Occupy Wall Street: The Movement Grows

[flacaltenn]

Preius::

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

How exactly is funding 40% of the General Fund of the US --- "placing their own interests above the needs of the of those who are disadvantaged"? Defies logic and reason....

UNLESS-----

What you are proposing is that rather then using the loot you want to steal to pay EXISTING DEBT and costs incurred for PAST stimulus, wars and Green crap -- you imagine that money would go to ADDITIONAL spending to redistribute the loot.

That's not gonna happen under the present staggering debt load and political climate. Check your entire OWS premise..

And promise me that you WILL NEVER chastise your opponents for hinting at violence. Like the Left has so often done when shithitsthefan. Because YOU are now Exhibit #1 for next big blowout about which side has advocated violence repeatedly.

 

[Preius]

Who asked, shitstain?

Most posters would be embarrassed at the way I publicly nailed you for not understanding that La Raza has, among it's purposes, is for turning the U. S. Border States into province of Mexico known as Aztlan. I am ready to nail you again anytime, but not in this serious thread. No one wants your unsubstantiated malarkey here. Start up off-topic and I will turn you into the moderators - next post. These are real posters here, and I am not going to let you mess up this thread for them. I am done messing with you.

The subject of this thread is, "Occupy Wall Street: The Movement Grows."​

You really DON'T have a problem appropriating other people's stuff do ya Sheriff? As if YOU started the thread or were nominated to run it.. Again -- i'm stuck on the absolute arrogance (no other way to describe it) of your attitudes and the "movement" assuming the role of speaking for the rest of us...

Look this guy Unkotare is a spammer and a troll. He just wants to mess up the solid dialog you have going. I saw him drive posters out of another thread, so I nailed him. I am not laying down a gauntlet here. I am trying to protect your discussion. I too am very interested in the subject of the 99%, and want to learn the views of others. Name-calling is all Unkotare has, and I for one have seen enough of it.

 

[Preius]

Comrade Preius;

You got and iPhone, iMac and iPad?

Sure you do.......

Of course those were all grown by farmers on a collective making $90 and hour and in SEIU......

So, you have decided to ruin this thread. I don't even know who you are. Out of the blue you are attacking me, and do not even offer a quote of mine to refute!

Folks, I enjoy the spotlight, but this is not the thread for it. Something very important is happening in global politics and money markets.

Yes, I am a social liberal, and a fiscal moderate looking for pragmatism. I believe it is imperative that we maintain the best of capitalism while escorting in the era of "American Socialism.' Permit me to remind one and all that it was the Republicans who gave socialism the biggest boost ever with the 7000,000,000,000 TARP which bears the signature of George W. Bush!

This week my stock broker advised me to get out of stocks and into some metals - the metals guy said that was a first for him. I am a conservative investor taking the current approach of hanging onto what I have. My favorite stocks are John Deere and Kroger. I will not purchase gasoline or bank stocks as I have a moral objection.

The metals guy is watching the protests in Greece, (which is also having occupy Wall Street protests). Apparently, Europeans are buying dollars, and Americans are buying metals, which means, (according to my metals trader) the shit is going to hit the fan bigger than in 2008. This is pretty scary.

You can joke all you want, (where you came up with Comrad, I do not know), but this 99%, Occupy Wall Street movement has a lot of people concerned. My opinion is that it will come out ok. Remember the United States only came into being because the wealthiest colonists wanted it. Last survey I saw showed the Tea Party at 27% favorable rating which never changes much. The Tea Party, (like it or not) has hung itself with the 'bigot ' label which killed any international chances. 53% of the U. S. population views the 99% movement in a positive way. The potential for global political action is good.

So, while you guys are playing the same old USMB gotcha game. I bought $17,000 worth of gold coins. To me it is just about time for a financial crisis where we can all kiss our sweet asses goodbye.

So, anyone want to talk about the critical issue of Barry Obama's birth certificate? Or, would you like to hear some opinions from other posters about how the financial unrest of the world is going to effect your way of life? Even television news can not keep up with what is going on.

 

[Preius]

Comrade Preius;

You got and iPhone, iMac and iPad?

Sure you do.......

Of course those were all grown by farmers on a collective making $90 and hour and in SEIU......

