Forum Post: Here's my stab at this..
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 9, 2011, 9:52 p.m. EST by tfinck
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from Riverview, NB
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So I guess the first thing that I'll get out of the way, is that I am Canadian. However, Canadians feel the same corporate grip that Americans do (to some extent).
I've been following this "movement" since the beginning, and; A. I've seen a shift in ideals, and B. There's a growing trend of what seems to be largely uneducated people, making poor assertions about the state of the U.S.
I feel a strange, awkward emotion when I read about OccupyWS. It's one of those , "I agree with the idea, but not the people". I agree that Corporate America has corrupted the system, that there are those within the system who have been unjustly punished because of this. But people who complain about loans, about money, about "how much life sucks", are complainers. 99%? Probably. 99% of people who are unimaginative. 99% of people who think that school is "education". Who are the people that struggle? The people who think landscaping is a legitimate business this day and age. How many other landscaping businesses do you think there are? Be original, be creative. Technological data triples every 72 hours. Stop thinking that old business styles will help you. As someone who invests in the market, as well as small business; the best advice I can give is to diversify. You want money? Don't sit around and blame Wallstreet. Don't blame the Fed, Don't blame the Gov. Not every Corporate mogul was born rich. They worked hard, most went bankrupt several times before they got it right.
This movement shows the true greed of the nation. Where the lazy feed off the successful, and expect the world to listen to their pleas. It gives a bad name to those who need help in this world, those that need Doctors but can't see them.
Sorry if my rant seems out of place. I'll be happy to discuss anything with anyone. I'm not trying to bash the movement, or it's contributors, but I feel this needed to be said.
good post
If you do the math, there is a lot more diversity in the 99% that there is in the 1%. Of course the 1% have had the best professional messaging that money, lots of it , can buy. There are in the 99% some pretty rank amateurs in PR and messaging, and political science and finance, and socio-cultural anthropology and a few other things. There are also some experts in all of these and many more. But you can hardly expect all of them to v]be polished experts in everything?
You just need to read between the lines and to some filtering and smoothing and outlier extraction and next thing you know you will have a pretty coherent message that seems to ring true in Canada, eh? And it is already ringing in much of the developed world.
The French Revolution was a little messy and eventually they got it good enough to last a while. The solutions get clearer to all of us after a good pint or liter. I appreciate your observations, personally. If the 1% really believe we want this fixed, some of them will eagerly help us because it is in their interest, as well. They may have children and legacies aren't just dollars.
Nicely put. I agree with you that there is diversity in the 99%, but I doubt (highly) that 99% of working America is poor, uneducated, and unable to make ends meet. I just feel that most of those who are fighting don't understand the implications of the movement. I think that, yes, the 1% should help out, but it's not they're fault that people are in this state.Survival of the fittest is what it's about, and when people realize they can't win by peace (they aren't the "fittest") they will resort to violence. Here's hoping for a peaceful solution (and a good drink)
Roger that.