Well, at least you're right about one thing: they don't represent you.

Jerry, I'm part of the 99%, and they don't represent me, either.

What's ironic here is that they are protesting against the "1%"..... yet they ARE the "1%", because 99% percent of us wish that they would shut up and go home!

Perhaps unemployment, foreclosures, war, poverty, unaccounted for wall street crimes and other economic injustices don't affect you. But many with ethical humanitarian values support the occupy message of economic justice. This includes faith leaders and those with various spiritual practices, as seen in this short clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2CZZ0vhS8U

And let us suppose they do shut up and go home. Then what? We continue with business as usual. Outsource more jobs, charge exorbitant student loan interest rates, charge customers to use their own money (AKA debit card fee). I'll bet all of you complainers are retired kooks who love to gloat over someone else's misery, but don't let anyone come anywhere near your Medicare. Sometimes I wish Republicans would succeed in their quest of abolishing Medicare so that we can watch you old-timers occupy Congress and sleep in those same tents you seem to dislike so much. Shame on you.

Hey there are plenty of old timers that support the 99% OWS some of us are not able to be their in person I deeply appreciate their dedication it's not a picnic being out there 24/7 stand tall OWS from an old vet.

Spider more like 54% of you wish that :P

Rufus,

Yeah that is totally acceptable right? To expect them to make everything all better in three months.

OWS has done more in three months then our Congress has done in six.

People that think that this economy can be fixed over night are delusional; it is going to take years, if not a decade or more.

Maybe less if China collapses economically.

You want reality? How about getting pushed out of your job and benefits after 20 years? I worked hard...put my family on hold and attempted to chase that American Dream only to be discarded when I needed benefits the most. I saved and planned only to be wipped out. Paid my premiums only to get canceled when I got sick. I paid for my home only to loose it to the medical bills. Get off your high horse you lucky soul...and ponder what becomes of you in this country with just a little run o bad luck.

No its deeply unfair and outta control. Don't take it out on the occupy movement....

Goooo Occupy

I am proud of what they are doing. I back them all the way. Yes i do have a job,... but in this climate it could be gone tomorrow.

I thank my lucky stars every day that I have a job to go to. I feel so sorry for these young people . Their future is really bleak.

These OWS protesters are just a bunch of people sitting around with their hands out waiting for the nanny state to take care of them. Well guess what, life does not work that way. No one is guaranteed the American Dream, the only thing that is guaranteed is the right to pursue that dream through your own hard work and ambition. No one owes you anything except your right to live free and pursue your own dreams, so long as you do not infringe on others rights in doing so. No one owes you a house, no one owes you a job, no one owes you a college education. These are all things you must work for to get. Most of the rich got that way through their own hard work, perseverance, and sacrifice; they did not have it handed to them. Granted, some inherited their wealth, but somewhere along the line someone in their family worked to generate that wealth, it did not magically appear. Try reading about the sacrifices that some of the founders of big companies made to get their business started. Many of them barely scraped by for long periods of time while pursuing their dreams until the hard work started to pay off. You have no right to share in their wealth or demand that they give you some of that money unless you do something to earn it from them. Sitting on your azz in some park does not earn you anything. No one is going to forgive your student loans because you spent $50,000 majoring in art history and can't find a job. Why should those of us who studied subjects that actually had a career path attached to them and put in all the work now support you because you made a bad choice and took a easy fluff major so you could party all through school. This entitlement attitude needs to end. People need to get used to taking care of themselves again instead of looking to the government to take care of them.

Well Rufus, at least they are making an effort to change things. What are you doing? If OWS succeeds, I guarantee you those jobs will be coming back. And regarding your comment on banks, it is very hard to switch to another bank and get a better deal when the entire banking system is controlled by a handful of mega-banks, all working in concert. You go find a better deal in an oligopoly. The same scam is happening in the oil, telecom, health care airline and many other industries. If it weren't for the government trying to enforce whatever regulations remain, you'd be paying to inhale oxygen. Not to worry, that is all going to change soon if OWS gets more traction.

