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There are a lot of topics that need to be addressed. There has been a lot of ignorance over the last 10 years. There is a lot to answer for throughout the Colonies, not just the USA. But the most important is economic stability, and the right for due process and Justice when banking criminals get away with economic murder.
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Rhetoric is fine and dandy, but at least stev0 provided some concrete suggestions as to what the OWS crowd is demanding. Among the things I don't see in that list is a demand to remove the tax deductions on mortgage interest. Nor do I see a demand for the US to move away from its rampant consumerism toward a more balanced economy (assuming such a thing is even possible).
In short, while everything needs to change, it seems that most people simply want to change everyone else. They aren't interested in making sacrifices themselves.
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Who cares if they ask for toilet paper and condoms, (jeez, I'd think you'd support the fact that they don't want to reproduce) if they don't get it or the do there is no harm in asking! IMO it is being responsible not to crap where you sleep. If you don't get your request then get it yourself.
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Things like this only reveal the true heart of the "movement", as far as Calgary goes at least. Begging for handouts. Begging for freebies. Thanks, but no. Don't beg for things you can easily get yourself. Take responsibility for your own situation.
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Resolute 14 - You are one of the worst in this thread for back handed-bully comments and you expect a respectful response? 
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If you want your arguments to be taken seriously, yes. And FWIW, my back-handed comments have been far worse in the Occupy Calgary thread, mostly because Occupy Calgary is stupid. In this thread, however, we have people comparing the protestors to those fighting for freedom in Egypt. We have one trying to claim this movement is more important than Ghandi's fight for Indian freedom. We have a guy wanting to restrict the free speech of others because they don't agree with him.
It is hard to take some elements of this debate seriously. For every reasoned argument made about reforming the banking system, fixing the tax system or attempting to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, there is one of these:
