Comments on: The occupy mentality https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:20:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11645 alcaray Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:58:59 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11645 <p>Actually, when I was in high school...</p> ...I was involved in a (really very silly) earth day demonstration. The reason why I did that one was because it was set up by members of the drama club. The drama club had a large number of attractive girls in it, and in particular, one I was unrequitedly nuts over. Actually, when I was in high school…

…I was involved in a (really very silly) earth day demonstration. The reason why I did that one was because it was set up by members of the drama club. The drama club had a large number of attractive girls in it, and in particular, one I was unrequitedly nuts over.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11626 bowser Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:08:25 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11626 I have a friend who marched several times with the Occupiers. He is worth a couple of million, 73 y/o, and didn't agree with everything. He said he didn't chant, would point at elderly observers and tell them they belonged out with him. He said most agreed. I have a friend who marched several times with the Occupiers. He is worth a couple of million, 73 y/o, and didn’t agree with everything.

He said he didn’t chant, would point at elderly observers and tell them they belonged out with him.

He said most agreed.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11622 alcaray Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:52:27 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11622 Yeah. You know I've always been willing to do my part. But I've never joined any kind of demonstration. Because there was always the probability that some jackass in the group would throw something at a policeman. Or somebody would show up with a sign I would not want to be associated with. etc. You just have no control over what a mob might do. Yeah. You know I’ve always been willing to do my part. But I’ve never joined any kind of demonstration. Because there was always the probability that some jackass in the group would throw something at a policeman. Or somebody would show up with a sign I would not want to be associated with. etc. You just have no control over what a mob might do.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11614 bowser Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:54:49 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11614 I can't recall any movement to change society that was pretty. Unionization, civil rights, integrated schools, women's rights, gay rights, all of 'em, were challenged as ugly, violent, not needed, I agree but it's the wrong way to go about it, Anything as necessary as reforming Wall Street, in other words the US government, will be attacked as ugly, violent, and so on. If it's a good cause it's going to have to get ugly. Arf I can’t recall any movement to change society that was pretty. Unionization, civil rights, integrated schools, women’s rights, gay rights, all of ‘em, were challenged as ugly, violent, not needed, I agree but it’s the wrong way to go about it,

Anything as necessary as reforming Wall Street, in other words the US government, will be attacked as ugly, violent, and so on. If it’s a good cause it’s going to have to get ugly.

Arf

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11613 alcaray Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:27:29 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11613 <p>"80% of occupiers..."</p> Makes one wonder where you get your sample of occupiers from. “80% of occupiers…”

Makes one wonder where you get your sample of occupiers from.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11607 RobVG Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:20:24 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11607 <p>Yeah, well...</p> I don't want to start a ruckus about this but from what I've seen, about 80% of the occupiers have this same mentality and show a lack of basic economic acumen. As far as the "wacky signs" go, I previously posted 2 different articles where the left admitted to making those type of signs in a practice of subversion. Believe it or not, I understand and support the original premise of the movement. Unfortunately this is how it has evolved. Yeah, well…

I don’t want to start a ruckus about this but from what I’ve seen, about 80% of the occupiers have this same mentality and show a lack of basic economic acumen.

As far as the “wacky signs” go, I previously posted 2 different articles where the left admitted to making those type of signs in a practice of subversion.

Believe it or not, I understand and support the original premise of the movement. Unfortunately this is how it has evolved.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11603 ER Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:50:12 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11603 Yeah, but THAT's <em>different</em>. Yeah, but THAT’s different.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11601 alcaray Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11601 <p>Well that's 15 minutes I won't get back.</p> Remember when you guys would become inflammatory if someone noted that Teapartiers seemed intent on arming themselves and starting trouble? Or when they made fun of one particular whacky sign? Well that’s 15 minutes I won’t get back.

Remember when you guys would become inflammatory if someone noted that Teapartiers seemed intent on arming themselves and starting trouble? Or when they made fun of one particular whacky sign?

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11599 RobVG Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11599 Yeah, so? Yeah, so?

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/31/the-occupy-mentality/#comment-11598 ER Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:28:38 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=9294#comment-11598 Talk Radio. Talk Radio.

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