I want to hear from anyone involved two things? What is the ultimate goal? and Have those participating actually tried getting change done through the system designed to work our government?

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Notice that the demonstration is mainly young people average age in the early twenties. Also notice that OBama mainly talks at colleges. This is because they are uniformed, being used and don't know that OBama doesn't exactly speak the truth. If anyone doubts OBama's objective they only need to read about Marxism where young people are considered "useful idiots". If you want to change the US into CUBA or Venezuala these demonstrators are on the right track. Presently eveyone in the US has the opportunity to be successful. You get life, liberty and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS in todays society. OBama is taking us down the path where your choices will be taken from you. Many bad decisions over the last few decades can not be changed by these demonstrations. Class warfare will get us nowhere. The last three years has been like reliving the 1960s all over again. These actions being taken make me disgusted to live in America.

Obama and Van Jones are paying these idiots to do this. Most don't even know why they are doing this. Obama is doing this to build a case for him to declare marshall law, cancel elections and become "king" of America

The author/journalist Michael Stewart ("Moneyball," "The Blind Side" etc.) made a great point this morning on "Morning Joe." He said, "They have a point; they just have to figure out what it is."

It’s important to note disparities in the system but it is also important to address how we as a society can agree to bring about changes to those things that grieve us and perhaps the mainstream media is right in this one respect- at the moment, no concrete plan or idea has been fostered as to how to exact changes in a very one sided system, and certainly waiting for the powers that be to come up with some watered down ideas hardly constitutes for much change, but then again at least the act of creating dissent and bringing awareness to what ails greater society is a good sign.

Perhaps what then is needed next is a constituency of those individuals who work within media, medicine, insurance, education,finance and politics and so forth to propose ideas that will go some way in addressing the legitimate grievances of greater society-and to bring back some checking of the system and evening of the playing field. But should we hold our breath?

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/10/finally-america-begins-to-revolt-against-the-moneyed-classes-but-will-the-rebellion-actually-lead-to-any-changes/

"King" of America? Aren't you forgetting the Bush administration tried to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to make the United States of North America, giving Bush complete control? Also, this is not class warfare. According to Rand Paul there are no social and economic classes but we all answer to the upper, richer class. Contradicting isn't it? As much as you try to fight it, the rich people are just not paying a fair amount of taxes. It is something that has always been going on in America and I am glad to see people are taking a stand against it. Many of the top moneymakers in America had a trust fund and didn't earn their wealth. I'm not saying take it from them, I am just saying that they should put some money back into the country to see the education, public defenders, and health care improve. Massachusetts has one of the highest tax rates with one of the lowest unemployment rates. Taxing does not slow job production.

[William Scott say] Obama and Van Jones are paying these idiots to do this. Most don't even know why they are doing this. Obama is doing this to build a case for him to declare marshall law, cancel elections and become "king" of America.
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and you know this how...pls provide facts and source...otherwise it's just incomprehensible opine...or perhaps racist influenced opine...surely you jest to emphasize your possible hatred of BO.

hyperbola very seldom adds anything to a discussion...and should be avoided.

if facts are presented...i will profusely apologize.

stanley seigler

It is all about the "bottom up, top down, inside out" stragedy of Van Jones and other left wing anarchists and the president is part of it. It goes along with the Cloward and Piven Stragedy and the European " Coming Innsurrection".

[Kenneth Waggoner say] whatever

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gotcha...and the earth is flat and only 6000 years old..

unbelievable opine...oh/and, wondering how did the antichrists work W's into their plans and cause the 2008 collapse...which precipitated the antichrist's Cloward and Piven Strategy...they couldn't have done it without W.

stanley seigler

So when the TEA Party gathers, it's called a rally, but when young people who do not affilate with any politcal party do the same, people pass it off as pointless?

No one is doing anything to help the 18-30s generation. This movement is bringing to light the things they don't like. This is not about Obama or the Left. You guys need to stop thinking that anything that happens w/o a sponsorship from Palin or the TEA Party is useless. 99% of Americans are average. But apparently the 1% mean more to the far right than the rest of this country.

[ReadIt say] No one is doing anything to help the 18-30s generation. This movement is bringing to light the things they don't like
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yes they are and hopefully they will become a force that leads to economic freedom and social justice for all...not just the top 1%...

to another issue

you want to talk no one doing anything to help a specific community...have you heard anyone mention the developmentally disabled/autism community...weel;

they are mentioned when legs take the easy out and vote to cut their already under funded programs...eg,

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) so to grant tax breaks to the rich and corporations.

stanley seigler

The whole point is to turn us against each other so nothing gets accomplished. Why do you think every politician flips back and forth on issues. BECAUSE divided we can not create change. Of course they will say it is all Obama's plan why wouldn't THEY. They'd say anything to keep people from the truth and calm. Its by the people for the people, and somewhere along the road the politicians became to greedy and rich to be part of the people. Now they believe in whatever coporation has the most money. Its time for the people to be in charge once again. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO LOVES THIS COUNTRY SO MUCH THEY'LL FIGHT FOR ALL THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS FOR CHANGE.

castrate all of them.. heaven forbid they breed more.

I love the comments here about how everyone has a chance to be successful, all it takes is hard work, if these protesters would pour their energy into getting jobs and making themselves millionares it would automatically happen, etc... How incredibly out of touch are you? Do you not realize that the world has changed irretrievably?

