April 2012
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March 2012
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“Passing tests doesn’t begin to compare with searching and inquiring and pursuing...”
– Noam Chomsky on the purpose of education. (via explore-blog)
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One important lesson on economics from someone...
internutter:
Put basically: If they’re offering it to plebes like you, the bubble is about to burst.
There are numerous economic bubbles in past and present. The stock bubble. The internet bubble. The housing bubble. The quantum chocolate bubble. Okay, I just wish there was a quantum chocolate bubble…
The point is, bubbles are just like pyramid schemes. Sooner or later, they’re going to run...
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“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a...”
– Dalai Lama
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johnnyprince answered your question: Status Update. Have any input?
Well, I feel you. I think it’s more so of what YOU want to do. Not the people. Does it make sense to you anymore?? You have to decide. #LOVE
Normally, I would agree. However, I did start this blog as an information sharing device related to Occupy. I actively sought followers under the Occupy moniker (not for power, attention,...
Status Update. Have any input?
I am still not entirely sure where I personally stand on things (my mind is too complicated a mess to attempt to explain). However, given the number of encouraging messages from people, I know that this blog still serves a beneficial purpose (if nothing else for my own personal self-expression).
I am not rejecting Occupy - not the Occupy of my ideals in any case. However, until I can make sense...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan’s 2011 pay...
bankruptingamerica:
Via LA Times:
In a year when Bank of America’s stock plunged 58% and the company announced plans to lay off 30,000 employees, chief executive Brian Moynihan’s compensation package more than quadrupled to nearly $8.1 million.
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spacemanmick asked: Are you giving up on revolutionary struggle in general or just occupy?
I think the point is to always be thankful... and...
That is the key to happiness, contentment, and coming to peace with the pains of living. Be thankful for the good, be forgiving and deal with the bad. If you can achieve this, you can find happiness in any circumstance.
Anonymous asked: that's why i don't really reblog posts with my opinions, because i don't want to accidentally offend people. it's hard because even if you try someone, somewhere will be offended by what you have to say.
i'm glad that there are blogs like yours on here, with people who feel the same as i do.
i'm glad that there are blogs like yours on here, with people who feel the same as i do.
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Anonymous asked: do you ever feel that with discussions like the one you're having now that the weight of the world is on your shoulders? i don't know if i should feel like that but i do. the world has so many problems that need fixing..
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RE: I give up →
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occupyonline:
Not a sentiment I am proud of, but one that is my reality. I’ve been struggling for some time with the idea of seeking change in a world where I often feel so powerless and helpless. I’m surrounded by maddening and disheartening injustice that I am helpless to change. I am…
“And I can tell you this much - that isn’t a problem of Occupy. That is a...
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knittingknots replied to your post: I give up
It’s both simultaneously at the same time..both about self-enlightenment and about working for a better world. Alas, in doing it, one will step on toes and see anger. Human nature in play. One does what one can.
I think the thing I am struggling with is, how do we work to build a better world? How does one decide whose toes are okay to step on and...
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Occupy Online: I give up →
global-revolutions:
occupyonline:
Not a sentiment I am proud of, but one that is my reality. I’ve been struggling for some time with the idea of seeking change in a world where I often feel so powerless and helpless. I’m surrounded by maddening and disheartening injustice that I am helpless to change. I am forced to be aware of…
I respect you. You are so right, if each individual was at...
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jorjpeligro replied to your post: I give up
do you want to build a commune where we can all get away from this?
Yes, yes I do. Though I then fear interpersonal politics because it always seems there is at least one strong personality that isn’t willing to compromise and harmonize. Even if you form a group who isn’t like that, those people have children, lol.
My grandfather...
I give up
Not a sentiment I am proud of, but one that is my reality. I’ve been struggling for some time with the idea of seeking change in a world where I often feel so powerless and helpless. I’m surrounded by maddening and disheartening injustice that I am helpless to change. I am forced to be aware of it, but powerless to do anything about it but spread awareness (so that others may similarly...
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theveganarchist replied to your post: This is footage of a very Inspirational speech during the #MillionHoodies March for #TrayvonMartin on #M21
Have you read this? newsone.com/nation/… The issue of co-opting needs to be addressed.
I had nothing to do with the current OWS protesters in New York and their unwelcomed intrusion into the Million Hoodies March. However, I very much support getting...
Occupy Wall Street is Dead to Me
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racismschool:
In the beginning, I was on board. Things happened, things I am not going to get into in this particular post, that made me want to post less and keep a certain amount of distance.
Still, I wanted to believe in the overall cause.
I can no longer make excuses. I can no longer pretend that they represent anything of value.
I just finished speaking with a...
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Why Capitalism and Anarchism oppose
laughing-rabbit:
Since this seems to be the trend among the anarchists on tumblr, why not join the scuffle.
Capitalism (not to be confused with the market mechanism) is an economic system where an individual who owns capital, enters into a contract with a person who has only labor. The laborer acts upon said capital in some way shape or form, to create new wealth. The new wealth is then divided...
“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via nedhepburn)
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Matt Taibi: Another Hidden Bailout: Helping Wall...
abaldwin360:
Here’s yet another form of hidden bailout the federal government doles out to our big banks, without the public having much of a clue.
This is from the WSJ this morning:
Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are lining up to become landlords to cash-strapped Americans by bidding on pools of foreclosed properties being sold by Fannie Mae…
While the current approach of selling...
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OWS Marchers Demand Police Commissioner's... →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
After police arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street participants over the weekend, protestors marched to New York City Police Department headquarters today to demand the resignation of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement marched from Foley Square to One Police Plaza, the Lower Manhattan headquarters of the NYPD.
Besides wanting...
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How Government Hurts The Poor →
Just a few quick examples, as to elaborate on this question:
Minimum wage laws ostensibly exist to offer poorer workers better pay, but tend to leave the lower-skilled workers unemployed instead. 1
Tariffs and tough anti-immigration laws purportedly protect American citizens - poor, lower-skilled individuals in particular - from the “unfair” competition of cheap foreigners. Instead, it...
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Occupy and "The American Spring": Time for Occupy...
National Occupation of Washington, DC Will Bring Occupiers Together to Share Experiences, Educate Each Other and Build an Independent Movement to Shift Power from Concentrated Wealth
Many in the corporate media like to think the Occupy is over, but those of us involved know better. We do not rely on the corporate media to validate the work of Occupy, we see it in our communities. And, we know to...
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After Six Months, A Look At What Occupy Wall... →
dautresyeux:
Since its beginning, Occupy Wall Street and the protests it spawned across the country have faced critics who say it has no goals and wouldn’t achieve any substantial accomplishments. “In fact, the sum total of what Occupy Wall Street has accomplished is zero,” a New York Post columnist wrote in November. “Inspiring chat around the national watercooler is not an achievement.”
The...
Any economic system that legitimizes greed is, at...
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Watchsfpml:
“SILENCE = DEBT” - A talk by Brian Holmes Sunday, March 4, 2012 Occupy Chicago Headquarters Student debt — which is now hitting the trillion dollar mark, even bigger than outstanding credit-card debt — is part of the fabric of false promises and hyper-individualized coercion that we call neoliberal governance. It hooks into a continuum that begins with payday loans, moves through the...
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The United States of White Male Corporatism™ →
underthemountainbunker:
Here’s an example of one of the corporations that the Republicans are so concerned about not increasing marginal tax rates on — the “job creators”. Sure, let’s get them more tax cuts, so they can pay out ridiculous bonuses to themselves and their executives while laying off more American workers. Why not?
Newspaper Giant Gives CEO $32 Million Severance Package After...