richardhutnik said:
HappySqurriel said:
The entire movement is people (by their own admission) being locked out of being successful and being unwilling to accept any responsibility for their current position in life; even though (to most objective observers) the overwhelming majority of these individuals have demonstrated poor decision making which is at the core of their problems.
Obviously, there is a collection of intelligent and/or successful people who will try to make money or gain influence by manipulating these morons; but that doesn’t mean these people actually support what the movement is calling for. After all, if Russell Simmons believed what he was saying why isn't he hiring these poor unfortunate people? After all, he's worth half a billion dollars and all these people want is jobs; and I'm sure his company has many great opportunities available for graduates of cultural anthropology, women's studies or art-history.
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Are you so personally devoid of values that you have to hold what Russell Simmons believes as the right thing to do, or is it that you happen to believe that businesses should be providing a lot of great opportunities with graduates of cultural antropology, woman's studies or art history? Or beyond this, is it that you don't believe in universal truth, so the only measure you hold someone to is their own?
In regards to your first point, it is interesting. It is very easy for individuals who say what you do regarding the protestors to then blame government for every single thing gone wrong. When it comes to the financial meltdown, the government gets blamed and golly, NO ONE could of saw that financial collapse and bubble at all. Those poor hedge fund managers and banks on Wall Street were snookered by the government. Apparently, the only think that causes the elite to make mistakes is the government. If it wasn't for the government, golly gee, their leveraging wouldn't of happened.
What is going on in this thread here, and others, is a total discounting and sweeping under the rug of the middle class being sold out and a system of outright lies to people, that says that college is the ONLY way to get ahead, and individuals who bought into this lie, now finding out it is a lie. But nope, the system isn't a problem, everyone who fell short is their own fault for doing it... well, unless it is the government, and affects wealthy folks, then golly, don't blame them. Apparently, personaly responsibility and self-reliance only goes as far as the government isn't involved.
Hey, here is a great idea implemented by Napoleon. Have protestors and whiny snots like them? Just break out the cannons and fire on the crowd. You kill these loser and thin the herd. Nah, that means you do it. Best to have liberty produce natural predators instead, so you can go scott free, and not have to listen to them.
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