"Just do it" is pretty fucking broad too. It's a tag line. It's about marketing. The whole point is to remove lobbying and corporate donations to politicians. There is waaaaaay too much corruption between Washington DC and major corporations like Haliburton, Monsanto, etc. How can someone be a top executive at Monsanto, get appointed to the FDA, make some rulings in favor of Monsanto and then go right back to work as an executive for the same fucking company? Tell me that's not corrupt... This corruption isn't good for the economy. It isn't promoting capitalism, it's stunting it. Monsanto is killing the small market, mom and pop farming industry because they want everyone to use their GMO seeds. If you don't use em, they will come after you and kill you with frivolous lawsuits. How is that shit working for the people? Seriously, go watch Food Inc and tell me that you don't agree with removing corporate influence from Washington DC. Our politicians are serving their corporate masters, not the people who elected them. You guys are getting caught up in the left/right hatred and this isn't about that. This isn't about bigger or smaller government. This is about taking our damn country back.
It's because Occupy isn't an organized party or anything. It's a bunch of people who are pissed off. There isn't a clear message because there isn't anyone specifically controlling the message. People are mad. That's the message. I'm sure there's four different reasons because that's four different points of view, but what it boils down to is that people are mad and they want change. I'm glad people are finally getting fed up.
You separate money from politics by eliminating campaign donations from corporations. Honestly, I've always hated the idea that someone can basically buy the allegiance of a politician by donating millions to their campaign. Donations should be so minimal that the donator becomes inconsequential. That's how I would separate money from politics.
Unions have always been able to contribute and weren't exempt, though, even before the USSC ruling. Now the unions are involved in protesting something that they've been doing for decades? As I said, it makes no sense.
I don't think unions should be able to contribute either. Protesting is one thing, but I don't think an organization should be able to contribute money. I think campaign donations should come from citizens and citizens only. How much and how often is something that could be debated, but I don't think a union or a business should be able to buy the allegiance of a politician with campaign funds. It's bullshit. And if you don't support the union or the business, they give their money to the other guy and get you out of office. That's not serving the best interest of the people.
It is what it is. Bingo. This. Repped. You can judge people all you want about how they go about denouncing that ^^^ but the bottom line is if your not doing anything about it yourself you have no right to criticize those who do The unions are doing what they do best, trying to align themselves with the people, and pretend to represent the peoples best interest, no different than the corporations/government.
Why not protest at one concentrated place that gets the same message across? Coming from someone who so vehemently defends the Tea Party, I'm surprised you don't understand where these people are coming from.
At least the anti-war protesters had a purpose. Typically, the point of a protest is to have a clear message. This "Occupy" movement still doesn't make any sense to me. Now I see there is an "Occupy Manzanita" march today. What the fuck?
A large part of the wall street protest is Classical Liberalism, not just socialist nonsense. I don't want to see Banks get bailed out, bankruptcy provides a useful service in this country and prevents moral hazards from forming.
Go to Washington DC brah, they have all the power to force corporations to do their bidding. I'm cool with that.
This is fucking creepy. Now drink your Kool-Aid. It's also cool how all of the white folk don't let John Lewis, a true civil rights leader, speak. Racists!!! [video=youtube;3QZlp3eGMNI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QZlp3eGMNI&feature=player_embedded#![/video]
