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There's something wrong with the American government. Corporate lobbying has reached worrying levels. Warren Buffet doesn't pay enough tax (and happily complains about it, assuming that everyone else is a billionaire too). Too much is spent on defence. Some reform is needed.

How to go about fixing this:

1) Form a coherent movement

2) Think up a nice name that doesn't conjure up images of anarchist hippies.

3) Appoint some leaders who represent your movement

4) Draw up a sensible plan, or even a manifesto, which you think will solve the country's problems

5) Start to campaign and advertise

6) Hell, maybe run in an election or two.

How not to go about fixing this:

1) Start occupying the financial district. Name yourself after this occupation

2) Chant empty slogans like "We are the 99%!"

3) List problems without proposing solutions

4) Be a horribly disorganised "movement" with no leaders

5) Claim that you are following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King (right, the subhuman treatment of black people is totally the same thing as low short-term capital gains tax rates).

6) Say you represent 99% of the country when you do no such thing. At the same time, alienate anyone in the 1% (those who run the country) who might support you. Two birds with one stone.

7) Try to spread your silly little movement worldwide so that we in Britain have to deal with it, because we don't have enough nonsensical protests.



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sapphi_snake said:
Vertigo-X said:
*facepalms*

Maybe that guy in the end doesn't realize it, but there is a distinct line between a Republic, which is what the US is, and a Democracy.

*facepalm*

You're another one of those people who has no ideea what those two terms mean (and that they're not mutually exclusive, as they refer to different aspects of a state).

A democracy gives full control of the country and its laws and policy to the majority.

A republic guarantees certain fundamental rights regardless of the opinion of the majority.

The USA is a republic.



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ow god... hippies... kill them with fire..



 

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USA is not a republic or a democracy, It's a super hybrid of kleptocracy and plutocracy.



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KTHXBAI, Burn in hell.



Fox News always gets crap whenever they cover left-wing protests. Ironically, these "anti-corporate" protesters are pretty well in bed with corporate America, especially many of the other major news networks like CNN and especially MSNBC. It's been wall-to-wall coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement on MSNBC in the same way that Fox was accused of bolstering the Tea Party and giving them a platform to express their views.

Even Keith Olbermann, former MSNBC host and now host of his own left-wing show on Al Gore's Current TV network made appearances at the protests, along with many well known left-wing celebrities and media personalities like Michael Moore.



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

Kantor said:

There's something wrong with the American government. Corporate lobbying has reached worrying levels. Warren Buffet doesn't pay enough tax (and happily complains about it, assuming that everyone else is a billionaire too). Too much is spent on defence. Some reform is needed.

How to go about fixing this:

1) Form a coherent movement

2) Think up a nice name that doesn't conjure up images of anarchist hippies.

3) Appoint some leaders who represent your movement

4) Draw up a sensible plan, or even a manifesto, which you think will solve the country's problems

5) Start to campaign and advertise

6) Hell, maybe run in an election or two.

How not to go about fixing this:

1) Start occupying the financial district. Name yourself after this occupation

2) Chant empty slogans like "We are the 99%!"

3) List problems without proposing solutions

4) Be a horribly disorganised "movement" with no leaders

5) Claim that you are following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King (right, the subhuman treatment of black people is totally the same thing as low short-term capital gains tax rates).

6) Say you represent 99% of the country when you do no such thing. At the same time, alienate anyone in the 1% (those who run the country) who might support you. Two birds with one stone.

7) Try to spread your silly little movement worldwide so that we in Britain have to deal with it, because we don't have enough nonsensical protests.

THIS. You win political internetz.



Kantor said:
sapphi_snake said:
Vertigo-X said:
*facepalms*

Maybe that guy in the end doesn't realize it, but there is a distinct line between a Republic, which is what the US is, and a Democracy.

*facepalm*

You're another one of those people who has no ideea what those two terms mean (and that they're not mutually exclusive, as they refer to different aspects of a state).

A democracy gives full control of the country and its laws and policy to the majority.

A republic guarantees certain fundamental rights regardless of the opinion of the majority.

The USA is a republic.


And what is a democratic republic?

As sapphi_snake said, they aren't mutually exclusive.



Andrespetmonkey said:
Kantor said:

There's something wrong with the American government. Corporate lobbying has reached worrying levels. Warren Buffet doesn't pay enough tax (and happily complains about it, assuming that everyone else is a billionaire too). Too much is spent on defence. Some reform is needed.

How to go about fixing this:

1) Form a coherent movement

2) Think up a nice name that doesn't conjure up images of anarchist hippies.

3) Appoint some leaders who represent your movement

4) Draw up a sensible plan, or even a manifesto, which you think will solve the country's problems

5) Start to campaign and advertise

6) Hell, maybe run in an election or two.

How not to go about fixing this:

1) Start occupying the financial district. Name yourself after this occupation

2) Chant empty slogans like "We are the 99%!"

3) List problems without proposing solutions

4) Be a horribly disorganised "movement" with no leaders

5) Claim that you are following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King (right, the subhuman treatment of black people is totally the same thing as low short-term capital gains tax rates).

6) Say you represent 99% of the country when you do no such thing. At the same time, alienate anyone in the 1% (those who run the country) who might support you. Two birds with one stone.

7) Try to spread your silly little movement worldwide so that we in Britain have to deal with it, because we don't have enough nonsensical protests.

THIS. You win political internetz.

DOUBLE THIS!!!  Kantor's post wins teh thread!



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.