tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34296380.post6335813040868923731..comments2023-07-16T09:31:04.389-03:00Comments on Live Simply, Give Generously, Practice Hospitality...Act Justly: Occupying Wall Street (and other Financial strongholds)… Be Careful What You Wish ForLoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07365128751483680838noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34296380.post-12003859522379343322011-12-03T10:31:46.860-04:002011-12-03T10:31:46.860-04:00I'm wondering if there has been any effect fro...I'm wondering if there has been any effect from the occupy movement on the 1%. I don't mind them sitting there in a public place making their statement. But after a while they would become sort of invisible and the 1% would just walk by with no effect on them. I wonder, if the 1% really listened, would they try to do something? Like Nova Scotia power asking for enough of a power rate increase so their stock holders could be assured of a 1% return on their investment instead of 10%. (What is the interest rate on bank accounts these days? 0.025%? and the banks are still recording billion dollar profits!Mike Shrevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34296380.post-33836207174853290102011-11-14T20:52:01.195-04:002011-11-14T20:52:01.195-04:00I also think it needs to be considered that these ...I also think it needs to be considered that these groups are pretty diverse. A few weeks ago I hung out at the local "Occupy" protest, with mixed feelings of curiosity and embarassment. <br /><br />There were a few people there that I thought bordered on crackpot status. But the more people I chatted with, the more I got the sense that these were average people in search of justice - and not necessarily the selfish, self-preservation, violent kind.<br /><br />There was a lot of inarticulate talk about making the world better, sharing 'first world' wealth, and hoping that this would be the change (whatever that means) that would give the world hope for the future. There were also hippies drawing flowers on the sidewalk and someone with a 'free hugs' sign.<br /><br />I think our fear and distaste for these groups might be born out of ignorance. If we only know what we've read in the news, then these are dens for drug abuse and potential hotspots for violence. Having spoken with some of 'them,' and in spite of their disorganization and feel-goody assemblies, I am forced to consider my own apathy to the real challenges the world is facing. <br /><br />Some of it is selfish. We've seen in recent weeks that sometimes it is violent. And while the so-called Mob is scary, it is comprised of individuals that are searching for something better and attempting to do something about it. Maybe we should go be church with the occupy people - at least we would be doing something.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051956737455870354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34296380.post-32408340665968573082011-10-17T22:34:52.474-03:002011-10-17T22:34:52.474-03:00Thank you for this post. I have been trying to fig...Thank you for this post. I have been trying to figure out this protest group for the better part of 2 weeks as Occupy NS was starting to take hold. My fear is that very soon violence will break out in New York and then around the world. <br /><br />I am troubled that as far as I can tell the thrust of the protest is that those protesting want more, not that they think people in general should do with less.Christopher D Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302973340775716733noreply@blogger.com