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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:24 pm

Sola Gangsta wrote:Remember, remember the 5th of November (and the average Joe who blew his Stack):
Not into reading the drool of a fool that dose himself..
He is gone and the world is better for it..

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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:29 pm

unjonharley wrote:Not into reading the drool of a fool that dose himself..
He is gone and the world is better for it..
That way thugs can keep plundering while you sleep. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain as this message was not meant for you.
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Post by theCryptofishist » Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:09 pm

Bob wrote:Chronicle urban design critic critiques Occupy Frisco.

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I think that's mr. Sharon Stone sending him out on all sorts of things that don't have much to do with architecture. Perhaps they make him wear multiple hats as a condition of continued employment.
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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:31 pm

Joe Stack is a perfect example of someone who could have done well if he hadn't bought so much into the American Dream ideal. It was probably ingrained in his psychological makeup so much that the shock that it was a lie pushed him over the edge in completely the opposite direction. He actually believed that and because he had too rigid a sense of justice, pursued the IRS like a bulldog. Most people find ways to get by without raising a stink and that is what he did and why the IRS targeted him. Not many people can get to retirement income within 10 years, but if you read it, he did so a couple of times and "went back to zero" as he says because he was fighting an unjust system. The IRS knows people cheat the system and they won't mind "too much" until you question their ability to tax you. They want to keep the system going and both sides benefit from this "necessary evil". In the old days it used to be war lords going to farmers saying "give me your first born or 10 percent of your crops". This is where the word "tithe" comes from, which means to extract a tenth from. Now that civilization has raised the average person to the level that kings used to live at during the middle ages, that rate has gone above 10% to keep the average person from building their own space programs, etc...

I personally think that what the people do as a mass collectively is bound by a mix of heimarmene and tuche.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:14 pm

The sum total of joe stack lead to him taking his own life..

There is no value in that for me..

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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:18 pm

unjonharley wrote:The sum total of joe stack lead to him taking his own life..

There is no value in that for me..
Can you not at least learn from other peoples mistakes? If so, take it to the next level and learn compassion.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:33 pm

I'm going to Portland in the morning..Think I will swing by the occupy park.
Just wounder how many are wearing $9.95 jeans. Compare to top dollar jeans
Might get an idea who is paying those greedy bastards they are protesting.

The $9.95 jeans are pretty good.. I have three pair that change into each week.. They have lasted two years.. Wear them for two days, turn inside out and wash..

Have some old (patched) pair & aprons for garden and shop..

Think I'm bout ready to call bull shit on this whole occupy thing..

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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:35 pm

Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:The sum total of joe stack lead to him taking his own life..

There is no value in that for me..
Can you not at least learn from other peoples mistakes? If so, take it to the next level and learn compassion.
Yeah, Don't try to live others standards and don't off myself

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Post by Elderberry » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:38 pm

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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:42 pm

unjonharley wrote:
Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:The sum total of joe stack lead to him taking his own life..

There is no value in that for me..
Can you not at least learn from other peoples mistakes? If so, take it to the next level and learn compassion.
Yeah, Don't try to live others standards and don't off myself
And what the hell good is there in compassion for a dead person.

I've been around for 75 years and wasted enough time on others..

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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:45 pm

unjonharley wrote:Just wounder how many are wearing $9.95 jeans. Compare to top dollar jeans Might get an idea who is paying those greedy bastards they are protesting. Think I'm bout ready to call bull shit on this whole occupy thing..
Because not everybody has figured out why they're angry yet, it's just BS? Calling the movement BS is like blaming a rape victim for being raped. Yes, maybe both don't know how to dress to keep from being victimized... BS or not, it is a force that will have to be reckoned with.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:02 pm

Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:Just wounder how many are wearing $9.95 jeans. Compare to top dollar jeans Might get an idea who is paying those greedy bastards they are protesting. Think I'm bout ready to call bull shit on this whole occupy thing..
Because not everybody has figured out why they're angry yet, it's just BS? Calling the movement BS is like blaming a rape victim for being raped. Yes, maybe both don't know how to dress to keep from being victimized... BS or not, it is a force that will have to be reckoned with.
WTF.. You need to get off the pipe.. A rape victim knows what they are angry about/at and sure as hell don't stand in a park and chant at the wind for help.

A bunch of disconnected people camping in parks is in no way a force.. They have addressed any one/thing.. So who the hell is going to reckon with them.. If they don't know who fucked them then they need to go home get in a corner and suck there thumb..

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Post by Elderberry » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:06 pm

If you check out those graphs above, THAT is what the main issue is.
I hear Oakland OWS might be organizing a general strike. Interesting to see how that plays out.
I'm actually heading out to an Occupy Halloween event right now! Though I suspect this will be more fun than protest; considering it's held in conjunction with the West Hollywood Holloween street party.
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unjonharley wrote:Just wounder how many are wearing $9.95 jeans. Compare to top dollar jeans Might get an idea who is paying those greedy bastards they are protesting. Think I'm bout ready to call bull shit on this whole occupy thing..
Because not everybody has figured out why they're angry yet, it's just BS? Calling the movement BS is like blaming a rape victim for being raped. Yes, maybe both don't know how to dress to keep from being victimized... BS or not, it is a force that will have to be reckoned with.
WTF.. You need to get off the pipe.. A rape victim knows what they are angry about/at and sure as hell don't stand in a park and chant at the wind for help.

A bunch of disconnected people camping in parks is in no way a force.. They have addressed any one/thing.. So who the hell is going to reckon with them.. If they don't know who fucked them then they need to go home get in a corner and suck there thumb..
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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:07 pm

unjonharley wrote:And what the hell good is there in compassion for a dead person.

