Forum Post: Why OWS lost my support
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 11, 2011, 4:07 p.m. EST by garvan
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from North Bergen, NJ
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I'm not part of the 1%.
But because I don't fit into any "victim" group, the OWS motto has been that do not deserve a say.
Fine. I'm used to this.
OWS has made it perfectly clear I am to be used as an exploitable resource because I do not have any approved group status.
You can figure out your own problems now.
I know where you are coming from, uber-liberals in the movement are alienating the rest of us.
You are in a special group called American citizens. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?"
There are no liberties left.
I've given up.
I've seen what OWS wants.
I've seen what the 1% wants.
It seems my only option is to enjoy what's left of my life and freedom now before it all burns up.
Good bye America. It was nice for awhile.
Try the We are the 53% movement. Kinda more your thing.
We are all necessary and useful, sometimes our direct assistance is required, othertimes we need to support others. Organize a support group if you wish to contribute more. By t he way, your whole statment is a classic declaration of victimhood, so you might want to check yourself instead of bashing the movement -- much love
I am curious. Was this your experience at liberty square? If so, that's very sad. No one should feel like and exploitable or expendable resource.
This was my experience.
I'm done with this movement.
Agreed.
It takes two to screw us! Politicians to hold us down, so then the Corporations can do the screwing!!! Politicians need better rules to follow to prevent lobbying! We tax payers should also fund important elections, so the best person wins and not the one with the most money!!! The movement needs at least these 2 demands!!! Politicians need to be fair and keep it balanced for all and not start class warfare! They all need fired so we can start over but next time they work for everyone and not favor one group over another. Write it down and pass the word!!!
This is what I want first then I want the Politicians to fix it! Plane and simple!
Here is the answer to our problems.
http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-wall-streets-official-list-of-demands-propo/
obvious troll is obvious. you do fit into the group of victims of corporate oligarchy- even if you are a billionaire.
http://www.oligarchyusa.com/
http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5390832/some-fascinating-stats-about-our-corporate-oligarchy
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/category/21st-century-challenges/ethicsandeconomics/
According to a 2008 article by David Rothkopf, the world’s 1,100 richest people have almost twice the assets of the poorest 2.5 billion (Rothkopf, 2008). Aside from the obvious problem – that this global elite has their hands in everything from politics to financial institutions – …
http://theprogressiveplaybook.com/2011/09/occupywallstreet-an-american-tahrir/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ght22PnCXy0
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/wisconsin-is-ground-zero_b_825321.html
http://last-lost-empire.com/blog/?tag=global-corporate-oligarchy
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