So, you have decided to ruin this thread. I don't even know who you are. Out of the blue you are attacking me, and do not even offer a quote of mine to refute!

Folks, I enjoy the spotlight, but this is not the thread for it. Something very important is happening in global politics and money markets.

Yes, I am a social liberal, and a fiscal moderate looking for pragmatism. I believe it is imperative that we maintain the best of capitalism while escorting in the era of "American Socialism.' Permit me to remind one and all that it was the Republicans who gave socialism the biggest boost ever with the $7000,000,000,000 TARP which bears the signature of George W. Bush!

This week my stock broker advised me to get out of stocks and into some metals????? - the metals guy said that was a first for him. I am a conservative investor taking the current approach of hanging onto what I have. My favorite stocks are John Deere and Kroger. I will not purchase gasoline or bank stocks as I have a moral objection.

The metals guy is watching the protests in Greece, (which is also having occupy Wall Street protests). Apparently, Europeans are buying dollars, and Americans are buying metals, which means, (according to my metals trader) the shit is going to hit the fan bigger than in 2008. This is pretty scary.

You can joke all you want, (where you came up with Comrad, I do not know), but this 99%, Occupy Wall Street movement has a lot of people concerned. My opinion is that it will come out ok. The OWS could be the wild card that turns things around. This is not a time for misinformation.

Remember the United States only came into being because the wealthiest colonists wanted it. Last survey I saw showed the Tea Party at 27% favorable rating which never changes much. The Tea Party, (like it or not) has hung itself with the 'bigot ' label which killed any international chances. 53% of the U. S. population views the 99% movement in a positive way. The potential for global political action is good. Let's not throw OWS away with cheap one-liners.

So, while you guys are playing the same old message board gotcha game. I bought $17,000 worth of gold coins. Yep, 47 coins with the value of 1/10th of an ounce. Gold at $1,680 an ounce could reasonably be over $2,000 by January, 2012. To me it is just about time for a financial crisis where we can ALL kiss our sweet asses goodbye.

So, anyone want to waste some more time posting about the critical issue of Barry Obama's birth certificate? Or, would you like to hear some opinions from other posters about how the financial unrest of the world could effect your way of life? Anyone's thoughtful opinion could be helpful. May I suggest, (I am no Sheriff), a more serious attitude toward the OWS. Even television news can not keep up with the troubles in Greece and the OWS story. This is breaking news, please be sure it does not break you.

Anyone up for a ride on the New York Stock Exchange?​

 

[flacaltenn]

Nope:: I want to talk about this..

http://www.usmessageboard.com/4302518-post1441.html

And a LOT less about your personal dealings. I bought metals in 2009.. What took you so long? Nevermind -- don't WANT an answer..

BTW: if you have a problem with ONE poster -- be careful if you value the thread. Because there's nothing that will get this "valuable" thread put into the Tantrum Forum quicker than a flame war..

 

[Katzndogz]

All the "movement" is doing at the moment is making a lot of people REALLY mad.

 

[Preius]

Preius::

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

How exactly is funding 40% of the General Fund of the US --- "placing their own interests above the needs of the of those who are disadvantaged"? Defies logic and reason....

UNLESS-----

What you are proposing is that rather then using the loot you want to steal to pay EXISTING DEBT and costs incurred for PAST stimulus, wars and Green crap -- you imagine that money would go to ADDITIONAL spending to redistribute the loot.

That's not gonna happen under the present staggering debt load and political climate. Check your entire OWS premise..

And promise me that you WILL NEVER chastise your opponents for hinting at violence. Like the Left has so often done when shithitsthefan. Because YOU are now Exhibit #1 for next big blowout about which side has advocated violence repeatedly.

You are putting words in my mouth.

Here is a link to Tory loyalists. They represented 10%-15% of the colonial population of the thirteen colonies. Loyalist (American Revolution) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looks to me like a lot of posters in USMB enjoy red herring. Frankly, I do not see how your 40% General Fund relates to my posting. But I do know this, The Sons of Liberty, (the real American Tea Party) was headed by Sam Adams and John Hancock. They were not the wimps we see in the current Tea Party movement. The Sons of Liberty burned down the homes of British tax collectors and perhaps murdered a few.