How about the capable, motivated, hard-working student who graduates with a 4.0 from a four year University but can't find any kind of legitimate entry-level work because all the entry-level positions that, a decade ago, would have been a sure thing are being filled up by people with 10-20 years of experience who are willing to accept entry level salaries and responsibilities because they've been laid off? Not to mention the fact that this student has, say, $150k in loans to pay off.

You don't think there's war being waged on today's youth in the form of monstrous loan burdens and ever-increasing tuitions? "Go to college, get a degree, and enter the workforce!" isn't thesimple solution anymore. And it's not like the 1960's when these institutions were being protested for the sake of ideology. Sure, that's a part of it. But these institutions are being protested because they DO NOT WORK anymore for the majority. And it's systemic, at every level of our society. Just look at the way our public school systems are underfunded and in shambles. That's where it all starts.

When a nation's currency is ruined the chances of being successful is due to one's proximity to the money spicket.

I support the right of Americans to peacefully assemble and protest anything they wish. I marched for civil rights and attended a major rally in DC in the last year.

If anyoone has any evidence that President Obama is orchestrating this, I would love to see it.

Those who downplay these folks need to check themselves because just like the Tea Party, these are American citizens fed up with Washington and the corporate elites.

My initial challenge still stands. I support their right to protest, but I urge them to do more than that, get involved in the elective system from the bottom up.

www.canigetawordin.com

Occupy Greenville SC marches 10/16. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Greenville-SC/258019170906162

And watch for me on the congressional ballot in 2012. Time for real people with integrity to be moved into office; those not swayed by corporate greed.

Mary,
If I see problems and injustices in my country, pointing them out and working to change them is the most patriotic thing I can do. The Founding Fathers found much wrong in their country, but their response was to change it. How about, instead of recommending folks leave, we work together to make our great country even better?

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Eric, I was replying to the post by Tyndell Estes, who said, in response to the protests, "These actions being taken make me disgusted to live in America.". I was suggesting that if he thought the protesters were so offensive that he deemed it disgusting to live in America, then maybe he should leave.

Mr. Grebrosky,
Do you have any actual evidence that the protestors in NYC or even the ones talking about holding a protest here in Greenville are actually paid professional protestors? I have found no evidence of that. There are people who have joined the protests that are from specific groups, but all the evidence points to a grassroots movement of frustrated folks. I find it interesting that one of the arguments the Left threw at the Tea Party, that it really was not grassroots and was being pushed by big money groups is now being used on these folks.

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I retired in SC after four years reserve and twenty-six years active dury in the USMC. This was twenty years ago, after spending the three previous years in Japan.. I was a life long Northern Republican and my wife a North Carolina Democrat. At that time we were both very concerned about an individual on late night television who was fostering hatred and divisiveness through outright lies, mistruths and misdirection. I could not understand why my Republican Party allowed the man to be a spokesperson for the party. Something had radically changed in the three years we spent on Okinawa. Since then I have taken it for granted that the Party, first taken over by Dixiecrats, then quickly by the users.... Not only on Wall Street, but by the greedy and/or sociopaths throughout the country... was no longer my party.

Let me digress here, in the late forties, factions in our government allowed Forty Thousand of Europe's finest and Wealthiest National Socialist into the upper ranks of our corporations and financial institutions. Though not many of them are left their children and grandchildren are, along with all those who they indoctrinated along the way. Do not worry, we also have many of our own home grown such Bernie Madoff.

I think many will get the drift of this conversation and why you cannot reach some individuals with truth or facts. A very enlightening exercise is to look up "FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM" and compare them to the behavior of both the Democrat and Republican Parties. Be careful if you ask someone else to do this, many Republics have a tendency to try and make you eat your teeth.

this originally posted to st. andrews patch...difficult to keep up with patches...help anyone...

original post to st andrews patch (Occupy Columbia Planned For Saturday )

[alpha omega (AO) say]... I KNOW THAT MANY READING THIS WILL TELL ME TO GO BACK WHERE-EVER [on st andrews patch]

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yeah, AO, yo pinko, bleeding heart liberal, socialist/communist, go back to Okinawa or where-ever...and dont yo come back nomo...

weel maybe you shouldnt...you provided caviar (fish eggs) for thought...

in reviewing "FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM"...tho no need to go past the first:

"Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia."...

all 14 were a chilling awakening that we, current DEMs and GOP/tps, are fascists...
http://www.rense.com/general37/fascism.htm

mo fish eggs:

[AO say]...in the late forties...National Socialist into the upper ranks of our corporations and financial institutions...Though not many of them are left their children and grandchildren are, along with all those who they indoctrinated along the way.

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as a child of my beloved South (we shudda won the war)... and my truly beloved daddy...i just accepted racism and segregation...sad this is the story of all too many good people...sadder still:

the divider pols who pander to this inbred flaw...

BTW thanks AO for your service and thanks to your wife changing your politics...

stanley seigler

I'm closer to the 1% than the 99% and I hope the 'occupy' movement crushes big business. The "99%" are getting screwed by people like me and I, unfortunately, am part of the problem, not the solution. I will join any protest in Greenville to show that there are some rich people that actually have a moral compass and know right from wrong. Unfortunately, there aren't that many of us.

"Capitalism is broken" I have a local talk show on WOTL-FM 103.3, I would love to sit down and talk to you about this issue if you are interested. Visit our website and you can contact me through it.

www.canigetawordin.com