Thread: Occupy Wall Street around the world.... Your thoughts and feelings about it!

Originally Posted by Hanna

Thanks for the interesting link! Yes, perhaps you are right!
I really like Charlie Rose.... The CBS coverage was good too.
And it's good that the Americans are inspiring the rest of the world about this.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaTo.../2/eXJqj4iXg8o

I don't know anything about its impact in Europe, but here in the States, it's had a pretty huge effect, at least judging by what people are saying. I haven't watched the news, but hundreds of people on facebook have mentioned this, posted pictures of people with the cardboard signs, etc.

A friend came out here from Long Island last weekend to visit, and when he returned to NYC, he posted: "Back in New York today. Something has definitely changed."

End of last week, a friend of mine from Seattle posted information on "Occupy Seattle" with a number to text to, and he writes, "Got a phone?" It seems to be taking place all over.

They have my complete support.

Originally Posted by Hanna

It's kind of bizarre that everyone is disillusioned with capitalism but practically none would agree if they were called communists or anarchists. This new movement has no obvious ideology, no agenda and no plan to follow.

Regardless of what they're calling it, "anarchy" is not far from what I'm seeing.. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Maybe it's just me, but the disillusionment with capitalism seems to be effervescing at a point in the capitalistic game where it's becoming obvious that the advantaged parties present to the disadvantaged parties a cat's game, a stalemate, an unwinnable situation. In other words, as soon as people start to realize The Banker is cheating, they lose interest in the whole Monopoly game.

Then again.. how long was it like this, and well worse, in Greece? And, did anything change there? Ничего не знаю ... вот такие вот пироги

Originally Posted by kidkboom

Then again.. how long was it like this, and well worse, in Greece? And, did anything change there? Ничего не знаю ... вот такие вот пироги

Interesting comment from you ! With Greece, anything could happen... It's not long since they had a right wing military dictatorship there, it was a right pit, very sad. There are riots and marches every day.

There are lots of people there who are genuine communists and with everything going on, it's possible that they will increase their numbers and strength. Not sure how strong anarchism is in Greece.

But it's quite possible that something big of one kind or another happens there - the people are furious, everyone is finding that they lack cash and the state is suddenly dropping lots of services that people are used to.

The EU requires member states to be democratic, and is not very favourable to anything other than countries that are conservative, christian democrats or social democrats. Anything else is considered extreme.
But there is not a lot of love between Greece and the EU right now.
It's a real soap opera. Anything could happen.