Forum Post: Is your point - Wealth,Change,Occupy WSt, ZuccottiPark, or tents?
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 16, 2011, 9:51 a.m. EST by mynameiscurly
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As a non-OWS'r, what the hell are you protesting?
Watching the news it is all about some tents in a little tiny park with a few hundred people in it.
I have posted and posted on here asking what the beef is and there are hundreds of different things. The big story in all the papers is "tents" and public crapping. If that is the movement you want, YOU GOT IT. People, get a clue. I'm watching another news report with a hippy talking about his stupid TENT. My God you have all lost your minds. Go home and take your stupid tents and knit caps with you and run for congress on the nut case party.
There are many different reasons for joining or supporting the movement. But I would suppose that this on-line forum isn't necessarily the best way to understand the movement. If you haven't yet, try visiting an encampment near you and ask why people are there. I believe it started as a protest against the financial crisis, and in essence still is. It is true that the way the movement goes about protesting is unconventional.
Actually, there are very FEW movements in the Mid-west. St. Louis had a very small one. The only movements are of a few hundred people in NY and SanFran. Every time I have posted a comment about wealthy I get a ton of OWS reply's, "It isnt about the wealthy" If I post about Wall Street, "It isnt about Wall Street" If I post about the debt, raising taxes, etc and etc, there are dozens of different "Its not about that" This week,,,, it appears, on every network news show,,,, about a stupid little park with some tents on it. OMG,,, get a clue.
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This movement STARTED when congress failed to raise taxes. This is all about diverting attention from obama.
I would bet most people there thought Glass-Seagall was a folk band.