OWS has strong military support from people who were in it. The man who was shot by Oakland police, wasn't a 20 something....
And there are plenty of military personal that look at this and laugh. There is a movement from service men calling themselves the 1% because they are the ones serving this country. I'll post things specifics if you like, but there are plenty of military members that are openly mocking this movement.
So, if its our fault we are in debt. By that same characterization, its the corporations fault they were in debt also. They received a bail-out. Where the hell is mine? Our youth sees the BULLSHIT, from the older generation. The generation before mine left us with this crippling debt, crumbling infrastructure and they want us to fund their social security, even though they did not earn it. Earning it means, you've balanced a budget, saved the money that's been put aside and you deserve it.
I'm all for a balanced budget, and I'm completely in agreement that the Baby Boomers have fucked this country up in ways we're going to be paying for for a very long time. I hate the fact that companies got a bail out, business should fail if they can't make it. Any business that took a handout should be subject to the government and it's rules at that point. Private businesses that remain private can do whatever they want with their money. I whole heartedly agree that our countries infrastructure is crumbling, but that has more to do with Big Government then Big Corporation.
The generation before us was greedy, not that we aren't. Greedy in that they sold our futures for their today.
Unfortunately we will have to pay for the "sins of our fathers". Our country is reaping what it sewed. We wanted cheap products, our companies shipped jobs over seas. We complain the jobs are gone, we helped create the monster. There is plenty of blame to go around to everyone.
You can't do that. They own everything. You HAVE to have a credit card these days. It's a must. Why? How are you getting that auto-loan? Ever have a dream to buy a house one day? You are going threw a bank, getting that loan. The banks have made it impossible to live day by day without being effected by them.
It used to be mandatory that you had at least 20% for a downpayment on certain loans. A big part of the problem (I'll throw one out there) is the fair Housing Act. Pretty much designed to get everyone into a house. Awesome, housing controls our economy as it is a huge part. The problem, people getting houses they can't afford with no money put into it. If you put 20% down on a house (like they should have) you are less likely to either get a house you can't afford, or walk away from said house if you've already invested into it. The Banks are as much screwed by the people as the Banks are screwing over the people. People aren't able to afford houses they shouldn't own, so the banks in turn raise money every where else (credit card interest). It's a crappy situation, but this is where we are. People need to pay their bills, and banks need to be more willing to help people out. This is obvious, but neither side wants to concede anything.
These protests are a beginning. They have made a small change, nothing yet. The country is to much of a police state to get anything truly revolutionary done; which short of revolution, will never solve our problems.
A police state, really? How can you sleep at night without worrying about the cops knocking your door down? Honestly, I've read this (not just from you), and I laugh all the time. Aren't these the same people that we admire for running into danger zones to save our fellow citizens?
I'm not naive enough to believe that there isn't corruption, but to think it's a huge problem is a huge overstatement. These are officers of the law, and they enforce laws. Occupy actually has the support of many unions (police included).
What's the point in staying in public parks over night? You know whose watching at 3 in the morning, no one. You're not going to prove a point by staying in a public park during hours you're not supposed to be there. The laws weren't suddenly written because Occupy kids decided they were going to use public parks as places of protest. The laws are already on the books that this park closes at this time. Just because Occupy believes that the law doesn't apply to them, doesn't mean that our police officers are Facists when they are inevitably forced to enforce the law.
The poor keep paying while the rich hold out their hands collecting.
Our poor they have more access to food and public housing then ever before? Our poor that have better welfare then ever before? There is corruption at the top of the food change, but to believe there isn't an equally proportional amount of corruption on the bottom is just as naive.
There are people in all walks of life, rich or poor, black or white, that will take advantage of whatever system they are living in. To hold the rich accountable for the problems in this country is only holding a small portion of the people accountable for the problems with this country.
