Huh. Almost the entirety of that article was just another form of, "Ha ha! Hippies are dirty, do drugs, and they smell! Ha ha! And they're all privileged kids who are skipping school and work and are uneducated and don't have jobs! Ha ha!"

winterwhile: poop on a cop car??

Did they pick up their trash?

Is there pain??

Stop signs beautiful leggos??

Skail:
Huh. Almost the entirety of that article was just another form of, "Ha ha! Hippies are dirty, do drugs, and they smell! Ha ha! And they're all privileged kids who are skipping school and work and are uneducated and don't have jobs! Ha ha!"

The author doesn't seem like a total asshole/moron, but he describes what he was filming through a VERY ideologically-fixed lens. Makes you wonder what he left out because it didn't fit his narrative (which you described to a tee).

At any rate he clearly has little to no interest in actually comprehending the motivations or goals of OWS, or the reasons why the group is so diverse (hint: both suburban school kids and dreadlocked hippies would like to see a better future with less economic desperation).

Skail: Huh. Almost the entirety of that article was just another form of, "Ha ha! Hippies are dirty, do drugs, and they smell! Ha ha! And they're all privileged kids who are skipping school and work and are uneducated and don't have jobs! Ha ha!"

Yeah, the more I read, the more I want to support OWS.

Take this gem:

The right to live ones' life, in privacy and Freedom, in whatever way one wants, so long as others are not harmed, should be a sacred principal in a Democracy. - H. Zinn

Marxist-Leninist Howard Zinn's toxic People's History of the United States reads like 1940s Stalinist anti-American propaganda, and is widely revered by the left. Zinn's quote on this sign sounds like the hippy credo of the 1960s. Who is it that determines in anarchy, what constitutes harm?

Yes...those 1940s Stalinist hippies. What the fark am I reading?

Subby, I brought out a hero of the right wing to tell you something.

It's funny...I didn't read any of the text. I just looked at the pictures. I got a totally different impression than the guy who wrote the article did, cause then I started reading, and it could be summed up (big surprise) as,

"Lazy smelly dirty diseased trust-fund rapist hippies, why don't the cops sweep this filthy disgusting subhuman vermin off the streets for breaking the law?"

A quote:

"Mommy and daddy entertain tourists, for cash, by simulating sexual positions with a bronze statue. Note the excited man with camera giving the thumbs up in the background.

This famous statue is of a business man, sitting in a park with briefcase open, head bowed as he works. It survived the collapse of the World Trade Center, at which time this area was covered in several feet of debris."

The statue survived the collapse of the WTC! Buried under several feet of debris! Let us bow down to the blessed statue! 9-11! Business! Capitalim! Degraded by homeless scum! Outrage!

The author of that blog argues like a troll.

It's James O'Keefe with a camera.

MorrisBird: This blog sucks.

A youth rally showing a proper level of deference and respect. Not a single lazy dirty smelly trust-fund rapist hippie in the bunch.

Wow. A guy who is scared out of his pants about a mosque near Wall Street is scared about people camping in a park. It's a wonder he can make his own coffee or open his door.

When did the right wing become such a bunch of cowards?

animal color: Wow. A guy who is scared out of his pants about a mosque near Wall Street is scared about people camping in a park. It's a wonder he can make his own coffee or open his door.

When did the right wing become such a bunch of cowards?

Since they lost the civil war. They've been hiding under their beds ever since.

He blames the" harm done by the counter-culture movement of the 1960s ". Has anybody ever actually met a republican who wasn't still in an all out rage over the 1960s? Which was OVER 50 YEARS AGO and not relevent to anybody under 55 !!!!


Idiots.

No, no, no, we're past the "then they make fun of you" stage, we're at the "then they attack you" stage. Get with the program, buddy.

That said, nice photos, and there is a certain of element of truth in the "let's party like it's 1968" observation. However, he was scrupulously careful not to post photos of the middle-aged protesters who've lost their jobs and homes, the ones with nothing better to do than protest at OWS because the system has chewed them up and spit them out, or are in the middle of having that done to them. You know, the 99%.

Ahh, the old 'Illusion of Truth' act again.

Hmm, smelly hippies who can spell, or smelly fatties who can't.


