Occupy Wall Street / Salt Lake Manifesto – Part 11
by Daryl AcumenPart 11 - "They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization." Another stupid point: we have a little thing called the EPA that is supposed to prevent food poisoning. We have anti-trust laws that are supposed to prevent monopolies. If you're mad about big corporate farms, then end the farm ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 10 - "They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation." Ok again, THIS IS STUPID!!! We have LAWS against discrimination in the workplace...end of discussion. ...I don't even know what else to say.
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by Daryl AcumenPart 9 - "They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses." I might have to revisit this one because I don't think I can do it justice off the top of my head like most of these posts have been, but I'll try now. The "bailouts" were the result of a ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 8 - "They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage." First of all, if the foreclosure process was illegal, then that would make this an issue for the courts, not a protest in Pioneer Park. Second, I believe it's a complaint stems from a specific incident by a select ...
Continue ReadingOccupy Wall Street / Salt Lake Manifesto – Part 7
by Daryl AcumenPart 7 - "We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments." This part is beyond stupid! First of all corporations exist to make a profit...period! If they weren't, then they would be non-profit organizations. If you want to see an organization ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 6 - "They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right." This one was so stupid that I thought it worth jumping ahead: First of all, these Occupy people are so out of touch that they don't even realize the federal government took over all ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 5 - "corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth" ...this line doesn't even make sense! Most corporations create wealth either through trade, services, or some value-added benefit which they manifest through the careful application of institutional knowledge. My employer extracts wealth from me and they pay me a salary for my ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 4 - " democratic government derives its just power from the people" There's an important misconception here that I would expect the leaders of a movement with this many people to understand, but which they clearly do not. The United States is not a "democracy," it's a REPUBLIC! The distinction is subtle but important. In a Democracy, the ...
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by Daryl AcumenPart 3 - "our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights" This is the only part of the manifesto I actually agree with. In America, our rights are defined by the United States Constitution (as amended). When our representatives defy the Constitution, ...
Continue ReadingOccupy Wall Street / Salt Lake Manifesto – part 2
by Daryl Acumenpart 2 - "the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members" Actually it doesn't. The future of the human race requires FREEDOM!!! Individual freedom in American is protected by the United States Constitution. The Constitution is designed to protect the rights of individuals EVEN FROM THE WILL OF THE MOB!!! What we're seeing in ...
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