Occupy Wall Street is so stupid. Like what’s the point? What do the protesters even want to do, or think they are going to do? Erupt with some kind of revolutionary revolt that will actually change the country? And what kind of change do they even want? It seems like they just want communism or something, which is totally impossible (good in theory, but could never work). And how do they think they’re going to get things to change? They have no plan, and no realistic way of achieving whatever “goals” they could even possibly have.
It really just sounds like a bunch of people who are just sitting around complaining about not being successful and not having the luxurious lives of people who actually work hard and receive their just rewards. It’s like the protesters are just jealous or something, and want what they can’t have because they’re too lazy and would rather have a free ride. They expect the government to take care of them.
I have no sympathy for the protesters. The situation is what it is, and they should just deal with it. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. They need to stop crying, go get jobs, take responsibility, and follow the rules like everyone else, because that’s just life.
It’s not like any of these protesters are actually starving or really living with that much hardship. A lot of people are suffering in this economy, but they just need to suck it up and work harder because they sure aren’t getting anything done by just sitting around and camping communally for weeks on end.
I think stuff like this happened some decades ago, and guess what? It went away. Now it’s coming back, but in a new generation with a new style. But it’ll go away again too. Just give it time. The whining will stop and the tears will go away once the heart of every protester finally bleeds dry, and each and every one is forced to face reality once again.
As with any revolution, nothing will happen unless feelings are voiced. It's the first step (whether or not any steps after vocalization actually occurs is beside the point). That's what occurring right now, people are gathering in a way that attracts attention, by using the media. Demonstrations have been using this tactic for a very long time.
ReplyDeleteYou seem misinformed, or at least under-informed (I say this because you began your post by asking flat out what they hope to accomplish). In situations, particularly political ones such as this, to be truly critical, one must examine as many perspectives as possible; to hear only one side does not do the situation justice. Hear what the protesters themselves have to say, and please try and do so with an open mind. Try google searches for "we are the 99%"
All the people protesting wall street have never made a real decision on their own in their whole life. They've always kinda done what your kinda suposed to do. They went through school being told what to do and what to think. "Go to college so you can't get a good job." But, they don't know what they really want so someone told they some random major that would get them a good job. When they finished college they applied for a few jobs but didn't get it because the economy is down and they really don't want the job just the rewards. They think how can this be I've done everything I've been told to so how come I'm not rich. Then someone comes along and says "it's not you fault it's all those really successful people. You need to go take whats your right." This is way easier than looking at yourself in the mirror and asking what do I want and how do I get it? The occupy wall street protesters are mindless drones. You may not like a lot of things about the county, but protesting I'm not even really sure what isn't going to give you a job. Or more importantly purpose. That's what the protesters are really after purpose of some kind. Their just unable to find their own purpose so they wait for someone to give it to them.
ReplyDeleteWILLIS, I agree with you. These lazy protestors remind me of some of these pizza eating, beer sucking students who think that the world owes them an education. Some of these beer sucking students complain about core courses, dorm food, profs, so I agree 100 percent with you. Like you, I have no sympathy for these beer suckers. They like the protestors you correctly take to task in your post need to stop crying and take responsibility for their own education. You nailed it good Willis. Like the protestors students should just suck it up and work harder in their classes. Life is what it is. I love your post Willis. Keep it real.
ReplyDeleteSo harsh about political protests! And such generalizations! ("They"--apparently all of them--are lazy, stupid beer guzzlers.) Somehow these criticisms say more about Whitewater, the bastion of political complacency, than they do about the protesters, many of whom are genuinely concerned about the growing gulf between rich and poor.
ReplyDeleteCome on students, stop being so stupid. Learn more about it before you post and show your ignorance. You are just like the Willis dude. He calls all students beer sucking idiots, and you are no better in characterizing the protestors as lazy. Protests from the sit in movements in the South to the massive student movements during the Vietnam War era helped change America. What about the massive 1963 March on Wasington by King and SCLC? Stop listening to Willis and start thinking. Unlike Willis, I have faith in you.
ReplyDelete320, that is not true we care. We have a "We are all Purple Movement" going that is going to change Whitewater and the world, and we did march to Hyer Hall to protest a name calling incident against a gay students and notes left on a black students souped up car. Between our classes, we are marching for justice.
ReplyDeleteWhat you talking bout Willis?
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