of room here...The Last Empire (British) starved half the Irish Population to death.



Ever wondered about the Special Relationship Between UK and US?
Claptrap!
Hasbara!

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Fri 11/11/11 08:51 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Fri 11/11/11 09:01 AM


OK..... so we protest where they can apply the Patriot Act, proclaim everyone as "TERRORISTS" and can mass murder everyone without FEAR of prosecution instead of arresting them....! GOOD PLAN!


Tea Parties organized protests outside of politicians offices and in DC and they weren't murdered, even though Democrats did compare them to terrorists. Your fears are irrational. If you actually believe that what you described could happen, then you need to seek a qualified therapist.


We're talking OWS here, a "leaderless" protest with a multiple of agendas. NO permits would be allowed to be issued!

Without permits, as in Egypt and elsewhere, the Nat Guard would be called, and we know how that went at Kent State and in Selma.

Wall Street is perfect! It gives Washington the chance to say oops and fix things to save face, while delivering a message to the houses of power and the source of the corruption!

It is an election year aproaching you know!

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Fri 11/11/11 08:59 AM



OK..... so we protest where they can apply the Patriot Act, proclaim everyone as "TERRORISTS" and can mass murder everyone without FEAR of prosecution instead of arresting them....! GOOD PLAN!


Tea Parties organized protests outside of politicians offices and in DC and they weren't murdered, even though Democrats did compare them to terrorists. Your fears are irrational. If you actually believe that what you described could happen, then you need to seek a qualified therapist.


We're talking OWS here, a "leaderless" protest with a multiple of agendas. NO permits would be allowed to be issued!

Without permits, as in Egypt and elsewhere, the Nat Guard would be called, and we know how that went at Kent State.

Wall Street is perfect! It gives Washington the chance to say oops and fix things to save face, while delivering a message to the houses of power and the source of the corruption!


All you need to get a permit for a protest is a time and place. You don't have to state what you are protesting. So it doesn't matter how many agendas are in play, they could still get a permit.

OWS doesn't have permits and the National Guard hasn't been used to kill them yet. OWS is being allowed to flaunt the laws, they have in some cases been offered free permits since they didn't file for their own. The government menace for OWS is all in your head. The Administration and many elected democrats have publicly stated their support of OWS. It doesn't seem that you know what you are talking about at all.

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Fri 11/11/11 09:06 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Fri 11/11/11 09:07 AM
Talk is cheap! What is anyone doing about the issues?

Most of the area around the Washington buildings is under a "different" protection class than Wall Street.

Messing with the DHS is a little different then playing with public interest property.

Not to say a march on Washington isn't forthcoming!

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Fri 11/11/11 09:07 AM
Here's what I want to know...


We closed banks, picketed, marched, protested & educated. It was exhausting, but empowering.


How did closing banks and affecting businesses make a positive difference? Did it hurt the big guys? Nope, they still got their paycheck. Did it hurt their business? Marginally at most. Most of their business is done in other cities or online. Did it hurt the employees and/or customers of the businesses? Yes, absolutely. They missed days of work or were unable to complete errands due to an unruly mob blocking businesses. So the goal of OWS is to be a minor annoyance to the fat cats and give a black eye to the little people? Sounds like a bunch of jerks to me.

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Fri 11/11/11 09:08 AM

Talk is cheap! What is anyone doing about the issues?

Most of the area around the Washington buildings is under a "different" protection class than Wall Street.

Messing with the DHS is a little different then playing with public interest property.

Not to say a march on Washington isn't forthcoming!


The OP clearly stated on page one that there are two protests going on in DC. It is painfully obvious that you are arguing for the sake of hearing yourself bloviate and you know absolutely nothing about the subject.

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Fri 11/11/11 09:09 AM

Here's what I want to know...


We closed banks, picketed, marched, protested & educated. It was exhausting, but empowering.


How did closing banks and affecting businesses make a positive difference? Did it hurt the big guys? Nope, they still got their paycheck. Did it hurt their business? Marginally at most. Most of their business is done in other cities or online. Did it hurt the employees and/or customers of the businesses? Yes, absolutely. They missed days of work or were unable to complete errands due to an unruly mob blocking businesses. So the goal of OWS is to be a minor annoyance to the fat cats and give a black eye to the little people? Sounds like a bunch of jerks to me.


If they think as you seem to, it's made NO difference, but if they care anything about the "voice of the people", who has the power to shut down their machine, they'll soon have to listen!

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Fri 11/11/11 09:17 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Fri 11/11/11 09:24 AM
I can't participate due to health and finacial reasons or I would be there myself.

Routines of my health, don't afford me the opportunity or ability, to spend as much time as I would wish to get more "involved"

But I do follow world events (off the MSM) as much as possible and research where I can. The issues I state are my own opinions (documented where possible) from what I have found and my personal feelings.

