| HappySqurriel said: Just saw a great quote from Occupy Toronto that I think needs to be shared: “It’s weird protesting on Bay Street. You get there at 9 a.m. and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults at and change their worldview have been at work for two hours already. And then when it's time to go, they're still there. I guess that's why they call them the one per cent. I mean, who wants to work those kinds of hours? That's the power of greed.” – Jeremy, 38 Jeremy here is on the verge of a breakthrough but is obviously struggling with it. He identifies that these bankers work longer (and potentially harder) than he is willing to, and if you helped him he might even admit that they have been doing it for a long time (working hard through school to get an entry level position at a firm where they work hard to advance their career), but he doesn't see that the bankers motivation to work hard is the same thing that brings them to the protest; the banker wants a better life than sitting around complaining and blaming other people for your problems will provide. |
After looking over all the quotes, I suspect this is satire. Still, that is amazing. I really can't think of a better argument in favor of capitalism. It's a thing of beauty.
