Forum Post: Who came to the site against OWS, and is now for it? Why?
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 4, 2011, 10:57 a.m. EST by warriorjoe7
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Who came to the site against OWS, and is now for it? Why? What changed your mind?
Don't worry the opposite question will be asked also
This is typical anywhere as this thread has proven. Reforming trolls is like having a loin for a pet. One day they'll scratch off your face. Their hate filled rants are proof that they are incorrigible. Superman, if he existed, can't change that.
Dummy Dummy Dummy. Why do you sound like a troll ?
I was.
I'm an old-school conservative republican, who's been pretty disgusted with the neocons/ corpratists on the right and left.
So, after I saw t-party sell it's soul(if it ever had one) I figured this was a democratic party shill version of t-party.
So, after hearing on the news pretty much what I just stated, I came here to engage in debate.
From my prospective I saw both parties as corrupt and beholden to too many special interests instead of the peoples interest. Had hoped I could convince some OWSers that what we DIDN'T need was more of the same of last 12 years.
Turned out, I didn't need to convince any of that within OWS, that they felt the same way. Except they were doing something about it, I wasn't
That too has changed.
I was one of the sleeping when Occupy started. I was one of the employed who thought none of this affected me. I never thought that occupiers were a bunch of drug addicts, hippies, homeless, lazy, etc, but I didn't get it. I didn't understand what the goal or the point was.
In trying to figure that out, I found an article about the real-estate crash and started reading. I haven't stopped reading. I haven't stopped finding the truth.
Now I don't get how someone could understand the truth and NOT be supportive of this movement. I'm outraged at what my government has done to me while I was busy sitting on my couch watching Survivor and trusting them to take care of the important stuff. Outraged and enraged. Also ashamed that I let it happen by staying ignorant and hoping for the best.
Those days are over and I plan to be all up my politicians asses from now on. I'm now watching like a hawk and I wont be ignorant or silent any longer.
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