I don't proclaim to be the know all, see all, of anything, but I do have opinions and can most usually back them up by news releases or documentation of some sort.

LunaLady's photo
Tue 12/06/11 09:58 PM
The discussion panels at the occupy movements are very grass roots & solutions are being discussed. In fact, a D.C. occupation (www.october2011.org) recently gave the senate their list of "demands" which I choose to call solutions. Check it out on facebook under "Stop the Machine! Create a New World!"

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Tue 12/06/11 10:55 PM
All I want to see are people in the office who know what it is to be the Americans who slip through the cracks. To be the family pulling garbage out of store dumpsters because food banks aren't cutting it for the need and they don't qualify for welfare aid programs. Or what it's like to be a psychologically or physically damaged person incapable of handling the responsibilities of childbearing and/or rearing yet be unable to get an abortion due to a state's opinion that they have a right to force women to give birth.

Sorry if that was long winded. oops

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Tue 12/06/11 11:58 PM
:angry: STOP thinking and worrying NOW,,about our freaking deficit.
And start letting our Government give out more money to get us rolling NOW,,,Because IF WE HAVE A CIVIL WAR over the fact that ALMOST EVERYTHING WE READ IS A LIE,,,It won't MATTER LATER after we have gone to HELL as A NATION,,that we have a lower deficit THEN..

WE need the Government to START taking CHARGE of this situation we have been in now for three years..since Wall Street Collapsed.
WHERE WERE ALL THE PEOPLE THEN,,PROTESTING THE GOVERNMENTS SPENDING?
HELL NO,,,they WANTED THAT THEN,,,Because THAT hurt their monies!

Our Government NEEDS to set up a Government Lending Institution to be able to LEND monies to people here who wish to start up a Company that Japan or China has taken from us,,and be able to produce it here cheaper than WE can order it or buy it from them now..

INCREASE the taxes on IMPORTED GOODS from Countries that have stolen our foundations of products under our noses without ANY stopping them.
A revivation,,for this Nation,,,

TAX ALL THE COMPANIES THAT LEFT THE USA ON ANY PRODUCTS THEY NOW HAVE STILL COMING IN,,BUT MADE WITH THEIR CHEAP LABOR IN ANOTHER COUNTRY.
CONTROL THE TARIFFS,,and OUR BOARDERS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS TO PASS IN.

Just like we started in this Country in the early 1900's
WE need to start over again,,because the jobs we have lost are in the Millions and those jobs are GONE,,,END of story.
BUT,,Are abilities to rebuild and grow through newer innovations and new concepts and ideas,,STILL REMAIN HERE WITH US.

Start re-building America,,,The highways and roads and cities and parks,,YES SPEND WHILE WE CAN REBUILD NOW,,,for later WE SHALL NOT HAVE THIS CHANCE TO DO.
THAT worked after WWII,,,and The Government BUILT most then of ALL we have now.,,,
THE BIGGEST FIX,,,,,,OVER-SIGHT INTO WHERE THE GOVERNMENTS MONIES ARE NOW GOING OUT TO AND FOR????
DEAD PEOPLE RECEIVING FUNDS?
COMPANIES ILLEGALLY CHARGING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THEIR FALSE CLAIMS?
OVER CHARING THEIR COSTS TO THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY?
STATE MONIES GIVEN,,AND THAT SAME,,WHERE,,FOR WHAT,,AND JUSTIFY THE DAMN THING,,,NOT JUST THROW IT TO THE WOLVES, WATCH HOW MUCH THEY REALLY EAT OF IT?
TRACT DOWN EVERY DOLLAR AND ITS PLACE IT WENT TO AND WHY?
ATTACK THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY AND MAKE THEM JUSTIFY THEIR CHARGES?
200 DOLLARS A PILL IS INSANE TO HAVE TO PAY?
PROOF PEOPLE,,,,,,GOOD HONEST PROOF OF WHO HAS THE GOVERNMENT MONIES PAID OUT TO THEM,,AND WHY IT WAS PAID..

All OF THIS WOULD REBUILD 80 PERCENT OF WHAT WE HAD IN JOBS MADE,,VERSES ALL THAT WERE LOST,,,
THEN,,,LOOK INTO OUR FREAKING DEFICIT!!!

ROMNEY STARTED ALL OF THIS MICRO-SCOPED VIEW OF THIS NATION BY THE WORLD, WITH HIS ACT OF STANDING UP A SIMPLE ITEM OF SIGNING,,THE DEPT CEILING,,,,
And YOU WANT HIM WITH MORE POWER TO HAVE,,SO HE CAN WHAT?
PROVE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HE STANDS STRONG AGAINST THE WRONGS ACT OF HIS OFFICE TO ----HELP-----AMERICA? PLEASE,,,HE'S OWNED BY CORPORATIONS,,,,THATS WHY HE'S EVEN STILL RUNNING,,,WHATS HE SAID LATELY????? NOTHING,,AS HIS PARTY DESTROYS HIS OPPOSITION THREW SLANDERED MONEY PAY OUTS TO THE PRESS AND PEOPLE IN NEED.

