tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post4061206263121286381..comments2023-07-14T03:26:19.215-07:00Comments on The Iceman: What Do Occupy Canada Protests Hope To Accomplish?The_Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-8067902804572312272011-10-16T13:38:47.918-07:002011-10-16T13:38:47.918-07:00If protesters want to do a away with big coorperat...If protesters want to do a away with big coorperations -DON'Y BUY ANYTHING and coorperations most likely shut down and go elsewhere where sane people want to work.<br /><br />BTW, Have any of you seen protesters protesting against union big bosses for taking union dues from the little guy so that they union bosses can spent it on political parties. <br /><br />At least, when one works for a coorperation that is not unionized, the salary the workers get is theirs alone (after taxes) and not one penny goes to the union bosses.NOT ONE DIME.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-87978834913370196382011-10-16T13:36:50.550-07:002011-10-16T13:36:50.550-07:00Bubba,
UNIONS ARE BIG GREEDY COOPERATIONS. Where...Bubba, <br /><br />UNIONS ARE BIG GREEDY COOPERATIONS. Where is the protest. <br />Unions take unions dues from the very same protesters to pay for political parties like the NDP. <br />Unions workers have no clue that their own bosses take money (dues)from them to protest.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-74458942006802947622011-10-15T16:47:38.769-07:002011-10-15T16:47:38.769-07:00Bob Rae has joined the protesters? The third place...Bob Rae has joined the protesters? The third place and third rate party interim Leader.<br />This guy is always looking for a parade to jump in front of.<br />The Liberals can't win elections, 81% of Canadians did not vote for them.<br />Now they are trying for the Protest vote, go for it Bob.<br />Cheers Bubba<br />See if you can't lock in the Mom's Basement Brigade vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-59385173816784652112011-10-15T12:10:09.751-07:002011-10-15T12:10:09.751-07:00To no one's surprise Bob Rae has joined the pr...To no one's surprise Bob Rae has joined the protestors in Toronto and is getting full TV coverage. The questions I have is will Bob Rae once again strip and go naked on national TV and march with the demonstrators? Will the protesters approve and applaud this exhibition from their politicians and is this what they expect from their brand of politician?<br /> Should we hide our children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-59039731158597142752011-10-15T12:04:19.737-07:002011-10-15T12:04:19.737-07:00AND,if I may add one more point,the protesters can...AND,if I may add one more point,the protesters can parade all they want in front of the banks and businesses,but the people whom they should be protesting in front of are their elected officials.<br /><br />The bankers couldn't care less about people in the street, but politicians,who may have to depend on those people in the streets for VOTES, DO care,it's their station at the trough that's at stake.<br /><br />Take your protests to Victoria or Ottawa,or to your local MP's or MLA's office,IF,and only if, you have a coherent plan for them to consider.<br /><br />If you don't, f*** off and quit bothering the rest of us.dmorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068077596719584731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-72304417485229074432011-10-15T11:48:15.042-07:002011-10-15T11:48:15.042-07:00Where is -10C and snow when you need it.
