Occupy Wall Street?

kowalskil · October 26th, 2011, 03:39 PM

What do organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement have to offer us? Consider a complex machine which works but not perfectly. Anyone can destroy it; no advanced knowledge is usually needed to accomplish this. But one has to be highly knowledgeable in order to repair it, or to design a better replacement. I am thinking about sophisticated engines, airplanes, TV sets, X ray scanners, computers, airconditioners, oil refineries, etc.

The same is true for an economic system. No system is perfect; but some are more efficient than others. Trying to destroy US capitalism .without offering something better is likely to create a lot of misery. I am thinking about what Lenin and Stalin did.

Note that even now, one hundred years after the Soviet revolution, standards of living in Russia are much lower than in the US, and in other western countries.

Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
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Jennifer23 · October 26th, 2011, 08:52 PM

Ludwik, I basically agree with you, but I think that this movement is a protest about corporate greed. And not just here, but internationally.

etherea · October 31st, 2011, 12:13 PM

Yes, Jennifer, it was a follow on from the world day of action.

Jennifer23 · October 31st, 2011, 06:35 PM

The world has to be less greedy, and more caring.

Wolf_angel · November 3rd, 2011, 09:21 AM

I agree with you Jennifer.

kowalskil · November 7th, 2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolf_angel

I agree with you Jennifer.

Me too,
Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
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Jennifer23 · November 7th, 2011, 05:23 PM

Thanks Wolfie, Etherea, and Ludwik. I suppose we have to be less greedy as individuals because I'm not optimistic that countries and governments will do it any time soon.

eusebio21 · August 29th, 2012, 04:46 AM

Occupy Wall Street, the global movement against inequality that ignited in Manhattan last year, will mark its first anniversary by trying to block traffic in the financial district and encircle the Stock Exchange.

PriscillaMS · September 18th, 2012, 02:21 PM

A silly mob without a goal.

October 26th, 2011, 03:39 PM	#1
kowalskil Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 62	Occupy Wall Street? What do organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement have to offer us? Consider a complex machine which works but not perfectly. Anyone can destroy it; no advanced knowledge is usually needed to accomplish this. But one has to be highly knowledgeable in order to repair it, or to design a better replacement. I am thinking about sophisticated engines, airplanes, TV sets, X ray scanners, computers, airconditioners, oil refineries, etc. The same is true for an economic system. No system is perfect; but some are more efficient than others. Trying to destroy US capitalism .without offering something better is likely to create a lot of misery. I am thinking about what Lenin and Stalin did. Note that even now, one hundred years after the Soviet revolution, standards of living in Russia are much lower than in the US, and in other western countries. Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia) . __________________ "Diary of a Former Communist: Thoughts, Feelings, Reality." My testimony is based on a diary kept between 1946 and 2004, in the USSR, Poland, France and the USA. Ask Google for Ludwik Kowalski.

October 31st, 2011, 12:13 PM	#3
etherea Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Scotland after 15 years in Spain Posts: 115	Yes, Jennifer, it was a follow on from the world day of action. __________________ Make your voice be heard

November 3rd, 2011, 09:21 AM	#5
Wolf_angel A survivor of chaos Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Where my heart is Posts: 3,147	I agree with you Jennifer. __________________ May you walk in the shadow of the Great Spirit~To help others is a special gift we can either give or take~The more you give the more you receive~

October 26th, 2011, 08:52 PM	#2
Jennifer23 Jennifer23 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,187	Ludwik, I basically agree with you, but I think that this movement is a protest about corporate greed. And not just here, but internationally.

October 31st, 2011, 06:35 PM	#4
Jennifer23 Jennifer23 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,187	The world has to be less greedy, and more caring.

November 7th, 2011, 05:23 PM	#7
Jennifer23 Jennifer23 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,187	Thanks Wolfie, Etherea, and Ludwik. I suppose we have to be less greedy as individuals because I'm not optimistic that countries and governments will do it any time soon.

August 29th, 2012, 04:46 AM	#8
eusebio21 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4	Occupy Wall Street, the global movement against inequality that ignited in Manhattan last year, will mark its first anniversary by trying to block traffic in the financial district and encircle the Stock Exchange.

September 18th, 2012, 02:21 PM	#9
PriscillaMS Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Virginia, USA Posts: 358	A silly mob without a goal.