I've been around for 75 years and wasted enough time on others..
Being in Oregon, I'm surprised you would even ask that question. Compassion is not just for the sake of others, but it also works on your spirit to keep you from turning cold and keep you in right relationship with the universe. Time spent on others is never wasted because part of you is in everyone else you know. You may not see the results you want but every action invested in the world has a place in time and it is impossible for it to come to naught. The laws of physics prove that energy is never lost.

For the record I don't do any drugs, it screws with my music too much and I get a much better "high" by nailing a solo.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:17 pm

Portland occupy had boiled down to breaking the law in protest of the no camping over night in city parks law.. This law was called for and approve by the voting public of Portland.. I do not see the trashing of public propertys as any thing to do with corp greed..

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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:20 pm

unjonharley wrote:Portland occupy had boiled down to breaking the law in protest of the no camping over night in city parks law.. This law was called for and approve by the voting public of Portland.. I do not see the trashing of public propertys as any thing to do with corp greed..
An excellent example of looking at the details while ignoring the larger picture.
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Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:Portland occupy had boiled down to breaking the law in protest of the no camping over night in city parks law.. This law was called for and approve by the voting public of Portland.. I do not see the trashing of public propertys as any thing to do with corp greed..
An excellent example of looking at the details while ignoring the larger picture.
Once again, I agree.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:10 pm

Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:Portland occupy had boiled down to breaking the law in protest of the no camping over night in city parks law.. This law was called for and approve by the voting public of Portland.. I do not see the trashing of public propertys as any thing to do with corp greed..
An excellent example of looking at the details while ignoring the larger picture.
You or no one else has shown a larger picture of any kind..

I agree that corp greed has fucked this whole country.. But even Obama is $$powered by it.. Not knowing your ass from a hole in the ground (aka occupy) is not where it's at.. No one (up there) is listening.. As no one listens to me when I say only action will count..

I call for an action to stop spending on any/all over priced extras.. But no you wont give up your latest Ipod.. What would your have to play with while camping in the park.. How about those next big thing that will make ya look good.. Stop feeding the bastards that are robing you.. How about the fast food giants.. No, your lazy ass has learned how not to cook.. All the while being over charge and feed garbage.. Fast food owns the FDA.. Who ya gonna yell at? Stop doing what your doing.. Corp Am's hearing is connected to there bill fold only.. Not to some people in a park..

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unjonharley wrote:
Sola Gangsta wrote:
unjonharley wrote:Portland occupy had boiled down to breaking the law in protest of the no camping over night in city parks law.. This law was called for and approve by the voting public of Portland.. I do not see the trashing of public propertys as any thing to do with corp greed..
An excellent example of looking at the details while ignoring the larger picture.
You or no one else has shown a larger picture of any kind..

I agree that corp greed has fucked this whole country.. But even Obama is $$powered by it.. Not knowing your ass from a hole in the ground (aka occupy) is not where it's at.. No one (up there) is listening.. As no one listens to me when I say only action will count..

I call for an action to stop spending on any/all over priced extras.. But no you wont give up your latest Ipod.. What would your have to play with while camping in the park.. How about those next big thing that will make ya look good.. Stop feeding the bastards that are robing you.. How about the fast food giants.. No, your lazy ass has learned how not to cook.. All the while being over charge and feed garbage.. Fast food owns the FDA.. Who ya gonna yell at? Stop doing what your doing.. Corp Am's hearing is connected to there bill fold only.. Not to some people in a park..
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:28 pm

ygmir wrote:UJH: you have moments of brilliance............

But it makes my brain injured head hurt.. And thread subject makes my ass bunch up.

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unjonharley wrote:But no you wont give up your latest Ipod.. What would your have to play with while camping in the park.. How about those next big thing that will make ya look good.. Stop feeding the bastards that are robing you.. How about the fast food giants.. No, your lazy ass has learned how not to cook.. All the while being over charge and feed garbage.. Fast food owns the FDA.. Who ya gonna yell at? Stop doing what your doing.. Corp Am's hearing is connected to there bill fold only.. Not to some people in a park..
You apparently have not seen the other posts about how I've survived out in the desert over the last few years while this financial meltdown was happening. Not everyone is going to get it on an intellectual level, but as I said before this movement is like an emotional reaction to years of BS that has built up. The politics of those in charge as a whole has contributed to this mess, and their gridlock (which allows the 1% to laugh all the way to the bank) is what has created this phenomenon. It's OK for the movement to be about "nothing". Seinfeld gave us a show about nothing while we were sleeping. It's only fitting that we give the govt a show about nothing while waking up.

It is the just karma for all the deeds built up since the Reagan admin took office and started deregulating everything, repealing Glass-Stegall, etc...
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:02 pm

News flash... Car sales in Oct highest in 8 months.

Cars are running between 20 & 60k.. 1% my ass..

I know i know .. all that dough is borrowed.. Who are these people feeding tha corp mill? Ah i know.. there on extended unemployment.. Yeah, let the illegals bring the crops in.. The 1% can pay our bennys..

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Post by Sola Gangsta » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:17 pm

unjonharley wrote:News flash... Car sales in Oct highest in 8 months.
Which means that car sales were higher last February. Not too reassuring on the economic front given that Aug is when they roll out the new model year. I'd be more impressed if it was the best in several years.
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Post by unjonharley » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:44 pm

Will some one name what/who they are striking at.. Please don't say the 1% or crop greed.. If you worked for me and went on a wild eyed strike.. I would can your ass in a second..

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Post by Bob » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:58 pm

Some people should stick to what they're good at -- bullying fat chicks.
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Post by moonrise » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:15 pm

Hmm, maybe the 1% needed new vehicles (as a means of escape to air transport!) "Island of Capri anyone? Why yes my dear...sounds peachy, hahaha, ewwww, MORE OWS?"
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