The United States has a history of spilling A LOT of blood. No one needs me to talk about violence the way we load prime time television with it, and pump our teens full of violence loaded video games. Then we always provide a nice war to deliver violence to adults in a civilized manner. Perhaps you should turn off USMB and Google the American Revolution?

Remember the French Revolution? The merchant class backed the people, the aristocrats started losing their heads on Madam Guillotine. The soldiers at the Bastille were ordered to shoot the civilians, and turned on the King's Bastille instead. The French are very smart people and experts at revolution. We should be glad to have them as an old ally!

America's 1% is standing in the way of what the American people want, (excluding the Patriotic Millionaires). The 1% is easily expendable. They are useless parasites riding on the backs of all American workers. Fortunately, while Americans will proceed slowly, Europeans will not. Keep watching the Greek and Roman economies, they should go down first, then Europe and finally to the United States.

You don't really believe all this is going to crash because of a few numbers printed on pieces of paper do you?

It is just paper with ink.
How many here have ever investigated how you would refinance the planet?
It is easier than you think, and does NOT require violence, but it will mark the end of the 1%.
A new capitalism could evolve under American Socialism if we work at it carefully.​

 

[Preius]

All the "movement" is doing at the moment is making a lot of people REALLY mad.

I would ask you for a link on that, because it is not true. But, I won't because we all know you don't know how to make one.

67% of Americans view the Occupy Wall Street, 99% movement favorably, higher than either political party. http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/151958/occupy-wall-street-enjoys-higher-approval-ratings-than-either-political-party/

 

[The Gadfly]

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

There it is again-another implied threat of violence. You just can't resist that little revolutionary fantasy, can you?

 

[flacaltenn]

Preius::

Last chance for an INTELLIGIENT discussion.. You're so fixated on the VIOLENCE part -- you missed the important question (or ducked it)..

Let's try again --- I asked....

The 1% is current paying 40% of the taxes that go into the General Fund of the US. How is that --- "placing their own interests above the needs of the of those who are disadvantaged"? Defies logic and reason....

UNLESS-----

What you are proposing is that rather then using the loot you want to steal to pay EXISTING DEBT and costs incurred for PAST stimulus, wars and Green crap -- you imagine that money would go to ADDITIONAL spending to redistribute the loot.

That's not gonna happen under the present staggering debt load and political climate. Check your entire OWS premise..

 

[flacaltenn]

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

There it is again-another implied threat of violence. You just can't resist that little revolutionary fantasy, can you?

Modern day Robin Hood complex with a heaping dose of Rambo and Prozac... Kinda reminiscent of Columbine..

 

[mudwhistle]

Comrade Preius;

You got and iPhone, iMac and iPad?

Sure you do.......

Of course those were all grown by farmers on a collective making $90 and hour and in SEIU......

So, you have decided to ruin this thread. I don't even know who you are. Out of the blue you are attacking me, and do not even offer a quote of mine to refute!

Folks, I enjoy the spotlight, but this is not the thread for it. Something very important is happening in global politics and money markets.

Yes, I am a social liberal, and a fiscal moderate looking for pragmatism. I believe it is imperative that we maintain the best of capitalism while escorting in the era of "American Socialism.' Permit me to remind one and all that it was the Republicans who gave socialism the biggest boost ever with the 7000,000,000,000 TARP which bears the signature of George W. Bush!

This week my stock broker advised me to get out of stocks and into some metals - the metals guy said that was a first for him. I am a conservative investor taking the current approach of hanging onto what I have. My favorite stocks are John Deere and Kroger. I will not purchase gasoline or bank stocks as I have a moral objection.

The metals guy is watching the protests in Greece, (which is also having occupy Wall Street protests). Apparently, Europeans are buying dollars, and Americans are buying metals, which means, (according to my metals trader) the shit is going to hit the fan bigger than in 2008. This is pretty scary.

You can joke all you want, (where you came up with Comrad, I do not know), but this 99%, Occupy Wall Street movement has a lot of people concerned. My opinion is that it will come out ok. Remember the United States only came into being because the wealthiest colonists wanted it. Last survey I saw showed the Tea Party at 27% favorable rating which never changes much. The Tea Party, (like it or not) has hung itself with the 'bigot ' label which killed any international chances. 53% of the U. S. population views the 99% movement in a positive way. The potential for global political action is good.