Rufus,

For one they decided to stand up for what they believe in and are exposing the corruption in our police forces as well. They are showing us that freedom of speech is not really true; you only get to speak as long as what you say does not offend someone who has the power to shut you down.

Also please show me where the Tea Party ever inspired a protest outside of the country, ever. As far as I know they never have. OWS has a massive following among the other protests happening around the world.

Only time will tell if you are right or if I am right but someone is going to be eating their words.

Also about the TAC thing, how many people actually did that? Not very many. Stop trying to defame an entire movement or segment of people based on the actions of a few.

Rufus, is that all you got from OWS? If this is how you judge political movements, I wonder if the entire Tea Party should be called a bunch of hooligans because one moron decided to spit on a US Congressman?

The reason we don't know what the protesters want is because THEY don't know what they want. They just want to be part of the latest party, with a free place to live, some drugs, and the chance to get their '15 minutes of fame'.

I just wish they didn't call themselves the '99%', because they certainly don't have the support of the 99%. Perhaps they should call themselves the "10%" to be more accurate.

Interestingly, 51% of them disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy, and their unemployment rate is more than double the national average (per a former Democratic pollster).

I wonder if these 500 useful idiots in L.A. realize that had they just looked on Craigslist or other on-line job search engines they cold have all found a $10/hr. job, at minimum. I just looked on New York Cities jobs list on Craigslist, there are THOUSANDS!

Not that this is a career wage but, had they just worked a 40 hour work week while they were vacationing at City Hall lawn, each would have made $3,600 (before taxes) during the 9 weeks there. Now, had they all had some entrepreneurial ambition they could have pooled their money together for a tidy $1.8 MILLION DOLLARS! Again, before taxes. That's a hefty amount of seed money to launch a business. All they had to do was work, while they're working think of a venture they all believe in and begin to create commerce.

However, this requires hours of planning, writing a cohesive business plan, analyzing the market for the product or services viability. One year, three year and five year projections with possible problem exposures and solutions, if possible, must be created. Determination of production ability, market research, capital investment, competitive forces and distribution need to be evaluated. Marketing, promotions, advertising, networking, cross-channeling and other methods of awareness need to be compared and feasibility determined. Governance, executive positions, wages, benefits, human resources and by-laws are necessary.

There's a few dozen more things needed but this should at least get their new venture off the ground. After a couple years once the business is running, they can refuse any exorbitant wages, bonuses, stock options, perks or golden parachutes because that’s not fair. They need to make sure the business never makes a profit because we all know profits are bad. Tell all your investors and shareholders they will most likely not make any money from your company because greed is bad. Allow the union’s free-reign of wages, benefits and pensions as we all know they only care about the little guy. Allow the environmentalists, EPA and other happy groups to determine what you can produce, where and how, they are really concerned with helping trees, lizard, bunnies and other cute things rights. Finally tell the government you will give all your extra money to it to give to all those other people who don't want to work, it’s your responsibility to give them your hard earned money because you are now the 1%.

See how easy it is?

Good Luck 99%!

Geowil,

Even if everyone changed and successfully reduced corruption in corporations and the police force... it would be extremely short lived.

JS in SD, if that is how you see it, that's fine by me. But let's just make sure your rule applies equally in order to have a fair fight toward that dream you speak of. In order to make sure that the concept of "every man for himself" lives up to its true spirit, we must ensure the following:

No Medicare, No SS, No military, No NASA, No public education, No tax exemptions, No political parties, No food stamps, No pork barrel projects, No paid politicians and most definitely No lobbying and No corporations. Now, how would you like to live in that environment? Haven't we been there already a few hundred years ago and decided to move on?

