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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: ...more on moving your money to "safe" banks

« on: May 15, 2012, 02:47:43 am »

With this Brazen act by J.P. Morgan Chase, it's clear these weasels either just plain don't give a crap, or they really do think they're 'too big' to adhere to the law or be brought down. WE THE PEOPLE need to break this scumbag bank...occupy J.P. Morgan Chase.

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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: ...more on moving your money to "safe" banks

« on: May 15, 2012, 02:35:13 am »

I just wanted to come back to this topic in the wake of this recent 2 BILLION Dollar gambling loss By J.P. Morgan Chase. 
Occupy had it right and tried to tell everyone; "The psychopathic, money smokin' wall street crack heads will not change! Move your Money!". I'm just wonderin' how many of those stockholders sittin' down there cryin' in that Florida meeting, wish they had followed the advice of Occupy and its coalition groups? We should take advantage of this Opportunity to have a "Move your Money day - the sequel"!

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General Discussion / Re: Eleven Reasons Overthrowing the Government Would Fix ...

« on: November 23, 2011, 07:54:29 am »

I believe our so called "representative democracy" will give way to "direct democracy" similar to what is in place in Sweden and what the Egytian people obviously want. Those "old fogeys" currently at top of our government (and the puppet masters behind them) just never took the time to become 'tech savvy' and they have no idea of the power in social networking. These revolutions around the world are changing the face of the old "my vote doesn't count, so why bother?" crowd. Occupy is clearly showing Americans they can stand up and be heard. Our government will change, it has no choice. I would opt for organized transition to direct democracy rather than a "nuke it and start over" approach. I don't think anarchy is the answer as that would make us vulnerable to even more fascist control. Until Americans adopt a national moral theme like, "I know the difference between right and wrong and I WILL NOT be bought!" then greed and corruption will run rampant among us. Direct Democracy is the only form of government that can defeat greed and corruption.

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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: Smoking Cigarettes on the Plaza

« on: November 21, 2011, 11:48:53 am »

Gee Identifiable, I hope you're as good at self-reflection and cleaning up your own faults as you seem to be at finding fault in others...that's the hope anyway. I notice ALL of your 20 or so posts are antagonistic toward just about everyone...what did you call displaced Americans? Oh yeah, "BUMS" is the title you used. It must be sad to be perfect like you in such an imperfect world.

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General Discussion / Re: Reform or Revolution?

« on: November 06, 2011, 09:26:39 am »

I just think that we are headed for a new progressive era, but one unlike anything seen before. I no longer worry about some fascist like Hitler being able to convince EVERYONE on facebook and twitter to join his cause! I think the whole world as moving towards direct democracy and I can see a day when "washington" will be in cyberspace. No longer will there be a "central" anything. Consolidation is the problem...distribution is the solution.

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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: Promoting the Destruction of Property at the Plaza

« on: November 06, 2011, 07:51:57 am »

In grass roots movements, there will be many "shoots" that sping up. This is normal in the initial development stages. Once the collective democratic process matures, these fringe shoots die out. I surely hope none of us want to see any harm or damage come upon OUR property. We may eventually need militants, the "Arab spring" could not have attained victory without people who knew how, and were willing, to shoot back at the regime supporters. Don't discount the possibility too, that subversive elements will be planted in the movement by the regime to derail it's momentum and to cause incidents that propagandize the public.
We folks who love the outdoors have a mantra when we use public spaces: "leave the site in BETTER shape than it was when you found it". I hope this is our collective intention for the Plaza.

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Occupy Nashville Chat / Veteran's day parade occupiers?

« on: November 06, 2011, 07:29:27 am »

Does anyone know where I can find the group of veteran occupiers marching in the parade? I'd like to participate.

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Occupy Nashville Chat / ...more on moving your money to "safe" banks

« on: November 05, 2011, 01:30:00 pm »

Sorry I don't have supporting pictures, but maybe one of the Plaza occupiers with a camera can snap some shots of First Tennessee's tower across the way on 6th and you can clearly see what this post is about and why you should move your accounts from the large National and Internation banks to local banks or credit co-ops:
 I went into the branch at the base of this tower on tuesday and SWORE, for my own safety, I will never go near it, or any other of their branches again. All of the major banks downtown are turning their buildings into fortresses. First All of the doors and all of the ground floor glass is being replaced with THICK bullet and BLAST-Proof panels of acrylic. The interior of the lobbies are being transformed in a "barrier" system. Just by them taking these steps, the message is clear;"banking here has a very high risk of being caught in some sort of cross-fire or bomb blast!" The downtown "forts" being modified will make the other branches more vulnerable...why would someone try to assault the fort when the branches are unprotected?
If you bank at one of these big banks, don't take your kids to the bank with you anymore.

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War Room / Re: Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world

« on: November 04, 2011, 12:31:02 am »

@rogersm: When Ronnie and the De-regulators sold us all on embarking on this de-regulation experiment, he sarted his speech with this statement: "I believe in the inherent goodness of Man". So when we all bought into it, we too thought that the goodness that dwells within men would rise to the top (good always wins, right?) and that it was entirely possible for an industry to "self regulate". Even now, I still believe it's POSSIBLE to eliminate external controls and regulatory oversight...if "inherent goodness" is in control of said industry.

"Inherent goodness" never even got a chance to sit down in the driver's seat.

Someone failed to realize that corporations are pretty much the same critters as sharks and alligators!
In (for profit) Corporations, any reference by the CEO or CFO to adopting some sort of "corporate concience" will get him/her thrown out the boardroom window with most haste...obviously, because it would be a conflict of interest with "maximizing profits".
We knew this already when something REALLY SCARY happened: After already knowing de-regulation wasn't quite living up to the hopes we had envisioned, some MONSTER with untold powers got the supreme court to give these alligators and sharks PERSONHOOD status. I'd like to think we have some smart people manning the battle stations at SCOTUS. They are not known for making such "quirky" rulings. I suspect someone twisted arms or they're smokin' some of that really good California grown stuff during their breaks. This ruling scares the hell out of me. Ask a first grader if a corporation is a "person"...ask several first graders.

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War Room / Re: Noam Chomsky at Occupy Boston

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:55:06 pm »

I watched it! Noam is always great, I hang on his every word. In my mind, he's right up there with Ben Franklin. To get to the knowledge level this man has requires a life time of devotion...can any of us say we love our country as much as this man? He humbles me.

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Introductions / Re: Hello All, my name is George, a CPA by profession, retired early at 62

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:48:27 pm »

Hi George! Pleased to meet you!

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Introductions / Re: I'm Jim; author, social media geek, friend of all people

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:45:46 pm »

Hi Jim! Pleased to meet you and Kyra. I have a confession to make: My alter ego has always had a secret desire to be an anthropologist!

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Introductions / Re: Hello All

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:42:25 pm »

Hi Johnny, great to meet you!

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Introductions / Re: Greetings

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:37:58 pm »

Nice to meet ya Joshua!

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Introductions / Re: I'm Margie, RN, Veteran

« on: November 03, 2011, 11:36:38 pm »

Nice to meet you Margie! You have my mom's name!