Forum Post: VOTE...... For who?
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 18, 2011, 6:02 p.m. EST by RIGHTNOW
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from Carlstadt, NJ
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With the 2012 election one year away, which presidential candidate should get the support of the Wall Street Occupiers?? Or, is it too early to tell??
The occupy movement has garnered a lot of support from people of all walks of life. If this movement does not get better organized and evolve into the powerful voting block it could become, it will lose support and fizzle.
I would say vote for Obama; he's not perfect, but he's better than any of the Republican candidates. If we can have him and give control of the House back to Democrats, then OWS will have a government that will be more open to it's demands and OWS will have more time to organize for the election of 2016.
Who will be willing to give power to the people, and who will say exactly how it will doing - He and trustworthy. How it should look like in reality? I think only so: http://peretyatkov.livejournal.com/17809.html I am not a candidate. Just I know - what exactly need to require.
The main should be at the candidate's name or his suit, moneys, tie, etc. The main - his program. And its realism. Think about it!
Too early to tell. How about reconstituting and taking a poll? 1211 Avenue of the Americas in front of Fox News, Monday morning, Let's have a sit down and discuss. Bring only your intellect.
Mr Romney proclaims-
"please dont vote!" - or not
"I want to install more scalias" - or not
"I want to fire more people" - or not
"I want to make abortion illegal" - or not
"I want to make birth control pills illegal" - or not
"I want to make fetuses citizens - unless they are hispanic" - or not
"I want to execute more people and corporations" - or not
Not voting isn't an option IMO. By not voting we are voting for more of the same. Personally though, thanks to Occupy I'm not as thrilled with Obama as I used to be but unless a better candidate steps forward he will get my vote because I think he is the lesser of evils. I hope Occupy gets political. In 2012 all the seats in the House are up for grabs, this is our chance to find candidates that will represent us...maybe some Occupiers even, we may not have the millions that unions and corporations have to put someone in but we have the internet and we have our voices and the movement has support nationwide. Let's do this!
Its sad the the cronies of government got every base covered so if the American people are not happy with any candidate, we can't start over with new candidates.
Newt Gingrich
Both parties are the same insofar as OWS is concerned. All politicians are on the corporate/union payroll, and 3rd party candidates just can't raise the money required to complete. I DO advocate changing the system ( http://occupywallst.org/forum/we-the-people-in-order-to-a-proposal/ ), but I don;t know how we get the corrupted politicians to change themselves.
I DO have great OPTIMISM that we can effect change by voting a different way... with our DOLLARS. See my post at http://occupywallst.org/forum/the-power-of-the-people/ and my guidelines for Christmas at http://occupywallst.org/forum/ows-please-support-the-american-worker/ .
We DO have the power to change the behavior of corporations. Let's use it.
"but I don;t know how we get the corrupted politicians to change themselves." give them due notice and opportunity and back it up with a credible threat: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/
With no structure or guiding principles driving this "Movement" it will be impossible to even begin to convince people that they should vote one way or another. Most Americans who vote will do so based on how happy they are with the current situation in the country. That doesn't help the man in charge right now. Especially now that they are talking about unemployment going back up very soon.
seriously? obama has the OWS vote locked up tighter than a nun's c¥nt.
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If you are not familiar with Dennis Kucinich, watch some of his speeches at youtube. He is a congressman from Ohio. He seems to embody many of the values of the occupy movement.
As a democrat, Kucinich would appeal more to the left leaners in OWS than Ron Lawl. These two are known to be on friendly terms, frequently communicate and agree with each other. Some have even recommended Kucinich and Paul as running mates.
Karl Marx
This is a very telling remark. are you in favor of total state control? Do you value freedom or individualism? Karl Marx is antithetical to both these ideals.
No vote - revolt! That is my slogan. I cannot in good conscious vote for any existing politician running right now because it would be condoning what is.
Romney
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