For all you people that supports OWS... Count me in too! for you others that go to work each day and look down at your noses to those that don't have a job and then make STUPID accusations of what they would or would not do if they had a job.... is so idiotically stupid... you don't know these people or the circumstance that brought them to OWS. One was a Iraq Vet, had a job and a home and the police showed their gratitude by putting him in the hospital and you right wingers stoop so low as boo service men, applaud when people die... you are not human... you have NO compassion... you are a very sick substandard species of something.

These people are fighting for your job, fighting for fair taxes for you.. trying to keep your tuition affordable, trying to get health care... trying to get money out of politics.... you are like a dog that bites the hand that feeds you!

The poor, sad, homeless whiners from OWS with their socialist dreams and ideals of supposed "economic justice", meaning they get handed things others WORK FOR has NEVER been part of what the USA is about. They, as EVERYONE ELSE has the same chance here, meaning work hard, find your dream and pursue it, make the best of your life that you can, not blaming others for your shortcomings or failures. And if you fail, okay, don't get down on yourself, pick yourself up and TRY AGAIN, but don't give up.

FreedomRingsLoud

1000's of jobs and 47 million out of work... somebody is lying... I wonder who?

Start a new business... have you heard that businesses are closing the doors??? there are not enough people, (or your definition might be pawns), that have jobs to buy products. You talk of a couple of years to get your company running... that would be great if you had a little nest egg to rely on while your business grows, other wise you lose your house, your business and you lose weight because food also cost money... heaven help you if you have kids and one gets sick.. or by nature, grows into a different size and needs clothes.

You are on this site, so probably you are not part of the 1%, but maybe top 20%/30%, maybe your job is secure, maybe you own it... but whichever, in order to stay in business..... you need customers, so good luck to you. I understand through OWS that there have been 1000's move there money out of big banks..... so look out, with your attitude.... you may be next

Chuckles! My friends stop letting the teapublican get under your skin. Right now is time for a break to think! I belong to a small group of Occupation in my home town, and the majority is in there 50s to 70s mow that's home town my friends, and we have been out protesting just like the rest of my friends, but living in the North and in the great lakes, well, when it gets cold we are going inside. Which is good we will all get to sit down and work the millions of issues.

Now some here, want to stop you from using your voices and bla bla bla, they are from the shamefully fox folks, you know fair and balanced! right or righter?

Any way time for get the ducks in a row! And stop this kinda bs!

"It's just like a liberal, they import slaves, they hold slaves, they fight for slavery, they go to war in a civil war to defend slavery. They then install legal discrimination against blacks for a hundred years…" - Ann Coulter.

Rufus44- I'm not a part of OWS and I think you're a dumba$$.

ChrisWanker,

True, sadly. However getting the dirty cops out now might make things easier, even if new ones take their place eventually. It is the same with politics, or at least used to be. There used to be a grace period, if you will, between when a politician just entering the mosh pit could be expected to do the moral thing before becoming corrupted by some money handler for the industry.

That's not the case any more though, politicians are bought and paid for right out of the gate if not earlier and after they retire they get a cushy job for the business they worked for (watch Arizona Sen. Kyle closely, bet he retires to a high level position in some company he advocated for), but point taken.

If that were the case, why wouldn't Obama speak when these people are being given similar treatments as protesters in Egypt?

Rather that watch Fox, and then post here, why not see what they are all about? They aren't for Obama, any more than they are for Boehner.

You are a doing just what the congressional monkeys in Washington want you to do.

They have made sure change was dragged down to a minimum so the likes of you would blame the President. Aren't you proud of your self?

I suggest you stay far away from anyone or thing that slightly resembles the Pied Piper.

Rufus, wrong. You are still thinking in a 'party matters' way. Political parties no longer matter in our society, they are archaic and must be eliminated. People should be elected based on more then just their party and any stereotypes there in. Electing a Republican to a position because they are supposed to be fiscally responsible is irresponsible of the voter. Republican, Democrat, Independant, X; they are all the same.

