Forum Post: Occupy new years resolution speech!
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 21, 2011, 12:18 p.m. EST by Garonarcher
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from Johnson City, TN
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Hey i need some advice on an occupy speech/mic check to address at occupy Johnson Cities new years event, anyone got anything?
Resolved: Never make resolutions you can't keep.
Every year I resolve to not make New Year resolutions.
The main points on this site seem to be:
Rich people are bad. We can't really say which ones, so we'll randomly point and shoot
The government needs to be thrown out, so we can install a government that isn't like a government
Run your credit/student loans up, and then don't pay shit
We are like the blacks(even though it's main base is white), women (kinda leaning on more males in this though), Jews(dunno).
If you aren't for the cause, then you must be paid off, a communist (even though A LOT of pro"occupy" people here are), a republican, nazi, or wanna be rich guy.
And cops are bad, even though the occupy people can break laws as they see fit.
My main suggestions would be helping the people directly. If there's a family of four about to get kicked out of their house, at least try to raise some money to keep them in their home.
Setting up a way to work with the government, and not pissing it off. You lose a lot of credibility when you're a screaming mass.
If you are just going to sit in a park and scream, have some kind of security and waste set up(some do, most don't). If you can at least show you can police yourselves, you will be left alone, and peacefully asked to leave, which brings us to
When you have overstayed your welcome, and the cops do come around, just go. Saying no, grabbing each other and singing pisses them off. They were called down there, they can't leave until you do. While this is happening, who knows what and how many crimes are going on that they can't stop.
I'll reply to that, First of all.. rich people aren't bad, the bastards that got rich exploiting the masses are bad. Second, college fees are so fucking high you have to be so rich you'll never need an education in order to get one. third, my mothers side of the family can trace its roots to Israel, They're are plenty of blacks with us, and they're are plenty of women. Fourth, we have right wing and left wing supporters, do you even know what communism is? and they're are police on both sides. We are helping the people directly if you look around for a minute and do some real research. Some elected officials have chosen to respond, some haven't.. We police our selves and stay clean! And MAYBE JUST MAYBE, FREE SPEECH ISN'T A CRIME AND SHOULDN'T BE TREATED AS ONE
The first part was kinda sarcastic, but:
In order
The bulk of the people say that. I can't argue with your point. But my main question that nobody on this site(and I've asked plenty on this site) can name a single person.
I'm paying my loans off as are many people. Just because school didn't work out doesn't mean they can just write off the contract they signed. Kepp in mind, also, a lot of immigrants come over here just to go to school, and they don't pay what we have to(my mother works at a college in admin).
I wasn't saying there were no blacks or women(and from the reports I've read, the main demographic is white males 20-26. When I get into arguments with the less informed on this site, they automatically bring up Civil Rights, Women's Movement, WW2, Anne Frank, etc. All things in history that have nothing to do with this situation.
Yes, I do know what communism is. A lot of people here have communistic ideas. Yet again, this is the view of the uninformed.
A lot of these camps have no policing. There are people getting shot, ODing, a suicide, massive amounts of trash, etc. I didn't say all of them were like this. I do do(hehe) research before I say anything. If I'm wrong, I'll freely admit it.
with your points here
You are correct, I completely agree. But in the same vein, they also had the choice to not sign or go to a community college.
Never been to a camp, but I have read reports from more unbiased sources, so I won't fight you on that one.
I think communism has had a bad light shone on it due to the communist countries that are/have been in effect. Never said it was bad or good.
I also agree on that, but when that's what is broadcast, it hurts your movement. Yes, it may be "boring news", but it will make it.
Off Topic. While a few cops have messed with some who may not have deserved it, there are a lot who do. I can't say all cops are right as much as I can't say the protestors were either. Do some protestors get lumped in with each other?? Sure 100's of screaming people, it's kinda hard to discern who's who. I'm sure people who had nothing to do with it may have gotten some also. This also has a little to do with my last main point