Occupy Wall Street crowd evicted for nonpayment of rent

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**Frazzled**

Rented Tritium wrote:
TheHammer wrote:
When you try to paint a group you have a reactionary hatred for with the ugliest of the bunch it is because you are trying to score cheap points on the internet.

You have, IN THIS THREAD, called me a nazi and a fascist.

You simply have no right to talk about "cheap points"

Wait, I thought you were Bull Moose. Everything I know is a lie.

**dsteingass**

Why do you generalize that all protestors from the 60's were hippies? What if I said all conservatives are racist?

**Rented Tritium**

Occupy really does need to pick a topic and stick with it.

For instance, while most of the wall street execs who caused the crash broke no laws, a handful actually did. Demanding formal investigations and charges would be great.

Also, demanding that certain congressional committees more fully disclosed their conflicts of interest would be great too.

I would actually support them if they were doing things like that.

However, "ending capitalism"? Uh, no. That's stark raving mad. Capitalism is how the country exists. Capitalism is the true expression of our freedoms as Americans.

**CptJake**

Rented Tritium wrote:If their intent is to shut down the subway to inconvenience someone, then that's dumb.

If their intent is to get arrested shutting down the subway system so they can get some attention, that's smart.

I'll ask again: Who are the victims, the 1%?

Jake

**Frazzled**

Rented Tritium wrote:
TheHammer wrote:
I also do not believe I have called you a Nazi. As a Jewish guy with family ties to how horrible the Holocaust was that is not a line I would cross with a child on the internet.

Yes, asking if someone likes brown shirts in that context is calling them a Nazi. We're not stupid. You called me a Nazi.

Or a Boy Scout. I have an easy way to find out though. Do you have an affiinity for making knots, racing small slot cars and selling popcorn door to door?

**Rented Tritium**

Melissia wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
TheHammer wrote:
Of course I'd rather the OWS "movement" represented a desire to smash capitalism but that's simply not what it's about.

Its ironical that you screel that on a capitalist designed, manufactured, and marketed computer, using evil capitalist software, on an evil capitalist network, first envirioned by a military who's purpose is to keep the evil imperialist capitlaist dogs in power.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I rest my case.
Dunno about ironic, but I think that our capitalistic system merely needs a reform, not a complete revolution. Capitalism at least mostly works, communism almost never works outside of tiny communes.

Hey everyone look at this. MELISSA is right of thehammer.

That speaks VOLUMES.

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Frazzled wrote:
Rented Tritium wrote:
TheHammer wrote:
I also do not believe I have called you a Nazi. As a Jewish guy with family ties to how horrible the Holocaust was that is not a line I would cross with a child on the internet.

Yes, asking if someone likes brown shirts in that context is calling them a Nazi. We're not stupid. You called me a Nazi.

Or a Boy Scout. I have an easy way to find out though. DO you have an affiinity for making nots, racing small slot cars and selling popcorn door to door?

Man, I DO like those things! WHO AM I?

**Frazzled**

dsteingass wrote:Why do you generalize that all protestors from the 60's were hippies? What if I said all conservatives are racist?

Of course not. Late 60's hippies. Early 60's yippies. Get it right!

**TheHammer**

**dsteingass**

heh, it's just a matter of time before this one gets locked, then it really will be like a cave wall

**Frazzled**

TheHammer wrote:You rest your case with an incredibly stupid argument?

So, if I disagree with the violent exploitation of people overseas so American companies can make money I should only do so in the forest by etching these screeds into parchment made from the hide of an elk?

If I disagree with the violent destruction of the environment and the poisoning of the airs and seas that is making the world unlivable for the least among us I should only do so by writing my displeasure on the wall of some cave?

I'm glad you rested your case so we can stop reading your utterly stupid sophistry.

Rented, you are funny. Good job, bro <3

Reported. I never called you stupid. Thanks for violating Rule #1 on its face.

**Rented Tritium**

CptJake wrote:
Rented Tritium wrote:If their intent is to shut down the subway to inconvenience someone, then that's dumb.

If their intent is to get arrested shutting down the subway system so they can get some attention, that's smart.

I'll ask again: Who are the victims, the 1%?

Jake

Inasmuch as intending to be arrested has victims or aggressors, it's absolutely going to be normal people and not the 1%. But if the purpose is just to get on the news and stay talked about, it's a reasonable strategy.

That said, if there was something they could get in the way of that disproportionately affected the 1% or more importantly, the congress that gives them things, that would be WAY more optimal of a target than this.

**Frazzled**

Man, I DO like those things! WHO AM I?

Beats me man.

**Easy E**

Occupy subway stations just means protesters are suppose to go to Subway stations.

