10. Kill its plot to shut down “corporations” and ruin the lives of hardworking Americans, ones who vote in November and work five days a week and never deface the American flag or disrespect their country, because many of them consider themselves lucky to live in a place where they have the right to occupy Frank Ogawa Plaza—and EARN their living.
9. Instead of demanding that the Fed implement change, Occupy should do it itself: Start a business the American way Amadeo Giannini did in San Francisco in 1904, when he opened The Bank of Italy to serve a growing population of immigrant “little fellows” that other banks had turned away. He changed the name of his bank in 1930 to Bank of America.
8. Stop using pit bulls and sloppily-constructed “free speech” to attack journalists—who reserve the right to the freedom of the press and ARE WELCOME IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY FOLLOW YOUR “REQUIREMENTS.”
7. Wash up.
6. Start showing up to vote in November.
5. Get a job or stay at home.
4. Establish a definitive cause.
3. Quit defecating in the street and frightening young children.
2. Stop using Twitter, which in April 2011 received “payroll tax exemption” from the City of San Francisco.
1. Implement change the American way (see No. 9), not the Libyan way.
Do something different; do something good; and get real, Occupy Oakland.
Crap it won’t let me edit it. Don’t trip, though; I got you, reader. Here you go:
Though I sincerely appreciate your effort here, I disagree with it.
Your movement has millions of reasons to perpetuate mass loitering and urban camping demonstrations in towns and cities from coast to coast, yes, thus none is definitive. A definitive cause requires a common reason among your cronies to blow capitalism to smithereens. Once you nail one down, double-check that it’s just, and then ask yourself if it could ever produce any system that would potentially work better and more efficiently than free trade.
You use and support Twitter the way you use and support Wells Fargo: Both corporations help you organize your movement. The tweets that I see by @OccupyOakland aim to reach your anti-capitalism groupies, which demonstrates exactly how Twitter should be used. If you think your tweets hurt Twitter, you should read up on how the internet works.
You do not carry out your actions the American way. If you consider yourself American, then consider yourself an American doing stuff the Canadian way. Occupy Wall Street, which was created in Vancouver, continues taking orders from a Canada-based anti-American tabloid. Adbusters says it’s ad-free, but solicits its own merchandise on its website. Just take a few looks at the blog posts from July, August and September at Adbusters.org, buddy.
53 percent is not the 99 percent of people in the United States of America, and I bet most of that 53 percent is much more productive in the daytime than Occupy organizers. All I see is the same bunch of stoners whom show up at every WTO conference, which perhaps makes Occupy Wall Street no more than another excuse for them to party, riot and complain. Why don’t you fund a presidential campaign? It seems to republicans still need a competent candidate.
I agree with you that this country needs work. You and me, we’d probably get along and see things similarly if it weren’t for this issue. I wish we could get real about how we plan to change our country for good. Let’s ditch the Canadians.
Godspeed to everybody.
Haaha. I had written it in paragraphs, but wrapped it up right before I posted it. Fixing now.
Please use paragraphs to make your point. I think you have 27 different ideas going on in that wall of text.
TL;DR
“I don’t think” agreed you don’t. undies now.
Though I sincerely appreciate your effort here, I disagree with it. Your movement has millions of reasons to perpetuate mass loitering and urban camping demonstrations in towns and cities from coast to coast, yes, thus none is definitive. A definitive cause requires a common reason among your cronies to blow capitalism to smithereens. Once you nail one down, double-check that it’s just, and then ask yourself if it could ever be superior to capitalism. You use and support Twitter the way you use and support Wells Fargo: Both corporations help you organize your movement. The tweets that I see by @OccupyOakland aim to reach your anti-capitalism groupies, which demonstrates exactly how Twitter should be used. If you think your tweets hurt Twitter, you should read up on how the internet works. You do not carry out your actions the American way. If you consider yourself American, then consider yourself an American doing stuff the Canadian way. Occupy Wall Street, which was created in Vancouver, continues taking orders from a Canada-based anti-American tabloid. Adbusters says it’s ad-free, but solicits its own merchandise on its website. Just take a few looks at the blog posts from July, August and September at Adbusters.org, buddy. 53 percent is not the 99 percent of people in the United States of America, and I bet most of that 53 percent is much more productive in the daytime than Occupy organizers. All I see is the same bunch of stoners whom show up at every WTO conference, which perhaps makes Occupy Wall Street no more than another excuse for them to party, riot and complain. Why don’t you fund a presidential campaign? It seems to republicans still need a competent candidate. I agree with you that this country needs work. You and me, we’d probably get along and see things similarly if it weren’t for this issue. I just wish y’all could get real about what you plan to do about it. And, please, ditch the Canadians. Godspeed to you, camig.
You’ve got backwards, OO. And as usual, you people attack anyone who calls you on your contradictions. I don’t think Jason’s list is well developed (though it makes as much sense, if not more, as anything I’ve heard in the tent cities), not at all. On the other hand, he has not couched himself as an ally. In fact, his ideas would lead to more radical change than you people will by playing into the stratagems of the status quo.
Idea 6 is the worst one on his list. Idea 4 is probably the best, for now. Idea 8 is pretty darn good, too. You people know more about making enemies than the Pentagon does. Turning the notion of the 99% into an elitist club is the beginning of fascism.
trite, old-fashioned, out it – cliches
10. Many of us do work 5 days a week and vote in November. I, at least, am doing this for my family, many of whom have lost their jobs. For the students who can’t afford to pay off their loans and have no job prospects in the future. For the voiceless minorities who have never really had a say in government. For the taxpayers who are sick of seeing their money go to corporations who have no accountability. Etc.
9. 2011 is not 1904. Small businesses have a high rate of failure, esp. those that don’t have enough start-up capital or those that are run by people who don’t have sufficient education to know how to run them efficiently. (See: nepotism, education disparity.) And if you don’t fail, chances are you’ll be bought out or shoved out of competition by a much bigger competitor. Look at what’s happened to the Mom & Pops, to America’s farming families.
8. As far as I know, most people have been pretty cooperative with the press. But don’t blame me for what somebody else’s dog did.
7. Is personal hygiene really so important to you that it deserves to be on your list?
6. Many of us do vote, but then again, what’s the point when politicians don’t listen to their constituents? (See: the government response to the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill protests February 2011.)
5. 53% of Americans can’t find full-time employment because the jobs don’t exist, buddy.
4. We have a million causes. Come ask one of us.
3. I’ve never done either of those things.
2. There’s nothing wrong with using Twitter against Twitter.
1. We are American, ergo, this is the American way.
I respect you for respecting my opinion. I stand for change with just cause, though.
1 way Jason McCormick can hurt Occupy Oakland and this city: Make a top 10 list couched in the supposed context of an ally, when really he stands for the status quo.