Paul, I sense a lot of discontent here.
It runs deeper then discontent. I have had these thoughts for a very long time. It is a situation which NEEDS to be remedied. It is an evil that exists in a land that I love on a planet that I love- my planet. Certain things are right. Certain things are not. However, I live within the system, and have to make the best of what is available to me. The change that I am looking for may not be coming for some time, and as much as I owuld like to fast forward right to that time, instead, I have to hope that the world simply makes it long enough to get to that time, without too much disaster and unnecessary bullshit, for myself, and the world at large... so I back the things within the system which are the most sensible rational, and reasonable.. For example, the tea party is "if-y " at best, but at this point in time, I think that we would benefit immensely , form getting a decent amount of these people into office. I think many of them are full of shit as well, to be honest, but I think it is the right direction. I am tired of republicans, and I am tired of democrats. I want thinkers who will simply try to do what they think is right.
I am not clear on why exactly you would not get behind the 99% but hey, you have your right.
I appreciate your recognizing my right, and I do not mean that sarcastically. The reason that I will not get behind them, is because they are a bunch of idiots. They are stupid.. and they have no foundation. Most of them want to solve the problem with more of the problem, and they are so naive that they are ripe for any crazy MFer who comes along making promises. These people not only cannot be taken seriously, but to the extent that they are, they hurt any real progress towards greater liberty, and honesty in government. They not only do not have the answers.. but most of them are not even "in the Know" enough , to have the questions. I would bet that if you spent some time around them Horatio, things that they would and do would probably rub you the wrong way, and just not click with you. Perhaps, I am wrong with that.. In NY, right now, there are so many different fractions of them, that they do not even agree on wnat they want, and they each seem a b it like their own special interest group. Society's hatred for Wall Street has given them license to do this, while others keep society going.
There list of demands, not only , would all be approved of by Karl Marx, but they are also literally i9mpossible, and if we tried them , the very structure of our society would implode, i a very short amount of time... These things, which they want (LOL), simply cannot be done. When we are kids many of us view the government, as this like omnipotent power, much like how we view our parents.. These people still think like that. It is pure irrationality. .. and the truth is it is very dangerous. I don t fuck around Horatio. I don t play games. I am very serious about my viewpoints and this country as a whole. I have things I want to do in my life, and I d like to have a world in which I can do them. I have a deep inner conviction that I have a right to live my life to the fullest, and that is my fuel, which keeps my mind ever going.
I can t back the supposed 99 percent, the chosen name of which turns my stomach, because my enemy's enemy is not my friend just as such, and I waste not time of my life knowingly playing games. I believe in getting shit done and making things happen.. I am all about the real thing.. not translucent, wannabe hippy- "we wanna be heard"- bullshit. [/quote]
We can make change and will.
Thus far, they have accomplished nothing, except obstructing the normal functioning, of , in my opinion, the greatest city in the world.
Maybe as you said it will not be now or in a few years but I will not stand by as we are marginalized by the greedy and all powerful.
I am never marginalized. I hold my head tall, and I am proud of myself. This is something that evil people can never know.
I do believe in a person being able to build a company, flourish and reap the profits.
It is a right which needs be recognized.
So long as the person knows they did not do it all by themselves. The country they are living in participated, greatly.
Of course, I have to do some inferring, to know what you mean here, but I don t think that I agree.
I can say this, nobody owes me nothing.
Paul St. John