Occupy Wall Street protest

[Dino Velvet]

I don't get that one.

We were taking about the show this afternoon. I think it was the page before. Any 1970s sit-com will do though.

[MdR Dave]

We were taking about the show this afternoon. I think it was the page before. Any 1970s sit-com will do though.

Thank goodness- I was afraid the protesters had started talking smack about Mr. Furley.

[Dino Velvet]

Thank goodness- I was afraid the protesters had started talking smack about Mr. Furley.

Don Knotts is an American treasure. If they say anything I'll beat them with their own tambourine.

[MdR Dave]

Don Knotts is an American treasure. If they say anything I'll beat them with their own tambourine.

Damn skippy, Dino- count me in when the $hit jumps off.

[Bobby Domino]

I got here too late!!!

(Hey Dino, I have an idea for a new sig, but I can't add images to my sig - it says so at the bottom. I need to talk to an administrator or something. Who do I talk to???? THX in advance, man)

[Dino Velvet]

I got here too late!!!

(Hey Dino, I have an idea for a new sig, but I can't add images to my sig - it says so at the bottom. I need to talk to an administrator or something. Who do I talk to???? THX in advance, man)

I have no idea. I never really interact with them.

[Bobby Domino]

I have no idea. I never really interact with them.

Well that's a bunch of horse shit. I think I'm still relatively a newbie on the site or something. Maybe members get certain restrictions lifted after a certain amount of time or number of posts. Who knows...

I took this picture in my neighborhood. Instant classic!!! I wanted to use it as my sig: Something seasonal (maybe I'll just add it to my captions thread)



Happy Hallo - burp, oopps excuse me - Halloween!!

[BigDF]

Washington Square Park likely had a large concentration of NYU students- they'll definitely want loan forgiveness!

However, kids of folks in Congress don't have to pay back student loans. . .

I still expect this whole thing to dissipate without event or redress of any grievances- and if not, to provoke a measured and defensible action by authorities of the nation-state

The movements of the mid 20th century were successful because they didn't threaten the core of the underlying capitalistic structure. Important changes, but not fundamental.

The issues today are fundamental but the occupation is trying to work from the top down. You want to change government and the structure of power? Take the power, become the government. That's how it happens, whether you work within the system or try to destroy it from without.

It also takes a plan, an expressed and unifying statement of mission, and leaders.

This is real life, not a fucking flash mob.

You make some good points, MRDave(good name BTW)but this thing is starting to gel some and may become even more powerful after this morning. According to what I am seeing on the news, the owners of the park intend to evict the protestors, by force if necessary. The reason for this has been stated that the owners wish to clean the park and lay down some new rules about camping and sleeping there. The protestors are vowing to stay and are already at work cleaning the park themselves. They are also talking about forming a human chain around the park with mops and brooms, linking arms to prevent the police from evicting the demonstrators.

It's possible that there are leaders within the movement already planning something and considering it's Friday, I suspect there will be a groundswell of support from others in the area. It is not inconceivable to me that the rank and file of the NYPD will not obey orders to use force, since they could be considered to be members of the 99% as well as the protestors. As for taking the government and the power, that remains to be seen. This is little more than a beginning of the change that's coming, whether we like it or not.

[Prospero]

Talking signatures... here is an avatar for Dino. i gift it to him.....

[BigDF]

Talking signatures... here is an avatar for Dino. i gift it to him.....

Speaking of avatars, Prospero, who is that in yours. Looks like he's wearing the Blue Max.