Occupy Jax is coming...

[Coolyfett]

Its getting crazier...i wonder how fair these groups will go against each other.

[mtraininjax]

at least the hobos in Hemming will have cleaner company!

[Bativac]

Hope the Occupy Jax folks have a better sense of what they're doing than the NYC people. My wife and I have been up in New York for the past week and spent some time down by Zuccotti Park. They seem to be protesting for the sake of protesting. Many of them have "fight the corporateocracy" type signs while smoking corporate-made cigarettes, wearing corporate-made sneakers, etc. Meanwhile the small businesses in the area are struggling. One of them mentioned the locals that they depend on for most of their business no longer stop in due to the squatters. Based on hearing bits and pieces of protester's conversations, a lot of them are out there just because it's something to do.

I totally understand and agree with general anger at the state of the US economy, financial system, both mainstream political parties being corrupt, etc. But if there's a point to be made in these protests, the NYC people are doing a poor job of it. Hope the Jax folks can come up with a more coherent message.

[JeffreyS]

That is because the purpose is more to curb corporate interests taking priority over  citizen interests.  It is not to do away with corporations.

[FayeforCure]

That is because the purpose is more to curb corporate interests taking priority over  citizen interests.  It is not to do away with corporations.

Yup same about capitalism. The majority of protesters aren't against capitalism.......they are just against "winner take all," or "cut throat" capitalism.........where the rewards go disproportionately to the 1%, leaving 99% of us behind.

That much touted "land of opportunity" is all but gone for the 99 percenters.





"We told them the wealth would trickle down ha, ha, ha"

[mtraininjax]

That much touted "land of opportunity" is all but gone for the 99 percenters.

I hear Antartica is looking for new inhabitants, if it is so bad here in the US of A, why not just pick up and move?

[FayeforCure]

That much touted "land of opportunity" is all but gone for the 99 percenters.

I hear Antartica is looking for new inhabitants, if it is so bad here in the US of A, why not just pick up and move?

Yeah, because making improvements to our habitat is just a lost cause. Excellent message to our young generation, mtraininjax!...........and may I add that it sounds awfully familiar to one of the favorite talking points of the Republican party that prefers regressiveness over being a country of PROGRESS.

[Ajax]

OWS supporter Michael Moore just tweeted this: "Wash Post: Obama has brought in more money from banks, hedge funds & WallSt than ALL the GOP candidates COMBINED http://t.co/uumoZHWC"

So can we assume that all of the OWS people are going to band together and vote Obama out of the White House?   

[Ajax]

Yup same about capitalism. The majority of protesters aren't against capitalism.......they are just against "winner take all," or "cut throat" capitalism.........where the rewards go disproportionately to the 1%, leaving 99% of us behind.

I would add "crony" capitalism to that list as well. 

[FayeforCure]

OWS supporter Michael Moore just tweeted this: "Wash Post: Obama has brought in more money from banks, hedge funds & WallSt than ALL the GOP candidates COMBINED http://t.co/uumoZHWC"

So can we assume that all of the OWS people are going to band together and vote Obama out of the White House?   

I sooooo wish we could get Hillary at this point! Those GOP candidates are a joke...........they still believe in trickle down that involves "zero taxes, and tiny government," to enable the complexities of modern day crony capitalism to continue to flourish at the expense of the 99 percenters.

BUT.......why the heck do we only have 2 parties, both of which are bought and paid for in a system of crony capitalism.

At least the Democratic Party rhetoric is pro-people.........that's why it feels extra painful (and deceptive) when they too are bought and paid for. I never liked the word "hope." My battle cry would be "expect better"

The Republican Party is straight up pro-corporatism.........they don't even try to hide it.

[FayeforCure]

Occupy Jax to march at Riverside Arts Market
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Jacksonville Business Journal by Sarah Mueller, Reporter
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011, 3:12pm EDT..

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The protest movement Occupy Jax is planning a march on the Riverside Arts Market tomorrow.

The group is one of many spin-offs from the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. The protesters voice outrage against corporate greed, bank bailouts and personal income stagnation.

Protesters plan to gather at 11 a.m. at Riverside Park tomorrow. Attendees voted last week to move its protest from Hemming Park to make themselves more visible. Protesters are scheduled to make signs, listen to lectures and take part in a general assembly meeting.

The march is expected to start at 3 p.m. and go from the First Guaranty Bank  .. across from the market through the market. The organization's Facebook page said protesters should disperse at the arts market and not disturb the event.

Read about last week's Occupy Jax gathering.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/10/21/occuopy-jax-to-march-at-riverside-arts.html

[Dog Walker]

Faye,

I heard that the gathering was going to be at Memorial Park.  Did I hear wrong?

[simms3]

That's nice...a great protest march at an art market/non-political gathering.  They're really showing well!

They're showing well up here, too.  They tried to break into a hospital, borderline turning violent (300-400 of them).  They are now inciting riots against the city because the city is going to shut down a homeless shelter and allow the building owner to renovate his own property into something beneficial to the community.  Did I mention this homeless shelter refuses to follow code, does not screen residents, does not do job placement, and allows blatant drug and alcohol abuse, even going so far as to promote it with programs at the across the street extended stay motel and nearby convenience stores?  No other homeless shelter has any problems, and they are beneficial and humane to the homeless and to the surrounding areas, yet because EVERYONE has a problem with Peachtree Pine (INFAMOUSLY bad shelter), the anarchist Occupy____ group is going to riot and encourage riots.

These people are making fools of themselves, and now it has been proven they are nothing more than ultra lib anarchists.  They really don't represent the 99%, but rather the most extreme 5%.

It was kind of cool at first, but now anyone with any self worth would not be caught dead associating with this crowd.  Even the liberal publications/dailies/papers up here and around the country are distancing themselves to a degree from Occupy_____.  Peaceful is morphing into aggressive, which we'll have to see if that will then morph into violence like we hear about in other parts of the world, including Europe.

[bobsim]

Faye,

I heard that the gathering was going to be at Memorial Park.  Did I hear wrong?

  More details, please!

[FayeforCure]

That much touted "land of opportunity" is all but gone for the 99 percenters.

I hear Antartica is looking for new inhabitants, if it is so bad here in the US of A, why not just pick up and move?

I couldn't resist.......mtraininjax prefers to protect the 1% over the needs of the 99%..........as if the 1% needs any protection since they can just BUY their protection: