Re: [OT] Occupy Wall Street?


"Ray" <chigaray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:12:00 -0700, Miss Elaine Eos
<misc@*Your-pants*PlayNaked.com> wrote:

Some of you may know that I typically stay fairly ignorant of current
events. However, a friend can't seem to stop mentioning the protests
in New York (and elsewhere), which I understand is known as operation
"Occupy Wall Street."

I did a little Googling, and all I can find are he-said/she-said,
gossip and the like -- nothing about the actual protest, itself -- just
the circus end of things.

My faith in humanity (cough cough ;) wants to believe that there is
some point other than "stick it to The Man", but I'm not able to find
it.

* What are the protesters' grievances?

How dare you make money from capitalism?

I.e., from working.


* What remedies do they seek?

All the money you made from capitalism.

I half suspect that my conservative friends don't have much nice to say
about it -- I mean, Michael Moore is involved, for cripes sake! ;)
But I'm looking for legitimate answers to those two questions -- maybe
Carbon, Alex or one of the other more Left among us can present that
POV?

Thanks!

Insert "Holy Grail" scene here.



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