tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post6535884490126124544..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: 99%GFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-81046306950754081122011-12-07T14:05:01.466-08:002011-12-07T14:05:01.466-08:00I have joined up with a growing occupy movement in...I have joined up with a growing occupy movement in Federal Way, WA. because I felt a calling to be part of a solution instead of just bitching and being part of the problem. I believe the movement is about pointing the finger towards the corruption of money in politics, the robbing of the American people through the Federal reserve watering down the worth of our money by printing more money without anything of value to back it up, and the siphoning of money from local areas because big corporations pushing out local businesses just to name a few. The goal is to point the finger at these injustices caused by the very wealthy instead of blaming illegal aliens, gays, minorities, etc. Our immediate goals is a peaceful one to try to get people to put their money in credit unions, support local business, and strengthen our local economy and maybe adopting a local currency. Our purpose is to inform, educate and give a voice to those who never felt they had a voice. We don't believe in having leaders because we believe we all have the capacity to take charge and leaders tend to become corrupted. I have great hopes for the occupy movement and so far we have not been bought out by big business interests like we have seen happen to the tea party. yes there is the possibility that the movement could turn violent, but it is up to all of us to steer the movement towards non-violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-67012024219569185062011-11-19T19:29:31.047-08:002011-11-19T19:29:31.047-08:00It's been interesting here in Providence. The ...It's been interesting here in Providence. The Occupy folks are STILL camped in Burnside Park. <br /><br />And the mayor is LOATHE to send in the police. I think it's because he knows that the cops might just side with the Occupy folks. <br /><br />After all, the police have been shit upon by not one but now TWO mayoral administrations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-19332740527011843142011-11-19T09:58:55.963-08:002011-11-19T09:58:55.963-08:00The pic with the sign form the guy with cancer is ...The pic with the sign form the guy with cancer is heartbreaking. I lost my job and am now working at a temporary job making less than half of what I made before and no insurance. I may get full time in January. Here's hoping.Robert Counihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07235391883586810851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-793941557185018012011-11-17T22:41:19.409-08:002011-11-17T22:41:19.409-08:00It is unfortunate that those whose job it is to st...It is unfortunate that those whose job it is to stand on the front lines and carry out orders are too often blamed for decisions made by others in back rooms. People lose sight of the real issues because it is so much easier to just be angry.<br />I hope your dad is doing better.Poets Reachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-86684314289635141762011-11-17T04:29:51.182-08:002011-11-17T04:29:51.182-08:00I LOVE this post, Bryan. And I LOVE the very firs...I LOVE this post, Bryan. And I LOVE the very first image you put at the top. SO TRUE!! What T writes is just as right. I love his response too. Being part of the solution is really THE ONLY ANSWER to this crisis. Start caring about people. Start considering the infrastructure (railways, schools, energy suppliers, banks, administration) and the natural resources YOU rely on YOUR OWN and then you might wanna protect it or – even better – improve it. How? By voting, making yourself heard and volunteering your time to projects YOU find important. Sometimes I get frustrated with the lack of interest in politics and policies among my immediate family members. I drag them all to ballot boxes. So often they just look at me, shrug at my talking and tell me I’m naïve. So it’s almost natural that those who do regard this whole world as their golden cow take what’s available. We, the 99%, make it available! And thanks be to God, we’re slowly waking up and are starting to protect His blessings.Artjommmhttp://www.youtube.com/user/Artjommmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-86797891139073475022011-11-14T10:53:51.762-08:002011-11-14T10:53:51.762-08:00Well said Bryan! Last election day I RAN to the p...Well said Bryan! Last election day I RAN to the polls. Last year the voters elected a "Tea Party" governor here in Ohio. John Kasich tried along with his fellow Republicans to strip state employees like police officers and teachers of their collective bargaining rights. They passed "Issue 5".. BUT..it backfired!! You DON'T PISS OFF TEACHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS!!! They started a huge campaign to repeal this law. They got more than enough signatures and it was put on the ballot. They won!!!!! OVERWHELMINGLY.<br />The media in this country seems more concerned with sex scandals than what politicians are secretly working on in the backroom promoting their own corruption and greed.The average American needs to wake up and see what is going on around them. Our living standards are at stake.Jim Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387924451130690320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-75346898397712146902011-11-13T16:50:35.426-08:002011-11-13T16:50:35.426-08:00I have to agree with most of what you say. Voting ...I have to agree with most of what you say. Voting is very important to making change and most of us are in the 99%. <br /><br />I think the deeper issue is not so much the banks and corporations being overly greedy as in the society we have created. There is a culture of greed that has been building and now we are reaping the seeds we have sown. <br /><br />A bank may be greedy but who do they answer to? the investments they hold and their borrowers. The 99%.<br /><br />Corporations may gouge and be carelessly money hungry but who do they answer to? Stockholders. How many actually monitor their own accounts and ethicly invest them? The 99%.<br /><br />We have a society littered with pawn shops, adds to buy old jewelry, even selling our parents houses when they can no longer live in them or die. What ever happened to generational wealth that we passed on to the next? <br /><br />Do I dare delve into casual law suits that drive insurance rates up creating even more costs? How about politicians who have voter apathy so they go to those who do bother to talk to them? <br /><br />It all adds up. The problem is not the 99% vs the 1%. It begins with each of us choosing to live a more ethical life, holding others accountable, and looking out for those around us as much as our self. <br /><br />It took 100% of us to get where we are and it will just as much to fix it. You want true impact don't buy those outrageous priced items. Demand accountablity. Be the solution. You can protest but as you said Bryan get up and be the solution. If you can't do that then your just chanting in the wind.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16836853884214500312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-66113425016942100122011-11-12T22:42:48.782-08:002011-11-12T22:42:48.782-08:00So glad to see this post and you make so many good...So glad to see this post and you make so many good point, especially about law enforcement being part of the 99%. I to think that has been lost on some protesters and most definitely on the news media, then again the news media are all owned by the same mega corporations that are now people, and that the public is so angry at.<br /><br />I think that their will aways be a faction that sees every thing as an either your with us or not view point that basically equals out to be so extreme that if you work in law enforcement enforcing the laws that have been enacted that are also a part of the problem (like protest permits and limits on peaceful protest gatherings where they can be in public space and how long they can be) but they also seem to take this view of the other parts of the 99% that are employed by the big corporations. The scream about the evils of big retail and urge people to not shop it, with out giving thought to the fact that many of the 99% depend on their job at said retail companies. (me being one of them, being as I work at a Fred Meyer store which is part of the Kroger family of stores,a big company, and the store I work in is a regional big box "one stop shop" store)<br /><br />I know I have been luck during this Great Recession, even though I did not lose my job (had no coworkers that where let go because of the recession) did not have my pay cut, but instead the union managed to negotiate a contract with pay increases over the next 3 years, have not lost my health benefits (although the premium, deductible and out of pocket keep going up) and by most standers they are quite good things could easily change. Especially if the Canadian dollar takes a sudden nose dive in value or the Canadian economy suddenly tanks, as it is that cross border traffic that makes the store I work at one of the highest sales store in the Zone and the company. How ever if something where to happen that caused me to lose my insurance (hours cutback etc) but one accident or loss of insurance coverage and I could easily eat right threw my savings and be in debt which scare me to death. <br /><br />I wish you guys luck, and to stay strong.aNorthWestViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598507140332496283noreply@blogger.com