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this message has started to spread around the protesters: [release]Guys, listen. Here's the deal. I love you guys with every shred of my hard-left leaning heart. But I think you might be doing something wrong. Here is one thing that can help you. Tomorrow, wear a polo and khakis Seriously. polos and khakis. Every time you guys DO finally get some fucking press, it's a scrawny dude with dreads in a ratty t-shirt. You're going big here, dress it. Tomorrow, Polo shirt and Khakis. Why? Because you need to get the right-leaning equivalent of me on your side. I'm 35 right now. I understand where the hippy thing comes from. I get it as well as a guy who's 35 can. My Counterparts do not. They think you are scummy druggies on welfare and when they see on tv a bunch of people who they think are S.D's on W, they root for the cops to hit you again. Speaking of the cops, Who do you think they'll mace first? SD's on W, or a guy in khakis and a polo? Seriously, it's fucking cop camouflage. And if they DO come for you. When people at home see PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THEM getting abused by police... That's when shit changes. Seeing protesters get beat up means nothing because protesters get beat up all the time. Therefore, don't look like a protester! This connects you to the person watching and opens them to your side! So for serious. Do it. You're almost about to tip this thing over. Polos and khakis. Cop Camo + target audience = Shave, shower and polos and khakis. TL;DR: Polo shirt and Khakis = dress code for nyc protests tomorrow. Do it. Edit: Going to bed soon, one more thing before I turn it over to all of you. Please spread this as much as you can. Professionalism will help push this thing over the edge. You have labor pushing you. National Media is starting to wake up to you. You're almost there. Keep pushing. Think: Business Casual Friday. Don't play it up like the Billionaires for healthcare. You're just a guy, going to work in this big office building here. Even if you don't think that you SHOULD be judged on appearances (which I do agree), You have to realize that you ARE. Fight the appearance fight another day. Polos and khakis. Do it.[/release]

[QUOTE=rundevil;32553995]this message has started to spread around the protesters: [release]message[/release][/QUOTE] Good idea Actually everyone should wear a police uniform so the videos are really confusing and hilarious

[QUOTE=rundevil;32553995]this message has started to spread around the protesters: [release]Subversive intelligent stuff.[/release][/QUOTE]I have like, fifty pairs of khakis and polos; Time to start selling! [QUOTE=Zeke129;32554003]Good idea Actually everyone should wear a police uniform so the videos are really confusing and hilarious[/QUOTE]That won't work out at all.

Protesters need food and clothes and stuff don't they? Sounds like a money making scheme one can profit from!

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY"][/URL][video=youtube;2PiXDTK_CBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY[/video] "Oh my, Reginald, it appears that the commoners are rather uppity this morning." "Mhmmm, yes, let us go back inside and devalue their 401ks some more."

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;32554110][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY"][/URL][video=youtube;2PiXDTK_CBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY[/video] "Oh my, Reginald, it appears that the commoners are rather uppity this morning." "Mhmmm, yes, let us go back inside and devalue their 401ks some more."[/QUOTE] Seems wall street doesn't feel too threatened.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;32554110][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY"][/URL][video=youtube;2PiXDTK_CBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY[/video] "Oh my, Reginald, it appears that the commoners are rather uppity this morning." "Mhmmm, yes, let us go back inside and devalue their 401ks some more."[/QUOTE] that pisses me off so much.

[QUOTE=rundevil;32554303]that pisses me off so much.[/QUOTE] Or maybe are they scared inside and trying to hide it ?

[QUOTE=acds;32539168]They won't achieve anything. I don't whine about how bad the world is, we're actually extremely lucky to have it as good as we are having it now, and no the situation (with a small pecentage living with all comforts and holding all the power while most are poor and have very little say in important matters) will never change, it's human nature. Work against the flow (the "man", the "machine", the system, or whatever people want to call it) and you'll just damage yourself.[/QUOTE] Sorry, but do you mean to tell me that you popped out of your mom and fully understood the idea that little pieces of paper and scraps of metal made the world go round, and that by some natural process, a few people would accumulate the majority of the pieces of paper? Didn't think so. You're fucking retarded. I find it insulting to our ancestors for you to confuse a damaging economic system that poisons us and our planet with our natural state.

[QUOTE=rundevil;32554303]that pisses me off so much.[/QUOTE] I keep hoping news will surface that it was really the singing billionaires from the Health Reform protests, but no, it literally looks like the fat cats are drinking champagne and mocking the people protesting against them. The people whose futures THEY ruined. God I want to run up there and pepper spray those fuckers and see how THEY like it.

It's good to see so many people participating in this.

[QUOTE=Chekko;32554510]It's good to see so many people participating in this.[/QUOTE] I doubt it'll do much, it never does.

Not with that attitude.