Also so what if they voted for Obama? Being a Democrat means only voting for Democrats? Voting along party lines leads to the mutual corruption of both parties, they know they at least have a chance to win because voters are stupid enough to vote against the other party. They fear that we will see what a sham the two party system is and vote based on the merit of the policies they are for or against. Voting along party lines leads to career politicians that corrupt the system with their backroom deals and vote whoring to the highest bidder.

There should only be one party in our Government; Americans.

Rufus, the two party system is a sham, it always has been. It is just another means of controlling the masses into doing what others want them to.

Also your quip about the one party thing I stated, you do not see Democrats, Republicans, and any other political affiliation as being Americans? We need to stop fighting over the two parties and come together. If the last two years have proven anything it is that the two party system is starting to fail. People are branded as either fascists or socialists based on their party and it breeds an enviornment of unreconciled differences to the point where compromise is no longer reachable.

That entire process is fomented by the two party system we have right now because people expect the members of a party to act a certain way, to pass certain laws. They do not expect them to do what is right even when it goes against what their party stands for. If Republicans could get over their no taxes ideology we might start seeing some action coming out of Congress, but instead they cling to Norquist like he was Jesus and sing his commandment.

If Democrats could get of their 'leave social programs alone' ideology we might see some action out of Congress, but instead they refuse to let cuts or changes take place in their benevolent cows.

You cannot claim to be a Democrat with out getting called a Marxist or socialist and you cannot claim to be a Republican without getting called a fascist or a racist. These stereotypes have become ingrained into the parties persona and are an easy, go to excuse to discredit someones ideas by those unwilling to listen.

Removing this hellish wall is the only way we are going to get through this as a country. Remaining segregated by party lines means that we all go down with the ship when it eventually starts to sink because no actions can take place due to partisanship.

Rufus your a Idiot,and I don't post this kind of thing often, I try to understand what the other side feel's but you need to check in with rush before you take a dump. Go troll some where else.

Dufus

now you are screaming and calling everyone, that does not agree with you bad names, bad Dufus! looks like your are losing big time. Why don't you take your buddies and go back to fox? All you do hear is start trouble by you believes, that we find a little hard to grasp, but some have a problem of just "stupid", and you do not want to be know as stupid do you? I mean I am not calling you stupid you are just a voice from the fox folks along with all of your little friends, but it is time for big people to talk and make America the Dream! Unless you have a problem of prosperity, safe, well paying job, union, liberty, and justice for all! {S}.

I hear ann colter has a new book out, give you more reasons to hate!

A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. ~Leonard Bernstein, The New York Times, 30 October 1988

The Republicans are such a mixed bag of assorted nuts. I am afraid to sink my teeth into that salty snack. The Democrats, at least, remind me of normal people.

I doubt most of the protestors are even registered to vote.

I lost my job a few years ago, found a job making a little over minimum wage to get by, my wife worked two jobs. Now just a few years later, we just bought a new home, and I am making just shy of 6 figures.

Quit your moaning, get off your butt, get a job and work towards the future.

#occupyajob

The mayor said the movement is at a "crossroads," and it must "move from holding a particular patch of park to spreading the message of economic justice."

And as much as people support this movement, the mayor is right. Nothing will be accomplished with just sitting in tents, doing NOTHING. Maybe they should volunteer or something now, to show that they really care, or else they are going to lose all the support.

These protesters are willing to live in filth. They lay around in their filth begging for "donations" while they disrupt the lives of the everyday Americans who just want to go to work and provide for their families. They bi*ch about government bail-outs, all while demanding that the banks "forgive" (aka bail-out!) their student loans.

Of course, they do all of this while working out their laptops, Droids & IPods. And they seem to have plenty of money for drugs to overdose on.

Free thinkers?

Bah, humbug! Free loaders is more like it.

And some folks admire these people.

It boggles the mind...

@TSVG -

The Democrats, at least, remind me of normal people.

None of the "normal people" I know lay around in their own filth and demand hand-outs. Perhaps you run with a different crowd.