Decisions, decisions...

Also, Subby needs to learn what a photomosaic is.

Photomosaic:


Crappy blog post with some pictures: not a photomosaic.

There's a reason the Tea Party is a laughing stock of the world and the OWS protests are being replicated in hundreds of major cities across the world.

Space_Poet: There's a reason the Tea Party is a laughing stock of the world and the OWS protests are being replicated in hundreds of major cities across the world.

Duh, the Tea Party is made of REAL AMERICANS, and foreigners hate America. So do the Occupy muslocommunazi hippies.

What a motley collection of freaks.

Shaggy_C: What a motley collection of freaks.


I'll give you that, but personally I'd have it no other way. And that includes the tea party freaks as well.

I can't speak for others, but most of my ideals were formed of viewing the extremes on all angles. It's from there where most of us who go through life in a more moderate tack form our guideposts. It's healthy really and good for us all.

Also, I've always said to those that belittle activists, that is everything was all fine and good to begin with that would take care of most of the "activist problem" right there.

b0rg9: I can't speak for others, but most of my ideals were formed of viewing the extremes on all angles. It's from there where most of us who go through life in a more moderate tack form our guideposts. It's healthy really and good for us all.

So, equality and an emphasis on main street is an 'extreme' position? That would mean the centrist position is moar corporatism, just with nominal work towards helping the middle class. I don't think that's the centrist position at all, at least based on polls. The problem is that these people are taking pretty rational positions and making them look like the fringe.

I liked the pictures, and the text went mean pretty quickly. It's a shame. If the author had taken the time to actually describe what was going on and give a fair assessment this could have been a decent piece. Actually, the author has decent writing skills, I'd like to see what he can do when he's not being a dick.

Shaggy_C:The problem is that these people are taking pretty rational positions and making them look like the fringe.


I agree. The fringe is attracted to these events. That, I think, is something that will always have to be reckoned with.

I remember the first Earth Day parade in Bloomington, IN (IU) back in 1990. The obvious theme for the day was many rational positions on dealing with waste, recycling and pollution on both a local and global level. Of course there were all these other issues tagging along for the ride (NORML and opposition to US involvement w/ Israel come immediately to mind) that had nothing to do with sorting your glass and cans or driving less, etc.

So, if this blogger were around in B-town in 1990 he'd probably have taken pictures of these folk as well, while ignoring the school teachers educating people on general conservation and the majority of common sense going on at the same time.

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Like anyone in the Tea Party has ever read Adam Smith.

Your average teatard thinks eliminating corporate income taxes would be a righteous thing and can't comprehend the massive competitive advantage it would bestow on multinational corporations over small businesses.

Call me when rich people stop being rich and in control.

Love,

History.

Kibbler: "Mommy and daddy entertain tourists, for cash, by simulating sexual positions with a bronze statue. Note the excited man with camera giving the thumbs up in the background.

This famous statue is of a business man, sitting in a park with briefcase open, head bowed as he works. It survived the collapse of the World Trade Center, at which time this area was covered in several feet of debris."

The statue survived the collapse of the WTC! Buried under several feet of debris! Let us bow down to the blessed statue! 9-11! Business! Capitalim! Degraded by homeless scum! Outrage!

What is hilarious is that you directly quoted a completely accurate description of the photo, and then get all outraged by the description of the statue?

Lulz.

Sounds like someone needs a couple of bucks to occupy the Preparation H factory, Comrade Butthurt.

Skail 2011-11-26 08:02:48 AM Huh. Almost the entirety of that article was just another form of, "Ha ha! Hippies are dirty, do drugs, and they smell! Ha ha! And they're all privileged kids who are skipping school and work and are uneducated and don't have jobs! Ha ha!"
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Have you ever read any other critique of OWS that WASN'T like that?

I mean, I'd love to read one, just so I can see a valid reason to actually think about disliking the movement. But I have never found one.



Also, I kinda love that guy. I swear he just went online and found every single far left and far right talking point and just wrote every single one down on the poster.

It's kinda hilarious.

halfof33: Kibbler: "Mommy and daddy entertain tourists, for cash, by simulating sexual positions with a bronze statue. Note the excited man with camera giving the thumbs up in the background.