Fat Ton...Where is -10C and snow when you need it.<br /><br /><br />Fat TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-9819654136958549002011-10-15T08:03:51.836-07:002011-10-15T08:03:51.836-07:00Preparing us for the day there will be kangaroo co...Preparing us for the day there will be kangaroo courts for corporate executives, burning of fat cats homes and a general takeover of all business by government.<br /><br />But for the moment it keeps the same groups who are out there demonstrating every other weekend mobilized.<br /><br />Also I notice some anti-Jewish sentiment at some of these anti-Wall Street demonstrations in various cities: "Jewish bankers".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-91616470115260636942011-10-14T21:13:03.089-07:002011-10-14T21:13:03.089-07:00What do they hope to accomplish? Bragging rights,...What do they hope to accomplish? Bragging rights,I suppose,among their social circle. Beyond that,practically nothing.<br /><br />They aren't going to improve their lot in life and as posted above,they turn the general population against them. Most working people I know have NO use whatsoever for the protesters,but plenty of contempt for the authorities who seem too chickenshit to take any sensible action.<br /><br />We have a right to protest in this Country,but that right should not be without limitations. Let 'em protest for a day or even two days,on the weekend so they don't disrupt commuter traffic,then clear 'em out for Monday morning when the working world revs up again.<br /><br />If there's any further disruption ,build some camps,like they did during the Great Depression,and fill them with these "activists". <br /><br />IMHO,the people who do the work are a lot higher on the list of priorities than a bunch of idealists and deadbeats. Let 'em make their point,then get 'em the hell off the streets. Give them a taste of what "Fascism" is really all about.dmorrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068077596719584731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-24198881098559484122011-10-14T20:44:16.967-07:002011-10-14T20:44:16.967-07:00It isn't about puffing my chest or flexing my ...It isn't about puffing my chest or flexing my muscles, I just don't take these clowns seriously. They protest all the time here in Vancouver, it is always the same people and they never accomplish anything. They just annoy normal folk, often turning public opinion against their positions.<br /><br />What exactly are you afraid of? If you're afraid of the black pajama people running around smashing windows, that's a seperate law enforcement issue unrelated to what's being protested.The_Icemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-58617589108299450592011-10-14T20:24:10.989-07:002011-10-14T20:24:10.989-07:00Alain & Iceman, perhaps you're much braver...Alain & Iceman, perhaps you're much braver & so much stronger than I am. Geez, I can almost picture you guys puffing up your chest & flexing your muscles. <br /><br />But scaredy-cat me? When any group vows to engage in various forms of civil disobedience, I confess to being alarmed. It's unforgivable of me to want law & order to reign across the land, to hope our government has four smooth years ahead able to focus on the economy rather than having to deal with civil disobedience.Gabby in QChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971550227834952159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-63801660707892189182011-10-14T20:04:56.797-07:002011-10-14T20:04:56.797-07:00Here in Victoria the "occupy" protest is...Here in Victoria the "occupy" protest is about "decolonizing canada". Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-34262478431864611882011-10-14T19:53:32.361-07:002011-10-14T19:53:32.361-07:00Yes Gabby, just as the Canadians Against Proroguin...Yes Gabby, just as the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament was a grassroots protest movement that would cost the Conservatives a majority...oh wait a minute...The_Icemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-59272825540194267082011-10-14T19:24:09.491-07:002011-10-14T19:24:09.491-07:00They lack all understanding of what personal accou...They lack all understanding of what personal accountability and personal responsibility mean. I disagree with Gabby in QC, for this is far from a large representation of the population. Furthermore they have no real cause other than a "happening" much like the Vancouver riots.Alainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-15486923734483012682011-10-14T16:49:57.430-07:002011-10-14T16:49:57.430-07:00What do they want to accomplish? Revolution.
The q...What do they want to accomplish? Revolution.<br />The question is what they want to put in place of the old if they succeed.<br /><br />On Power & Politics (which is so much better when Rosemary Barton sits in for Evan Solomon) Barton interviewed someone who made a documentary about the apparent father of various revolutions: Dr. Gene Sharp.<br /><br />Interesting read about Sharp here:<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12522848 <br />"... Dr Gene Sharp the man now credited with the strategy behind the toppling of the Egyptian government.<br />Gene Sharp is the world's foremost expert on non-violent revolution. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages, his books slipped across borders and hidden from secret policemen all over the world. ..."<br /><br />IMO, we ignore or scoff at this movement at our peril. Even though the conditions people sought to change in other countries do not exist here in Canada, nevertheless the current government has enough sworn enemies who would like nothing better than to make governing very difficult.Gabby in QChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971550227834952159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-47060051121462867272011-10-14T16:36:26.168-07:002011-10-14T16:36:26.168-07:00Pay everyone's loans eh? Thats some fine left...Pay everyone's loans eh? Thats some fine leftard thinking right there. I would take out the biggest loan possible and exchange it for something of value before the herd realizes what just happened.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162628029353058623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-80204920106297542832011-10-14T16:19:51.915-07:002011-10-14T16:19:51.915-07:00What?
WHine, hang out with their homies & if ...What?<br /><br />WHine, hang out with their homies & if they get lucky make to 6 O'clock news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com