@DeeDee, you just repeat what you see on the news don't you. Very few use drugs and less live in their own filth. Most clean the areas they are staying in. If you knew what you were talking about, I might listen to what you have to say. I doubt you have even been near any of the occupy groups to talk to even one of them. They are well educated and know more about this country and the people in it than those that watch Fox news.

A study was done recently that showed that people that watch Fox news know less about what is going on in the world than people that don't watch the news at all. What does that say about you.

Be informed by a reliable source before speaking.

Doesn't the entire bunch of OWS, indignants, homeless have responsibilities to themselves or others?.

The US is in trouble when this many people are able to tear up Cities, Parks, Public Places, causing havoc; including serious crime, and deaths.

Is this what Obama wants this Country to reduce it selves to; people who look like they live or the masses in poverty, resembling countries such as China, and the rogue Middle East??

Something is wrong with America at this moment in time. We are heading in the wrong direction. Our President endorses the masses who create others lives to be upset--

It is the Economy, and something that these people do not have; jobs, a structured life to contribute to make this Country Great again. Organization of one's life.

We are headed for another Egypt like scenario--more uprisings, chaos, and no Leadership.

It is a Change. For the Worse; Americans have Pride and Patriotism. Where is it?

Yep, that 84 year old was getting really violent, she deserved to be sprayed right? You anti OWS people are so transparent...So, do you really think the OWS is going because tents come down...They did us a favor, we don't have to freeze, we can and have gone inside and are more organized than ever....get used to it...we're not going away.... There is much more power here than you realize....you are blind to what's really going on. You support the 1% and apearantly haven't listened to a word the OWS has been saying...guess you can't hear either...

You ows see yourselves as brave; most of the country sees you as confused and lazy. Whatever the law lays on you, you obviously "ask" for by being disrespectful and ignoring the law. So difficult to believe some of the mayors sympathize with your pack!

The core of OWS is focused and organized regardless of what splinter groups are doing on their own. Look for a more focused message to emerge as to strategy and mission objective.

yea rufus44 that vet who threw himself over a girl that had fallen on the ground to protect her and got shot in the head with a tear gas cannister really deserved that for trying to help and save a human being.

Tell that to the UC Davis students Rufus. And for the record locking arms is not "violent".

After they decimated downtown Oakland, California; both busting out business' windows and covering downtown Oakland in graffiti, plus closing an American seaport down and bragging about it (Oakland), they deserve to be treated exactly like the violent thugs they truly are.

It is called crowd control. If there are too many protestors, you cannot just go in and grab them all. You spray them to make them disperse. Just because you want to protest does not give you the right to break the law. Can I rob a bank if I wear a sign that says I represent the 99% and not expect the police to respond?

After they decimated downtown Oakland, California; both busting out business' windows and covering downtown Oakland in graffiti, plus closing an American seaport down and bragging about it (Oakland), they deserve to be treated exactly like the violent thugs they truly are.

Freedom of speech? Pretty pathetic that you can lump in anything as speech. These people have no clear objective. If you ask 10 of them, you get 10 different answers on why they are there. You have people getting assaulted, raped, and mugged in these places. You have the protesters deficating and urinating where they want to. In the parks, on the streets, and even on the store owners entrances. They are not hurting wall street in the least. The people are hurting the small businesses, the mom and pop stores trying to eek out a living. They are putting these people out of business. Why on earth are they not protesting in Washington DC? These are the real crooks. Why is it that people think they are entitled to take from others who have earned it? Why is it that these people think they need their student loans paid off?

Mark, just because they have more than one thing to say doesn't mean they don't all believe in what they are saying. They don't want handouts, they want jobs that pay enough for them to live off. We used to have that. When I graduated, I had many jobs I could have taken. Today there is 1 job opening for every 4 looking for a job. Open your eyes and see that our world was destroyed by greedy politicians and greedy corporations. Most of the 1% did work for their money...they inherited it. You talk like those with money are the ones that work for it, but those without are the ones that helped make the 1% rich and then were spit on as not being needed anymore. Why do you think Unions have joined the OWS movement. I've seen many interviews with protesters that do have jobs and go there on their off days or even took time off to join the protesters. You make things up to suit your irrational sense of how things are in the world we live in. Open your eyes and actually speak with people that are protesters. There are many homeless that have moved into the groups too, because they want food, blankets, etc. They are not the same as the real protesters. It's not all young people out there either. People of all ages and backgrounds are out there protesting. Some of the wealthier people are giving because they believe what is said is true too. A march from Wall Street to Washington DC just happened, but you don't read the news or watch anything but Fox news...right?

