and its aftermath and consequences for how long?
On Oct 2, 1:31 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We need you colonials back on democratic track. The Tea Party has it
> all wrong, but I can't see you putting much right without a lot of
> public unrest. Politics here has tended to be more low key, but the
> corrupt links are the same - one wonders when and where Blair and
> Obama were trained to be bag men for JP Morgan Chase? I'm not
> democratic in the sense I don't believe majority voting is much of a
> system because it can be so easily manipulated and leave us with no
> one worth voting for - which is now the case. I think we will have to
> take to the streets to bring down the existing powers and should
> rather than be the usual middle class bums pretending to care. Keep
> it up!
>
> On Oct 2, 6:57 pm, Chris Jenkins <digitalprecip...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > More than 700 arrests yesterday.
>
> >http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/police-arresting-protest...
>
> > Shameful.
>
> > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:54 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > We should all be on the streets to bring back meaningful voting,
> > > control of money and to avoid war, mass unemployment etc. The brutal
> > > suppression in New York shows the authorities are scared.
>
> > > On Oct 2, 6:48 pm, Chris Jenkins <digitalprecip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I'll have them on Facebook and G+, along with putting them on Obnoxi.us
> > > and
> > > > Reddit, plus I'll be sharing them out with the other independent media
> > > sites
> > > > around here (ThePatch, TheBurg, etc.). You'll probably have a hard time
> > > > missing them. :D
>
> > > > Oh, and I finally remembered to turn off my email signature for this
> > > > account. Sorry about spamming the web guy thing. :D
>
> > > > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Love to see them. Where will you post them?
>
> > > > > On Oct 2, 11:42 am, Chris Jenkins <digitalprecip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Non-committed? Wow. An important part of the process is getting the
> > > > > message
> > > > > > out to society at large. That's not happening well in mainstream
> > > media,
> > > > > so
> > > > > > independent media has to pick up the slack. Interesting that you'd
> > > paint
> > > > > > that critical role as "non-committed". I'll keep that in mind when
> > > I'm
> > > > > > spending hours post processing hundreds of shots, and disbursing them
> > > > > across
> > > > > > the net.
>
> > > > > > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM, ornamentalmind
> > > > > > <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > > > > > > The original Boston Tea Party was both a protest and a mob...and
> > > I'd
> > > > > > > rather be at a rock concert than at a football game. Perhaps to
> > > help
> > > > > > > assure the appearance of 'security', something that is an illusion
> > > in
> > > > > > > this context, we should continue our current trend towards
> > > oligarchy
> > > > > > > and no democracy.
>
> > > > > > > Few remember that when 'the government' was set up, it was 'by, for
> > > > > > > and of the people'. Adding a trite quote, those who do not remember
> > > > > > > history are condemned to repeat it.
>
> > > > > > > 'The markets' are a shell game and at least a few are beginning to
> > > > > > > open their eyes about it.
>
> > > > > > > The USA has long ago passed its zenith and will continue to decline
> > > > > > > into 3rd world status. More and more at least are willing to look
> > > at
> > > > > > > and try to reject this trend.
>
> > > > > > > I will be more than a non committed 'mind's eye' photographer at
> > > local
> > > > > > > Occupy gatherings. It worked to stop Vietnam even though it was
> > > mainly
> > > > > > > an economic issue. I have less hope this time.
>
> > > > > > > On Oct 2, 6:21 am, "rigs...@yahoo.com" <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Do they have money tied up in the markets? Considering that one's
> > > > > > > > usual largest investment- home and property- has taken a beating-
> > > I
> > > > > > > > have heard it might be 10 years for its recovery- plus dreadful
> > > > > > > > unemployment- debt- education and other loans- plus governmental
> > > > > > > > bloat, binge and bicker...well! what are we supposed to think of
> > > our
> > > > > > > > security in our retirement years? Does our government reward
> > > > > > > > individual effort and planning or not? I am not a fan of
> > > protests,
> > > > > > > > mobs or rock concerts- I would get trampled. Who would take care
> > > of
> > > > > my
> > > > > > > > children? Etc.
>
> > > > > > > > On Oct 1, 7:57 pm, Chris Jenkins <digitalprecip...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > So what do you all think of the various regional Occupy groups
> > > > > > > springing up
> > > > > > > > > around the US, emulating OccupyWallStreet? I'm going out to
> > > > > OccupyTampa
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > Thursday to do some independent media photography, but am
> > > curious
> > > > > about
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > perception of the country and world at large.
>
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Planning without action is futile; action without planning is fatal.
> > > > > > The Web Guy <http://imtheirwebguy.com>- Hide quoted text -
>
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