So, while you guys are playing the same old USMB gotcha game. I bought $17,000 worth of gold coins. To me it is just about time for a financial crisis where we can all kiss our sweet asses goodbye.

So, anyone want to talk about the critical issue of Barry Obama's birth certificate? Or, would you like to hear some opinions from other posters about how the financial unrest of the world is going to effect your way of life? Even television news can not keep up with what is going on.

So you bet on and want America to fail.

So does Obama and his supporters in Congress and the organizers in the OWS.

Thanks for being so open about your destructive intentions.

I don't think it's treason but in some countries just thinking like that would land you in a Gulag. You can thank God you aren't in one of them.

 

[Preius]

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

There it is again-another implied threat of violence. You just can't resist that little revolutionary fantasy, can you?

I review the thread. 67% of Americans view Occupy Wall Street favorably. I think I am the only center left poster who sees violence as historically inevitable.

The only ones talking about violence other than me, are those against the movement. I don't get it. I think they are scared, and frankly not very bright people who are simply against OWS because guys like me are for it.

 

[The Gadfly]

Preius::

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

How exactly is funding 40% of the General Fund of the US --- "placing their own interests above the needs of the of those who are disadvantaged"? Defies logic and reason....

UNLESS-----

What you are proposing is that rather then using the loot you want to steal to pay EXISTING DEBT and costs incurred for PAST stimulus, wars and Green crap -- you imagine that money would go to ADDITIONAL spending to redistribute the loot.

That's not gonna happen under the present staggering debt load and political climate. Check your entire OWS premise..

And promise me that you WILL NEVER chastise your opponents for hinting at violence. Like the Left has so often done when shithitsthefan. Because YOU are now Exhibit #1 for next big blowout about which side has advocated violence repeatedly.

You are putting words in my mouth.

Here is a link to Tory loyalists. They represented 10%-15% of the colonial population of the thirteen colonies. Loyalist (American Revolution) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Looks to me like a lot of posters in USMB enjoy red herring. Frankly, I do not see how your 40% General Fund relates to my posting. But I do know this, The Sons of Liberty, (the real American Tea Party) was headed by Sam Adams and John Hancock. They were not the wimps we see in the current Tea Party movement. The Sons of Liberty burned down the homes of British tax collectors and perhaps murdered a few.

The United States has a history of spilling A LOT of blood. No one needs me to talk about violence the way we load prime time television with it, and pump our teens full of violence loaded video games. Then we always provide a nice war to deliver violence to adults in a civilized manner. Perhaps you should turn off USMB and Google the American Revolution?

Remember the French Revolution? The merchant class backed the people, the aristocrats started losing their heads on Madam Guillotine. The soldiers at the Bastille were ordered to shoot the civilians, and turned on the King's Bastille instead. The French are very smart people and experts at revolution. We should be glad to have them as an old ally!

America's 1% is standing in the way of what the American people want, (excluding the Patriotic Millionaires). The 1% is easily expendable. They are useless parasites riding on the backs of all American workers. Fortunately, while Americans will proceed slowly, Europeans will not. Keep watching the Greek and Roman economies, they should go down first, then Europe and finally to the United States.

You don't really believe all this is going to crash because of a few numbers printed on pieces of paper do you?

It is just paper with ink.
How many here have ever investigated how you would refinance the planet?
It is easier than you think, and does NOT require violence, but it will mark the end of the 1%.
A new capitalism could evolve under American Socialism if we work at it carefully.​

I'm going to ask you one more time-how much personal experience with real-world violence have YOU actually had? How many men have YOU, personally, killed? My guess is...NONE, and that likely goes for most of your little "movement". My guess is, most of you don't know if you can pull the trigger, with a human in your sights, in anything but some video game. I know that, because no one does, until he has actually done it.

Threatening that which you cannot deliver is usually a bad idea. That's some REAL food for thought for any would-be "revolutionaries".

 

[Big Fitz]

Well, I'm at the point they better start growing something interesting to look at. They smell bad, have nothing interesting or intelligent to say... and as a modern art installation, they kinda suck.

 

[Preius]

So you bet on and want America to fail.

So does Obama and his supporters in Congress and the organizers in the OWS.

Thanks for being so open about your destructive intentions.