@Truejoy, you act like one act is done a hundred times over. They have been very peaceful and it wouldn't cost the taxpayers as much if the police let them protest in peace instead of harassing them on an almost daily basis. I doubt you even live in Oakland...probably not even in California. You just complain because they are saying things you don't want to hear. That until things change the USA will become worse for the majority of it's citizens.

Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!

Kool man does the chip mean we can play Johny mnemonic, and down load straight to our brains I see some of these anti OWS poster's need some brain boosting.

WOW!!! Where in the he!! did you get all of that?

Implanting people with chips to make them infertile then feeding them food that will kill them is a plan I suppose but, to what possible end?

This may be futile, but, I would LOVE to see your sources for your claims.

OWS is an unsuccessful venture, which has already failed completely. So, it doesn't matter what they wanted. What they were . . . was like a vaccination-- we can recognize this junk now, so if it tries to enter our system again, we will stop it immediately. Someone wisely pointed out that, had it continued, American business owners would have gone out there and disabled them our own selves. The turnout, as a whole, in the US consisted of less than 30,000 people all over the whole country, which has 312 million citizens in it.

@Truejoy, if they are so unsuccessful...why are you still talking about them. If they weren't making a wave...you would have nothing to say. *smiles*

Rufus- Do you have any proof to back up your post? Or are you just parroting faux noise? Get out of your trailer get a life. The OWS protesters are standing up for what they believe in, Freedom and the 1st amendment, if you don't believe in those things fine. I support the OWS protesters, I'm part of the 99%.

Fail to embrace the cure, the disease will eat you alive.

Without the hope and possibilities OWS offers to all... the disease will continue until even you are devoured and lose all you own.

Walk away now, embrace a better way of living - money is becoming weaker and weaker and allows you to purchase less by the day. You can wait until the end.. but eventually - you will see the light.

Suffer now, or suffer later... the outcome is inevitable.

You're part of the 99%? Then roll up your sleeping bag and do something more productive....maybe even go out and get a trailer.

I own my own house and I support the Occupy protesters. They know without change things will just get worse. All your hatred cannot change that. If they weren't making a difference you wouldn't still be talking about them. *smiles*

Hatred is just a sign of a small mind. True Christians were taught to love their neighbors not spread lies about them. You only read what you want to read. I try to look at both sides before making up my mind.

"United we stand, Divided we fall" That is more true today than when it was written.

We need less hatred and more compassion for our fellow man. If you want people to go get a job...hire someone. If you want people to stop living in the streets, stop taking their homes away. If you want, to see a better future...stop hating.

Rufus, I find it interesting that nearly all of your posts have enough votes to be starred. Have a voting posse or something? Not that it is against the rules or anything, just trying to figure out how anyone has an attention span long enough to read every one of the 35 or so posts so far you have made here and vote on them.

To respond to your post though, it is not comical or asinine. Sure the ME countries are worse off but the same thing happening there is happening here on a smaller scale.

I don't know. My attention span has me reading all of his posts and I'm convinced that he is both a troll and an idiot, not the least bit interested in hearing anything not directly in line with his views. I too wonder how he has so many votes. It doesn't speak well of our society.

