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Almost Canadian Nov 18th 2011 5:17 am

Re: The Occupy Uprising....
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9740827)
No, just a lack of adulation, or even admiration, for the rich.

I thought all but the rich despise the rich. Who admires them?

Almost Canadian Nov 18th 2011 5:18 am

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9740825)
That's easy. You take from those who've got that way through criminality.

I don't know of anyone that proposes otherwise. But, on the assumption that the posters on this board are not criminals, which of us deserves what we have?

dbd33 Nov 18th 2011 5:24 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9740853)
I thought all but the rich despise the rich. Who admires them?

The aspirational classes. People who vote Republican.

I confess to having admired, and been inspired by, Tom Vu.

Novocastrian Nov 18th 2011 7:15 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9740693)

What about those that have worked in the public sector all their lives, have never moved country except when offered a job with a substantial pay increase, and have properties on two different continents? One suspects that, if such an example was given to those protesting at the Occupy protests, such a person would be deemed too greedy, should feel ashamed and have to give some back to those less well off. We all know that this isn't the case and that it was all deserved.

If that's supposed to be a stealth ad hominem attack aimed toward me, which I suspect, I'll just say that your assertions are both incorrect and very incomplete.

But since my private affairs are none of your f**king business, I won't be providing details.

Almost Canadian Nov 18th 2011 7:38 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9741025)
If that's supposed to be a stealth ad hominem attack aimed toward me, which I suspect, I'll just say that your assertions are both incorrect and very incomplete.

But since my private affairs are none of your f**king business, I won't be providing details.

Calm down old chap. I would imagine that it could apply to any number of posters on this board.

I am confident that few of the regulars on here would ever assert that I wish to attack anyone by stealth. If I have something to say, I say it.

One does wonder, though, how the occupiers would react to the red highlighted portion above, if it was said to them by one of the alleged 1%:p

Novocastrian Nov 18th 2011 7:46 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9741050)
One does wonder, though, how the occupiers would react to the red highlighted portion above, if it was said to them by one of the alleged 1%:p

If they were told to whom the portion was directed, I should imagine they'd applaud.

Almost Canadian Nov 18th 2011 7:49 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9741063)
If they were told to whom the portion was directed, I should imagine they'd applaud.

Classic:sunglasses:

bandrui Nov 18th 2011 3:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9740660)
For the crazy people on this thread who don't seem to understand what injustice is:-

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...louts-20111117

It's insanity. It's precisely double standards like these that people are fed up with and speaking out about.

Another RS article definitely worth a read. No wonder Roger Ailes needs a security posse.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...ctory-20110525

ultrarunner Nov 19th 2011 12:20 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9741025)
If that's supposed to be a stealth ad hominem attack aimed toward me, which I suspect, I'll just say that your assertions are both incorrect and very incomplete.

But since my private affairs are none of your f**king business, I won't be providing details.

Wow.....

JamesM Nov 20th 2011 5:28 am

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Originally Posted by bandrui (Post 9741568)
It's insanity. It's precisely double standards like these that people are fed up with and speaking out about.

Another RS article definitely worth a read. No wonder Roger Ailes needs a security posse.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...ctory-20110525

The movement is gaining momentum.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/no...ers-ideas-bank

From random springs they are now seeking a common direction.

I've not been around as long as many of you but do you think there is a political opportunity after the working class were abandoned some what by "new" Labour in the UK?

januarymix Nov 20th 2011 10:05 pm

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Just posted this over at the Trailer Park FYI -

A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by the MSNBC program “Up w/ Chris Hayes.”

The proposal was written on the letterhead of the lobbying firm Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford and addressed to one of CLGC’s clients, the American Bankers Association.

CLGC’s memo proposes that the ABA pay CLGC $850,000 to conduct “opposition research” on Occupy Wall Street in order to construct “negative narratives” about the protests and allied politicians. The memo also asserts that Democratic victories in 2012 would be detrimental for Wall Street and targets specific races in which it says Wall Street would benefit by electing Republicans instead.

MSNBC Report

magnumpi Nov 21st 2011 1:30 am

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Bye bye smelly Toronto campers. Time to:thumbsup: go.

macadian Nov 21st 2011 1:46 am

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Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 9745746)
Bye bye smelly Toronto campers. Time to:thumbsup: go.

I feel a song coming on....

Cheerio, cheerio cheerio,....cheerio cheerio cheerioooooooooo......:lol:

Oink Nov 21st 2011 2:04 am

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Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9744261)
The movement is gaining momentum.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/no...ers-ideas-bank

From random springs they are now seeking a common direction.

I've not been around as long as many of you but do you think there is a political opportunity after the working class were abandoned some what by "new" Labour in the UK?

Since the beginning of Ramsay MacDonald's leadership, the Labour Party as a whole abandoned the working class for parliamentary expediency. New Labour was just another corrosive drop in the history of its alkaline treachery.

Without a clear and shared ideological vision any 'opportunity' will be gathered up, consumed and reconstituted for its own interests by the corporate ruling power.

Almost Canadian Nov 21st 2011 2:42 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9745791)
Since the beginning of Ramsay MacDonald's leadership, the Labour Party as a whole abandoned the working class for parliamentary expediency. New Labour was just another corrosive drop in the history of its alkaline treachery.

Without a clear and shared ideological vision any 'opportunity' will be gathered up, consumed and reconstituted for its own interests by the corporate ruling power.

Are corporations allowed to vote, or are you arguing that members of the electorate are so stupid that they don't realise the world is run for the benefit of corporations and not for their benefit?


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