Occupy L.A. Speaker: “One of the speakers said the solution is nonviolent movement. No, my friend. I’ll give you two examples: French Revolution, and Indian so-called Revolution.
Gandhi, Gandhi today is, with respect to all of you, Gandhi today is a tumor that the ruling class is using constantly to mislead us. French Revolution made fundamental transformation. But it was bloody.
India, the result of Gandhi, is 600 million people living in maximum poverty.
So, ultimately, the bourgeosie won’t go without violent means. Revolution! Yes, revolution that is led by the working class.
Long live revolution! Long live socialism!”
Crowd: [Cheers.]
As I watch these 1960s, hippy retreads, I too dissolve into nervous laughter.STEVE MARTIN: Let’s repeat the Non-Conformist Oath. I promise to be different.
AUDIENCE: I promise to be different.
STEVE MARTIN: I promise to be unique.
AUDIENCE: I promise to be unique.
STEVE MARTIN: I promise not to repeat things other people say.
AUDIENCE: I promise … [Dissolves into nervous laughter.]
Statements like this are part of the problem. It might resonate, but its false....even though the banks are making record profits - right after $billions of USA tax dollars were used to bail them out.
My bank is now trying to charge me a monthly fee for having/using a bank card .It is quite easy to find someone attending those that is not quite sure why they are there and the media is indeed having fun with that. Just below the surface the majority can articulate specific issues that have occurred of late.
For example a new set of limits on bank fees were introduced buy the government... and almost the same week the banks countered with new bank fees in other places - even though the banks are making record profits - right after $billions of USA tax dollars were used to bail them out.
It's a loosely gathered group, mostly being organized through facebook groups that are protesting the financial situation and differential between the different "classes" of people in the given area.At the risk of sounding stupid, just what IS all this "Occupy... " stuff about anyway? I see Occupy New York, Occupy LA, Occupy Chicago, even my own little town is doing a Occupy Youngstown this Saturday.
Are they protesting? If so, what are they protesting? I can't find a single site that gives a CLEAR reason for the Occupy-whatever-City.
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