And so the opposite of supporting OWS is supporting the Fox news followers, the Ann Rand based libertarian style new Republican, small government Tea Party and the idea that a few people really deserve far more in life than everyone else.....Ayn Rand, the mother of libertarianism (Objectivism) and the Author of 'The Virtues of Selfishness' and who in her interviews (available on you tube) declares all religions evil and immoral. She would surely find it disgusting to have supporters of her value system quoting the Bible.......However, she surely would be very proud of the anti Altruistic traits of so many putting their interest over those common folks who she surely would agree deserve nothing. Not sure if Rob Hall is trying to say Obama is the anti-Christ as someone said earlier or if Hall is encouraging tolerance of ideas in the most recent post...But, tea party Christians following values based on Rand's small gov ideals are certainly not making that argument on the rationalism she praised rather than God as a basis for morality.

Actually, Obama always tends to lay pretty low when the going gets tough.

raphael what you just said is what the ows movement is hoping to bring about.

@Raphael, was anyone even speaking of those things until the Occupy movement started. They are making it possible for the rest of us to discuss the true wrongs in our world today. That is there point. They are making the wrongs known so we can all decide what to do next to fix it. They aren't trying to solve the problems themselves, but they want us all to discuss things together and work together to solve.

Let's hope we can overcome our difference and solve them together.

wow people cant even read that they have porta potties. they are not craping on the grass. lol learn to actually read and process the whole article.

Rufus44 we get your point...You hate Obama, you hate the OWS, seems you hate everything... I usually consider the source of my information and well, when I consider the information you put out there...I just skip over what you have to say...There is already too much hate in this world to add to it... so I just don't even consider anything you have to say...you are a hater...I don't happen to like haters...usually their hate is based on ignorance and fear....and why spend a moment reading anything that someone like that has to say... you are a waste of time...

dont forget the insider trading robert, they can pass a law just to make bucks off of the change in the markets that it brings instead of for the good of the citizens.

so rufus44 what changes do you want to see in our government?

@Rufus:

so every statement you have ever made has been an original thought, then? These are the demands that we have agreed to. First, the criticism was that we did not have clear demands. Now our demands have been made clear, and all you can say is: 'well, you just copied and pasted that, so it's obviously worthless.' You've made it quite clear that you are firmly opposed to our movement, even though those three demands alone would probably benefit you greatly, which is ironic.

Rufus, you're a damned lie. I've went through your user history, and you have some sincere animosity towards the OWS crowd. I would go as far to say you sound like one of the paid shrills that demonize the movement (and yes, they've been shown on the news).

There is something deeply wrong with this country, and while the OWStreeters may not have everything down to a key, I'll support them over the likes of some whiny puss over the internet.

No OWS encourages voilence. I would never raise a hand against anyone unless they were hurting me or those around me.

Really? It encourages violence? Can you tell me where the OWSers have attacked cops?

The Tea Partiers were carrying loaded rifles at their rallies, but nobody screamed bloody murder about it. Peaceful protesters get pepper sprayed and beaten, yet these nuts think it's their fault.

Honestly, which of you are getting to paid to post your hate, because I'm going through the user histories of some of you right now, and you're only posting on news stories in relation to OWS...

@Ellis:

I agree with this, except that I don't think that it goes far enough. 'other than those who qualify as legal constituents..' remember, that line has been blurred by Citizens United. Which is why the overturning of that ruling is first on our list of demands.

Get out of my country I am ashamed of you.

not really kyle there are alot of vets there that are better trained then the police and are better trained then any civilian that starts shooting at them. start shooting at them it will get really ugly.

@Kyle:

and what will you say when it's someone standing up for something you believe in? 'Eh, just shoot 'em, I don't agree with them' Really, that's how we do things in America?

Lol Ken you are a Marine that did not pay attention to his oath.... do you recall what document your suppose to uphold from forieng and DOMESTIC? You should be standing between the police and peaceful protesters wether you agree or disagree with what they are saying, they are suppose to have rights here. You break your oath and your honor is @!$%#.

You notice how the right wingers want to shoot everybody that doesn't agree with them? Trouble is.... it is not just talk! They kill doctors, kids, politicians... you think they would also kill their own Mother? I wouldn't bet against it!