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Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by JamesM
(Post 9752259)
El_Richo
I like you but next time you post a picture of me can you ask first? |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 9752265)
I think I'm going to defend ur here. His original point about not judging people by how they look is right - everyone knows this. I don't think we should be mocking him because society doesn't live up to this ideal when there are clearly plenty of other things to mock him for.
I'm pretty sure if he had a daughter who brought home a boyfriend who had ginger dreads, a nose ring, lip ring, tattoo's on his face, and wore a hooded top, he'd judge. :goodpost: |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
I suppose my indifference to the Occupy movement is that is that they seem to be protesting about human nature. Human beings are selfish, self-serving and self-interested. Humans seek the power to control their environment in their best interests. In a world of scarce resources power and wealth go hand-in-hand. The only difference between the 1% and the 99% is that the 1% are better at it.
Nothing short of an extermination of overwhelming majority of the world's population and a return to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle is going to change that. A revolution just replaces one tyranny with another. However, self-interest also allows us to see most of us can benefit from some form of collectivization. Thinking of another thread this morning, I wonder if they had pushed for in inclusion of dentistry and prescription drugs into provincial health plans they would have garnered much more support and might have been in a position to make a real difference in people's lives. Or would all the people with cooperate sponsored (and corporate serving) extended health plans refuse to pay the extra tax required? |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by JonboyE
(Post 9752398)
I suppose my indifference to the Occupy movement is that is that they seem to be protesting about human nature. Human beings are selfish, self-serving and self-interested. Humans seek the power to control their environment in their best interests. In a world of scarce resources power and wealth go hand-in-hand. The only difference between the 1% and the 99% is that the 1% are better at it.
Nothing short of an extermination of overwhelming majority of the world's population and a return to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle is going to change that. A revolution just replaces one tyranny with another. However, self-interest also allows us to see most of us can benefit from some form of collectivization. Thinking of another thread this morning, I wonder if they had pushed for in inclusion of dentistry and prescription drugs into provincial health plans they would have garnered much more support and might have been in a position to make a real difference in people's lives. Or would all the people with cooperate sponsored (and corporate serving) extended health plans refuse to pay the extra tax required? |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Sod the smelly hippies, this will get their attention. Nothing will be achieved until they have guns, bullets and bombs plus 40% unemployment.
http://www.sknvibes.com/news/gfxz/image/robbery15.jpg |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
I think you can make an argument that the poll tax riots were only effective because the hoolies started to smash up central London.
I am less keen on heads on sticks. Just in case one is mine. |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 9752443)
It does seem that the people protesting in Vancouver are worlds apart from those protesting in the cities around the US though.
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Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 9752449)
Sod the smelly hippies, this will get their attention. Nothing will be achieved until they have guns, bullets and bombs plus 40% unemployment.
http://www.sknvibes.com/news/gfxz/image/robbery15.jpg http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/orly.gif |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 9752248)
So we are passing the blame now...shocker that
New flash...British Army doesn't look after it's own. That will explain the recent influx in numbers of exchange officers joining the CF If it was about pensions and right to remain, do you accept that the British Army has as much control over such things as the CF does in Canada? |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 9752567)
OK, this will be the third time I have asked the question: please explain how they are treated differently by the British Army?
If it was about pensions and right to remain, do you accept that the British Army has as much control over such things as the CF does in Canada? |
Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 9752579)
Start your own thread if you want to compare and contrast the British and Canadian military.
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Re: The Occupy Uprising....
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 9752588)
Somebody should start a thread about which group of monkeys can toss their jizz the furthest.
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