Conrad_73's photo
Wed 12/07/11 12:19 AM
Oh Goody,let the Government frigg it up some more!
Government and it's Handful of Billionaires are the One Percent!
Billionaires couldn't pull anything off without Government Assistance!
Dissolve that Unholy Marriage,and you'll be way ahead!

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Wed 12/07/11 12:23 AM

I am just curious...I am involved in Occupy Seattle which I do understand is controversial. I am proud to say ours is the 5th largest occupation in America. It's nice to see that the average American CAN make a difference. My questions to you are: What difference would you like to see in American politics / government? The banking industry? Wall Street? Education?


Id like a system like my mom described in the netherlands. Id like a more 'community centered' way of life.

ID like more of an 'each one teach one' mentality instead of an 'each man for himself' type.

I dont understand it in detail, but there is a system where after a certain income citizens must hire someone to do SOMETHING. There are places offered for senior females to live, free of charge, after they have spent a life working(only no pets or males allowed after hours..lol).

There is a pride in peoples jobs because everybody works, even the people who clean streets or bus stops leave them sparkling because they feel proud of the job they do and there isnt such a gap between the haves and the have nots to cause the snooty, 'you dont deserve what I do' mentality western style capitalism often causes.

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Wed 12/07/11 12:31 AM
Lets all convert to the Amish Way of life!
That would learn Wallstreet!laugh

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Wed 12/07/11 12:32 AM

Lets all convert to the Amish Way of life!
That would learn Wallstreet!laugh



I dont think it would hurt, but we are far too spoiled on the quick, easy, and material to settle for such simplicity at this point,,,

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Wed 12/07/11 01:06 AM

Oh Goody,let the Government frigg it up some more!
Government and it's Handful of Billionaires are the One Percent!
Billionaires couldn't pull anything off without Government Assistance!
Dissolve that Unholy Marriage,and you'll be way ahead!
Our Government is RAN by its PEOPLE,,sooooo
If anyone has fked up this Country,,ITS US,,YES YOU AND I..
Its so easy to say THE GOVEN.IS WRONG and SPENDING IS WRONG.
Can YOU step out of your box for one moment and really review the last four years here..When Wall Street fell,,WHY DID SO MANY COMPANIES FAIL or LEAVE,,,when THEY received Billions of dollars to sustain their businesses?
WHAT CAUSED EVERYONE'S MEDICAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO SKY-ROCKET?
When Wall Street HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT?
And there was NO RISE IN MEDICAL COSTS OVER THEIR NORM?
WHY has our gas prices STAYED 40% higher,STILL,,even when Oil DROPPED half of what it was?
Our Politicians and our Corporations have now merged basicly into ONE VOICE THAT HAS THE SAY AS TO WHATS REALLY A FACT OR A LIE!
Because THEY ARE IN TO DEEP TO GET OUT,,,so they DO,,what the Corp. want them to do..
WE THE PEOPLE HAVE LET THEM THE MONEY NOW RUN THEIR COUNTRY,,that SIMPLE??
"""WE"""" ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN..
And NOW their the ones behind THIS MOTTO of MY MONEY BEING SPENT,,OUR GOVERNMENT IS GIVING AWAY OUR MONIES?
BROUGHT to YOU and I by THE MONEY,,through Talk radio jack-asssesswho get paid by them to promote whatever ideas they want to to make.
Staements that completely lie about their subject..but they DON'T have to be HONEST,,do THEY?
WE have over HALF of our elected to office politicians MAKING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR...WHY? and HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
So...tell me,,WHO or WHICH ONES THERE,,WILL PASS BILLS THAT TAKE FROM "THEM"?????

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Wed 12/07/11 03:22 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Wed 12/07/11 03:26 AM
Did you see the Presidents speech? He wants re-elected so he's trying to say what his advisors (teleprompter) told him the people want to hear.... haven't we seen this before...his promise for change?

He has 1 year to do what he's had 3 years to accomplish and failed at... it's just rhetoric as usual in Washington!

With campaigning and other pressing issues....where will he find the time... next term?

Yeh, Right! :angry: grumble

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Wed 12/07/11 04:18 PM
OBAMA has had successes and failures during his term

an economy on its last leg doesnt get turned around in one term

and what he spoke was truth,,,which is sometimes the same as what people want to hear and what he AND his speechwriters set down and agreed upon