A message to Anti-Capitalist Protestors

[Paddy]

I doubt if her husband is working out the kindness of his heart. He is obviously working on the rig because it is good money.

I think it's a shame that the 'Occupy' movement seems to be attracting the same old rent-a-mob that want to protest against capitalism itself. Let's face it; there IS a real problem when losses van be nationalised while profits are privatised; there is a problem with a lack of responsibility among SOME of the directors of banks and large businesses. The answer cannot be to 'smash capitalism' or punish 'the rich'; it's to be found in small steps to redress the balance in the laws governing business, and possibly in the choices people make when investing their money.

No, it is not the same old rent-a-mob although the media would like you to think that. One interview that sticks out for me is with one of the US protesters who is an employed middle aged woman. Although working in the day, she was camping out at night. Her salary had been cut so much she can not afford the basic health care for her children.

In London, there are students who are studying in their tents at the same time as protesting.

The fact that the banks are sponging off the state and using the money to gamble and pay themselves fat bonuses is a good enough reason to protest.

[doodab]

They seem like decent people to me. They certainly aren't a baying mob or anarchist uprising looking for trouble, they come across as people with a strong sense of social justice that is out of step with the oligarchy who actually run the country. It's interesting to see a few of the city workers actually engaging with them as well, it's all been very civil.

I think something good might come of it. The main problem seems to be that no one can identify what this "better way of doing things" might be.

[BlasterBates]

In London, there are students who are studying in their tents at the same time as protesting.

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Are you sure?


Part-Time London Tent Protesters Revealed Police Cameras Show Vacant Tents At St Paul's Cathedral | UK News | Sky News

[TheFaQQer]

Are you sure?


Part-Time London Tent Protesters Revealed Police Cameras Show Vacant Tents At St Paul's Cathedral | UK News | Sky News

Unless, of course, the story turns out to be utter bollox.

Occupy London empty tent claims based on 'rubbish science' | UK news | The Guardian

Scientist specialising in camouflage said photographers with thermal imaging equipment were not using right camera settings

[gingerjedi]

Look at the bottom "We are the 53%"

"We Are the 53 Percent" -- the portion of Americans who still pay their income taxes, work hard but can't get ahead. We don't have our hands out, we have them busy working or looking for work.

And they don't agree with people who are just pointing out where the blame might lay? Thick as pig tulip.

[geoff from contracta IOM]

For me personally the problem is that until we as a society do something about the idle spongers amongst us it is very hard to be overly critical of those making ridiculous sums of money after also being suported by taxpayer funds because at least they got off their arse in the first place, millions consider going to the dole office their contribution to the economy. The reforms in my opinion really do need to be from the very top to the very bottom before we leave any more people disenfranchised and resentful of others achievements rather than examining their own contributions to society. I believe flat rate tax is one way to achieve this encouraging everyone to stretch a bit further rather than staying in their bands , it is rather ridiculous that some people can work overtime to support their company during a busy period but won't as by the time they have paid the tax it is not worth their while , ditto tax credits that encourage working 16 hrs and no more or you are worse off not exactly aspirational is it ?

[BlasterBates]

Unless, of course, the story turns out to be utter bollox.

Occupy London empty tent claims based on 'rubbish science' | UK news | The Guardian

or that story as well. How do they explain that some tents light up and other don't?

Occupy London: 90% of tents in St Paul's protest camp are left empty overnight | Mail Online

[doodab]

How do they explain that some tents light up and other don't?

Some of them have lights and others don't? Perhaps people turn the lights out when they are shagging?

[Paddy]

or that story as well. How do they explain that some tents light up and other don't?

Occupy London: 90% of tents in St Paul's protest camp are left empty overnight | Mail Online

It also goes to show how much public money the government and police willing to waste for propaganda in support of the bankers.

[Arturo Bassick]

Some of them have lights and others don't? Perhaps people turn the lights out when they are shagging?

It is not about lights. Those are thermal images. If there were bodies asleep (or otherwise occupied) in the tents then they would show up in the pictures.