[QUOTE=Chekko;32554646]Not with that attitude.[/QUOTE] Millions of people protested the Iraq war and yet they still went through with it

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;32554110][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY"][/URL][video=youtube;2PiXDTK_CBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY[/video] "Oh my, Reginald, it appears that the commoners are rather uppity this morning." "Mhmmm, yes, let us go back inside and devalue their 401ks some more."[/QUOTE] Look Gerald! Some people are angry! Won't it lead to revolution? Nonsense! A revolution only happens when the ruling class loses the support of the upper class! Crack open another bottle of bubbly then!

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32554712]Millions of people protested the Iraq war and yet they still went through with it[/QUOTE] quit being depressing and go back to your tea

Admittedly American's do actually have more freedom than us in the UK due to your constitution, which is likely why our protests did nothing to stop the Iraq war as our country has pretty much unlimited power.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;32555145]quit being depressing[/QUOTE] Agreed. [QUOTE=Lambeth;32555145]and go back to your tea[/QUOTE] This was not necessary.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;32554980] A revolution only happens when the ruling class loses the support of the upper class! [/QUOTE] A revolution happens when the upper class muscles their way into becoming the ruling class and the lower classes don't want to take it anymore. [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;32554110][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY"][/URL][video=youtube;2PiXDTK_CBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PiXDTK_CBY[/video] "Oh my, Reginald, it appears that the commoners are rather uppity this morning." "Mhmmm, yes, let us go back inside and devalue their 401ks some more."[/QUOTE] That video kind of makes me wish the people would start attacking the building but that would be counter-productive Ah fuck it build a giant catapult and fire cars into it

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32555396]That video kind of makes me wish the people would start attacking the building but that would be counter-productive Ah fuck it build a giant catapult and fire cars into it[/QUOTE] Violence can be an answer, just it is as you say counter-productive. Sometimes that's what we need to get the ball rolling again.

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;32555619]Violence can be an answer, just it is as you say counter-productive. Sometimes that's what we need to get the ball rolling again.[/QUOTE] Violence could also bring an end to the protests, it's really only an option if [i]absolutely everyone[/i] agrees to follow it through to the very end. Peaceful protesting is better nine times out of ten. That being said, watching a bank get razed would be excellence

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32555632]Violence could also bring an end to the protests, it's really only an option if [i]absolutely everyone[/i] agrees to follow it through to the very end. Peaceful protesting is better nine times out of ten. That being said, watching a bank get razed would be excellence[/QUOTE] Yes, peaceful protest does a lot more of good, but when people have had enough you'll know it when improvised devices and weaponry start to take the scene.

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;32555664]Yes, peaceful protest does a lot more of good, but when people have had enough you'll know it when improvised devices and weaponry start to take the scene.[/QUOTE] Violence is only acceptable in the case of your favourite hockey team losing

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32555632]Violence could also bring an end to the protests, it's really only an option if [i]absolutely everyone[/i] agrees to follow it through to the very end. Peaceful protesting is better nine times out of ten. That being said, watching a bank get razed would be excellence[/QUOTE] A bank getting razed would hurt the average people as well as the bankers. [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=purvisdavid1;32555664]Yes, peaceful protest does a lot more of good, but when people have had enough you'll know it when improvised devices and weaponry start to take the scene.[/QUOTE] Lets hope this never comes about.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32555396]A revolution happens when the upper class muscles their way into becoming the ruling class and the lower classes don't want to take it anymore. [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] That video kind of makes me wish the people would start attacking the building but that would be counter-productive Ah fuck it build a giant catapult and fire cars into it[/QUOTE] I agree, honestly my first thought was, if this 200-300 years ago their heads would be rolling right now. It makes me incredibly angry but we can't use that energy destructively. We need to channel it into doing something positive.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32555692]A bank getting razed would hurt the average people as well as the bankers.[/QUOTE] In what way? Actually it would probably hurt the bank's insurance company the most [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=rundevil;32555706]I agree, honestly my first thought was, if this 200-300 years ago their heads would be rolling right now. It makes me incredibly angry but we can't use that energy destructively. We need to channel it into doing something positive.[/QUOTE] 200-300 years ago those people drinking champagne on the balcony would be getting thrown off right now

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32555748]In what way? Actually it would probably hurt the bank's insurance company the most [editline]30th September 2011[/editline] 200-300 years ago those people drinking champagne on the balcony would be getting thrown off right now[/QUOTE] Because the banks are the ones with all our money, if a banking company goes down so does a lot of peoples savings.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32555765]Because the banks are the ones with all our money, if a banking company goes down so does a lot of peoples savings.[/QUOTE] I would say "take all your shit out and run" but that basically caused the Great Depression.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32555765]Because the banks are the ones with all our money, if a banking company goes down so does a lot of peoples savings.[/QUOTE] You don't lose your money that's in a bank just because a bank's building gets destroyed

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;32555791]I would say "take all your shit out and run" but that basically caused the Great Depression.[/QUOTE] bad idea, the first thing we need to do is eliminate career politicians and make it illegal again for companies to sponsor presidents. we need to outlaw lobbyists.