This famous statue is of a business man, sitting in a park with briefcase open, head bowed as he works. It survived the collapse of the World Trade Center, at which time this area was covered in several feet of debris."

The statue survived the collapse of the WTC! Buried under several feet of debris! Let us bow down to the blessed statue! 9-11! Business! Capitalim! Degraded by homeless scum! Outrage!

What is hilarious is that you directly quoted a completely accurate description of the photo, and then get all outraged by the description of the statue?

Lulz.

Sounds like someone needs a couple of bucks to occupy the Preparation H factory, Comrade Butthurt.

A statue is a statue is a statue. Because it happened to be in the WTC doesn't make it special.

The blogger was implying that goofing around on THAT statue was some sort of blasphemy against America, rather than just, y'know, people goofing around.

ftfa:
"A large percentage of OWS participants are 9/11 truthers, or followers of Alex Jones, who on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 led a howling mob of thousands to Ground Zero to scream insults at the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks. I encountered a number of truthers who had come to New York on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 to demonstrate at Ground Zero, and stayed to join the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17."

well that explains why the top vote getter for the OWS demands is to re-open the 9/11 investigation.

the Alliance for Global Justice gets a 7% cut of all donations to OWS just for letting the hippies use their tax exempt status?!

wow, that is capitalism at it's worse. Taking advantage of the hippies who are too stupid to know better.

winterwhile: so

The Left does not like pictures, that tell the story??????

geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Come on! This is only one side of the story.

The other side is about...uhhh...is about...uhhh....something about some people have more money than other people and they want donations for make up for some woman (oh wait, that last part is in this story)

jake3988:
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Also, I kinda love that guy. I swear he just went online and found every single far left and far right talking point and just wrote every single one down on the poster.

It's kinda hilarious.

I can't tell if he's real or trying Poe's law. There are people who believe every single bit on that poster. And I will have nothing to do with them.

Has anyone counted the number of firearms that have shown up at OWS encampments and compared it to the number of guns that Tea Partiers have brought to their parties? Just asking.

jake3988: Skail 2011-11-26 08:02:48 AM Huh. Almost the entirety of that article was just another form of, "Ha ha! Hippies are dirty, do drugs, and they smell! Ha ha! And they're all privileged kids who are skipping school and work and are uneducated and don't have jobs! Ha ha!"
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Have you ever read any other critique of OWS that WASN'T like that?

I mean, I'd love to read one, just so I can see a valid reason to actually think about disliking the movement. But I have never found one.

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Also, I kinda love that guy. I swear he just went online and found every single far left and far right talking point and just wrote every single one down on the poster.

It's kinda hilarious.

Does anyone doubt that this guy ( in photo) is voting for Ron Paul?

wildcardjack:

I can't tell if he's real or trying Poe's law. There are people who believe every single bit on that poster. And I will have nothing to do with them.


Yeah me neither. There's a couple I know that never met a conspiracy theory they didn't like -- I could imagine them making a sign like that.

I've drifted away from hanging out with them. It's really insufferable sometimes to have a lot of that stuff pushed on you and have to politely smile and nod your head.

They discovered the internet a little later than a lot of us, and I think they just went headlong into finding out "the real truth" and couldn't gobble that shiat up fast enough.

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Like anyone in the Tea Party has ever read Adam Smith.

Was going to comment on this as well, keep up the good work. Also, don't the pictures seem to be of a devious Protocols of the Elders of Zion type of Jew and an innocuous Protestant White American grandmother?

Broad strokes cartoonist, broad strokes.

AntiNerd: Has anyone counted the number of firearms that have shown up at OWS encampments and compared it to the number of guns that Tea Partiers have brought to their parties?

Has anyone counted the number of rapes and other crimes that happened at OWS encampments and compared it to the the number of rapes and other crimes at TEA parties? Just asking.

animal color: Wow. A guy who is scared out of his pants about a mosque near Wall Street is scared about people camping in a park. It's a wonder he can make his own coffee or open his door.

When did the right wing become such a bunch of cowards?


Plus, it's ok when people camp out to buy a 52" TV or get tickets for Saturday Night Live but it's not to protest? Priorities, where are they?