Occupy Calgary/Do Not Merge

[Regular_John]

From Calgary Herald.

“They didn’t even give us any notice,” Frank said.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Bylaw+o...#ixzz1eRnpZrdf

No, they did actually, they gave you like a week's notice when they said "unoccupied tents will be removed". No, they didn't act in the initial 24 hours after the notice was posted, but they definitely did give you notice.

I think what you meant to say is "They didn't give us time to rally the troops to sit in tents during the action so we were caught with our pants down!".

[CaptainCrunch]

These people are actually giving protestors a bad name. Comparing themselves to the Arab Spring movements is moronic to say the least.

They spout generic jingo's and then nod their head as if they've somehow said something incredibly new and bright, these people are the literal interpretation of those monsters on Sesame Street that sit around nodding and saying "Yup yup yup yupyupyupyupyupyupyup" all day.

The fact that the city allowed any new structures to be setup is a bit of a failure, at the very least as soon as a tent peg went into the ground a ticket should have been handed to them for $500.00, and the tents confiscated.

The Occupy Calgary and for the most part Occupy Canada is a protest built around a Seinfeild episode, its a protest about nothing.

They're a small minority trying to impose its idiotic will on a large majority, and that large majority contains the 99% that they think they're fighting for.

Siding with the city inside workers union which is one of the worst unions out there for the whole more pay for less work is utterly facinating though.

If they do march on the city, the city should move some "professional campers" in to take over the tents using the finders keepers losers wheepers rule.

[Byrns]

A group of the occupiers had gone to a friend’s place to do laundry and returned to see their tents being torn down.

I call BS on that one. lol

[woob]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

These people are actually giving protestors a bad name.

I have BonJovi in my head now.

[woob]

Originally Posted by Byrns

I call BS on that one. lol

BS that they actually do laundry?

[Byrns]

Originally Posted by woob

BS that they actually do laundry?

Correcto mundo.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by transplant99

LOL...greed based economy? WTF does that even mean?

These people have uttered some surprisingly coherent and good ideas at times, but the stupid that can come out so overshadows the good.

While the message has always been convoluted, I think it's fairly obvious they're talking about the whole banking/bonuses/tax structure/corporate and government back-scratching/broken regulatory system environment. "Greed-based economy" is just how a person chose to describe it.

[CaptainCrunch]

Poop in a park f%%k you're lame
Losers you give protests a bad name

Textbook jingo's is what you sell
You promise change and put the grass through hell
Chains on your tent got a hold on me
When not workings a prison that you don't want to break free

Oh! you think you represent the not one
No one can save you
The damage is done

Brown stained the grass, and you're to blame
you give protestors a bad name
(Bad name)
I rill my eyes and you play your lame game
You give protestors a bad name
(Bad name)
Hey, you give protestors a bad name

Paint your signs with ######ed quips
like ruining a blackboard with your finger tips
A Marxists dream, you act so sly
With your very first poop kiss the park goodbye

woah! you think you represent the not one
No one can save you
The damage is done

Brown stained the grass, and you're to blame
you give protestors a bad name
(Bad name)
I roll my eyes and you play your lame game
You give protestors a bad name
(Bad name)
Hey, you give protestors a bad name


You give protestors
You give prostestors
(Bad name)
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(Bad name)

You giveprotestors
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[JiriHrdina]

Heard a woman on 660News complain that her fellow protesters didn't protect her tent and belongings while she was at the hospital. Turns out she's 7 months pregnant and yet still feels that being down at Olympic Plaza is the right choice - even though she's already had to go to the hospital once because she got sick.

GIVE YOUR HEAD SHAKE. YOU'RE 7 MONTHS PREGNANT!

[Bunk]

Nice and quiet, without a fuss, no violence or confrontation - just as it was planned. Next step...

[GP_Matt]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Nice and quiet, without a fuss, no violence or confrontation - just as it was planned. Next step...

I have to give credit where it is due. Many would have preferred it done sooner, but doing it right is generally the best choice.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Nice and quiet, without a fuss, no violence or confrontation - just as it was planned. Next step...

That would have been fine if they didn't allow new structures to be setup.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

That would have been fine if they didn't allow new structures to be setup.

Actually, it is a quietly brilliant plan.

More tents = more people = more fines to pay for the repair of the park. It also boosts the economy as people buy new tents to take down.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Actually, it is a quietly brilliant plan.

More tents = more people = more fines to pay for the repair of the park.

That's assuming two things A) The City actually starts issuing fines for the tents B) The squatters actually pay the tickets.

[CaptainCrunch]

Personally I doubt that we'll ever see fine one paid by these people.

Even though I would like to see bench warrents issued for them when they don't pay.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Personally I doubt that we'll ever see fine one paid by these people.

Even though I would like to see bench warrents issued for them when they don't pay.

Ironically, even Wall St. firms pay their fines.

Cowperson

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by First Lady

Here's my son's twitter https://twitter.com/#!/jptigerclaw/

Has more pics.

JP? You mean your son is named JP Morgan?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

While the message has always been convoluted, I think it's fairly obvious they're talking about the whole banking/bonuses/tax structure/corporate and government back-scratching/broken regulatory system environment. "Greed-based economy" is just how a person chose to describe it.

that would then be corporate greed...and so far from how the economy is based, its assinine.

Part of the problem with this whole movement is the lack of any idea of what they are protesting for sure. This kind of statement just exemplifies that, and may be as big a part of why they have no support elsewhere.

"What are you protesting?"

"stuff"

It's embarrasing.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Ironically, even Wall St. firms pay their slaps on the wrists.

Cowperson

fyp

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by Southside

I seem to recall CP being quite pro Nenshi leading up to his election. I realize this is only one issue, but, it would seem that the CP support Nenshi once had may not be with him anymore, based on various comments. One term mayor? Am I misreading things? Has his approval rating really taken a set back and is it largely due to this issue?

He has made a mistake on this issue. No one is perfect and in the end if the pluses are more than the minuses then people will vote for him.

Him berating Gorde Lowe and Dru Farrell for me is easily more important to me than him not kicking some homeless b!tchers quick enough out of a Park that most Calgarians only visit in summer.