Perhaps they think at a Subway station they might have people to share their message of "we are the 99%" with?

Some Occupy people in Florida protested and marched in front of a Yacht Show, is that acceptable?

**dsteingass**

Why do we have to immediately brand someone as left or right? I reject that whole idea that you MUST be one way or the other.

I have strong opinions about a lot of things, some are considered left, some are considered right by these arbitrary standards. Is it human nature to physiologically NEED to organize everyone into one camp or another simply by their ideas? Or is it ignorance and fear of things we don't understand?

**Frazzled**

Easy E wrote:Occupy subway stations just means protesters are suppose to go to Subway stations.

Perhaps they think at a Subway station they might have people to share their message of "we are the 99%" with?

Wait this is NY right? How many are going to get mugged in the subway? Power to the..er..people?

**Easy E**

Frazzled wrote:
Easy E wrote:Occupy subway stations just means protesters are suppose to go to Subway stations.

Perhaps they think at a Subway station they might have people to share their message of "we are the 99%" with?

Wait this is NY right? How many are going to get mugged in the subway? Power to the..er..people?

I thought your pal Rudy cleaned it all up?

**Rented Tritium**

TheHammer wrote:You rest your case with an incredibly stupid argument?

So, if I disagree with the violent exploitation of people overseas so American companies can make money I should only do so in the forest by etching these screeds into parchment made from the hide of an elk?

If I disagree with the violent destruction of the environment and the poisoning of the airs and seas that is making the world unlivable for the least among us I should only do so by writing my displeasure on the wall of some cave?

I'm glad you rested your case so we can stop reading your utterly stupid sophistry.

Rented, you are funny. Good job, bro <3

I'm not even sure what your points are referring to. We haven't even TALKED about those things and I believe I've been clear that the right to protest is important.

But I'd rather just post my reaction to this post than really break it down and respond.

**Frazzled**

Easy E wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Easy E wrote:Occupy subway stations just means protesters are suppose to go to Subway stations.

Perhaps they think at a Subway station they might have people to share their message of "we are the 99%" with?

Wait this is NY right? How many are going to get mugged in the subway? Power to the..er..people?

I thought your pal Rudy cleaned it all up?

Its been a few years. We've had at least one gigantic monster move through there since.

**Rented Tritium**

Easy E wrote:
Some Occupy people in Florida protested and marched in front of a Yacht Show, is that acceptable?

Haha, yes! That's excellent!

They STILL need specific demands and they STILL need to get onto washington more for just giving corporations whatever they ask for, but yes, Yacht show protests would be perfectly appropriate for their position!

**Frazzled**

As long as they do it before the next hurricane season. Don't want to be caught with your pants down protesting when a hurricane appears.

**Rented Tritium**

Frazzled wrote:As long as they do it before the next hurricane season. Don't want to be caught with your pants down protesting when a hurricane appears.

Nature's water cannon

**Frazzled**

Rented Tritium wrote:
Frazzled wrote:As long as they do it before the next hurricane season. Don't want to be caught with your pants down protesting when a hurricane appears.

Nature's water cannon

Nature is such a fascist!

**daedalus**

Rented Tritium wrote:.

I've given up all hope of this thread being insightful or even civil, but this gif is fantastic.

**Frazzled**

Occupy San Francisco fears lice and flea outbreak. thats just disgusting.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/11/17/san-francisco-officials-fear-disease-will-spread-at-occupy-encampment/

**Scrabb**

Melissia wrote:This is a stupid decision if that's actually their stated intent, and not merely a hyperbolic piece of crap like most of the trash spewed out in to this thread.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/ows-protesters-calling-for-day-of-action-following-loss-of-camp-in-zuccotti-park/

Read Eric's comment (as of right now the first).

**dsteingass**

OMG, you guys are watching Fox News aren't you?
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/protesters-shutting-down-the-subway-depends-on-what-you-watch/

..or is Fox News reading this very thread and reporting it as news??
You be the judge!

It is 5:14 pm in NYC, the shutdown of the subways was supposed to happen at 3:00 pm...hmmm

**AustonT**

daedalus wrote:
Rented Tritium wrote:.

I've given up all hope of this thread being insightful or even civil, but this gif is fantastic.

I made it.

**dsteingass**

It looks like only 20-30 OWS protestors actually had the balls to try approaching subways to Manhattan according to this. lol
[url]
http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/occupy-wall-street-moves-to-subways-1.3327967[/url]

**Melissia**

protest organizers have said that no such plan exists, that the goal is to gather at various subway stations and hand out flyers.

THAT makes much more sense.

**Janthkin**