Obama has to hate Occupy Wall Street

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by volfanjo, Oct 6, 2011.

  1. volfanjo

    volfanjo Chieftain

    Just another day in Boulder, right?
     
  2. countvolcula

    countvolcula New Member

    Its funny how celebrities try to tell us how we need to live. Those Mother[uck fay]ers have no sense of reality. Stupid [uck fay]ing people are going to be the downfall of our society

    Hugo Chavez can suck my [penis]. [uck fay] him!! What the [uck fay] does a two-bit dictator from the shit hole that is Venezuala going to try and tell us what to [uck fay]ing do? That SOB best keep his [uck fay]ing Socialist bullshit to himself.

    Rant over. Feel a little better
     
  3. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Drinking beer and watching football, watched a guy break into tai chi across the street.

    Weird town. This is my first time visiting.
     
  4. countvolcula

    countvolcula New Member

    I say [uck fay] the celebrities. Millionaires, living their pampered lives in mansions. Then they talk down corporate greed, when they spend $10,000 on getting their [uck fay]ing hair done or their little purse dogs [uck fay]ing manicures. They can kiss my ass. Add Michael Moore and his fat ass.
     
  5. volfanjo

    volfanjo Chieftain

    There's a street performer who can tell you your zip code for any town and state you give him. Pretty impressive. Grab a hot dog at Mustard's Last Stand while you are at it.
     
  6. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Not this time, but I will next time. Saw a guy playing the standup bass that would climb all over it while playing.
     
  7. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

    Used to walk by two chicks doing tai chi in a park along my walk to the subway every other morning or so in Boston. I stopped one day to talk to them as they were arriving...decided to fake hit on them - told them I thought their dedication was awesome ... they responded with requisite pleasantries and then asked them what they were out here doing (I already knew)...once they explained they were doing tai chi, I followed up with "oh my god, really...we should hang out some time..I love starbuck's chia tea." They laughed at first...then got uncomfortable when I acted like I was serious.
     
  8. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    what the message exactly? i can't get a job because of wall street?
     
  9. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Saturday night, I had one explain to me it was passion in what they stand for. I don't really know what that means.
     
  10. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    If I were forced to try and make a thesis statement for them, it would be:

    The current way of things is unsustainable, there is no morality or ethics anymore in corporate America or the financial system, and we are tired of constant foreign wars and political manipulations for personal gain.

    That is to me the underlying common theme. I shudder to say it, but there does seem to be a "you owe us more, because we are the super-majority" sort of rhetoric to it as well which is very distrurbing. The concept of things being "owed" to folks for just existing, I mean.
     
  11. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    the core of it seems to be being "owed" by corporated america.
     
  12. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    I've spoken with 3 different people involved with it and gotten 3 different answers. The main theme still seems to be corporations (esp. banks) and capitalism are evil.
     
  13. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    For the record, I don't think there is anything inherently "good" about capitalism. If that makes me a loon, so be it.

    There just hasn't been another system devised that can supplant it. Note, that doesn't mean it is the best, either. It just means it toxic to any other system it comes into contact with.
     
  14. countvolcula

    countvolcula New Member

    Thats the state of our country now. People want shit given to them without having to work for it. People dont realize that whatever society you live in their will be different classes of within that society. Its always going to be that way.

    In Socialism, you only have two classes: The ruling class and everyone else

    Me, I prefer Democracy and Capitalism. If you got the guts to take a chance, then so be it if you make a little more money than the person working for you.

    Life isnt fair and people need to nut up
     
  15. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    There are built in losers in a capitalist system. Also, there is a dependency on constant growth that, in my opinion, is not possible in the real world of diminishing resources.

    Yes, I know about the technology and resource pyramid arguments. They don't seem to always work.
     
  16. IP

    IP Super Moderator

  17. countvolcula

    countvolcula New Member

    I would much rather take my chance in a society where a person can fell free to start a business and make that business as successful as they are willing to make it.

    I want the government as far out of my business as I can get them. The government has destroyed more lives and jobs that Capitalism.

    I can tell you from experience, Government at any level, is so inefficient and wasteful, its not even funny.

    Government needs to stay as far away from your money as possible
     
  18. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    "Government" is a very broad term. An apples to apples comparison would be to quit using "capitalism" and start using "socioeconomic systems."

    Then, your argument would be silly, right?
     

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