I don't think it's treason but in some countries just thinking like that would land you in a Gulag. You can thank God you aren't in one of them.

I don't know where you got that. As an Eagle Scout and am a member of the DNC, I want America to succeed, especially The American Jobs Act, and the Affordable Care Act.

You must have me confused with Unpatriotic Rush Limbaugh who wants President Barry Obama to fail.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgKCWt7jrrc]"I Want OBAMA to FAIL !" : RUSH LIMBAUGH | CPAC Convention 2009 - YouTube[/ame]​

I don't think it was until this post that I realized how really scared the right is. Well if I thought I might have to walk the stairs to the guillotine, I might be a little nervous myself.

Some say this device is merciful to the victim in terms of pain.
Others say it can take a few minutes for the head to actually die, and the images are uncomfortable.
Can you imagine a dozen hydraulic guillotines set up on the Capitol steps and on Wall Street?
Bet we could do one decapitation a minute. ​

 

[The Gadfly]

Here's something cool: by Lemony Snicket – OccupyWriters.com

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.

2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.

6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.

8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

And look what we have here-another implied threat of violence! Do you people seriously think ANYONE is actually afraid of this rabble? You know, I don't care if any or all of you get yourselves killed or imprisoned; it's the innocent people who will inevitably be caught up in the crossfire of whatever you idiots start that concern me.

 

[mudwhistle]

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

There it is again-another implied threat of violence. You just can't resist that little revolutionary fantasy, can you?

I review the thread. 67% of Americans view Occupy Wall Street favorably. I think I am the only center left poster who sees violence as historically inevitable.

The only ones talking about violence other than me, are those against the movement. I don't get it. I think they are scared, and frankly not very bright people who are simply against OWS because guys like me are for it.

Only 33% say they like them, 27% say they don't.

The rest of us don't have an opinion, which is the same as "I don't give a shit".

Poll: The public kinda likes Occupy Wall Street protesters « Hot Air

 

[The Gadfly]

So you bet on and want America to fail.

So does Obama and his supporters in Congress and the organizers in the OWS.

Thanks for being so open about your destructive intentions.

I don't think it's treason but in some countries just thinking like that would land you in a Gulag. You can thank God you aren't in one of them.

I don't know where you got that. As an Eagle Scout and am a member of the DNC, I want America to succeed, especially The American Jobs Act, and the Affordable Care Act.

You must have me confused with Unpatriotic Rush Limbaugh who wants President Barry Obama to fail.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgKCWt7jrrc]"I Want OBAMA to FAIL !" : RUSH LIMBAUGH | CPAC Convention 2009 - YouTube[/ame]​

I don't think it was until this post that I realized how really scared the right is. Well if I thought I might have to walk the stairs to the guillotine, I might be a little nervous myself.

Some say this device is merciful to the victim in terms of pain.
Others say it can take a few minutes for the head to actually die, and the images are uncomfortable.
Can you imagine a dozen hydraulic guillotines set up on the Capitol steps and on Wall Street?
Bet we could do one decapitation a minute. ​

Keep those French Revolution images coming, you shrieking maniac! You've gone past threatening, to outright comical, in a sick sort of way. Those are some seriously twisted dreams, junior, and I can only suggest that you get back on your meds, before you try acting on them.

 

[Preius]

Here's something cool: by Lemony Snicket – OccupyWriters.com

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.

2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.

6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.

8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

And look what we have here-another implied threat of violence! Do you people seriously think ANYONE is actually afraid of this rabble? You know, I don't care if any or all of you get yourselves killed or imprisoned; it's the innocent people who will inevitably be caught up in the crossfire of whatever you idiots start that concern me.

Oh, you are so delicate, (I wonder how many times you replayed the Gaddafi killing on your DVR?). I thought Scott Pelley at CBS was going to jump out of his anchor chair in joy when he ran the clip TWICE. I wonder if that was appropriate for younger viewers, it ran our here at 6:30pm?

I hope when the time comes that the police join the demonstrator and turn their guns on the New York Stock Exchange you jump onto USMB and share your feelings. I of course will be appropriately shocked and dismayed.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0UE4m0b4b0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0UE4m0b4b0[/ame]

Edited for reduced violence out of respect to USMB viewers.​