Presumably they have the common sense to know that even people who otherwise would have agreed with you loose the sympathy they had, when you block streets and bridges.Where are the Tea party in all this?
Presumably they have the common sense to know that even people who otherwise would have agreed with you loose the sympathy they had, when you block streets and bridges.Where are the Tea party in all this?
LMAO!!!!The funny thing about that protest is there is no goal, no agenda, no message just angst.... and not much of it given the size of the sustaining crowd.
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Jon Stewart's take on last weekend's pepper spraying:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA5N5IjmWQ4
Much better video quality at Comedy Central, The Daily Show - Sept 29, 2011 - clip 1
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/#clip538701
The wall street protests, similar to the Tahrir square protests in Egypt, both were started for economic issues. Both started out without clear goals.
But the difference is that in Egypt more people went on the street, they got more press and the government fell under their pressure.
There, the army was on the side of the people, since they are a conscription based force, not professional like the US.
In the states, they've kept the wall street protests off the news and and now are starting mass arrests.
Wow, you really don't understand Americans, do you?There is NO DOUBT if it gets violent the US Military will be willing to slaughter their fellow americans. But that could ignite a storm of violence across the US as the civilian population is pretty heavily armed.
They have done it in the past...remember Kent State? Remember Waco? And of course, remember the Civil War? Americans have shown again and again they will kill fellow Americans with little hesitation.Wow, you really don't understand Americans, do you?
His assessment is more spot on than yours.Wow, you really don't understand Americans, do you?
And where precisely is the storm of violence across the US that you claim would occur in the aftermath of such an event? Kent State was 40 years ago, with 4 deaths and 9 wounded. I don't recall a storm of violence caused by those events in the intervening 40 years.They have done it in the past...remember Kent State? Remember Waco? And of course, remember the Civil War? Americans have shown again and again they will kill fellow Americans with little hesitation.
But that's just it. THEY WON'T. Your well-armed peasantry are in fact deeply reactionary and show themselves to be increasingly willing to let the government run roughshod over them. every year the conservative elements in your country convince people to vote against their own best interests, and they do.His assessment is more spot on than yours.
Americans are awash in popguns and weapons. Many are shot now on a daily basis. Just imagine how many more there will be when the peasants are aroused and come looking for justice with their torches, pitchforks and assault weapons!...:Eek:
The wall street protests, similar to the Tahrir square protests in Egypt, both were started for economic issues. Both started out without clear goals.
But the difference is that in Egypt more people went on the street, they got more press and the government fell under their pressure.
That's exactly it, the sheer volume in Egypt was overwhelming.There, the army was on the side of the people, since they are a conscription based force, not professional like the US.
In the states, they've kept the wall street protests off the news and and now are starting mass arrests.
Watched that episode last week, hilarious. Tony Bologna. lmaoJon Stewart's take on last weekend's pepper spraying:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA5N5IjmWQ4
Much better video quality at Comedy Central, The Daily Show - Sept 29, 2011 - clip 1
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/#clip538701
And where precisely is the storm of violence across the US that you claim would occur in the aftermath of such an event? Kent State was 40 years ago, with 4 deaths and 9 wounded. I don't recall a storm of violence caused by those events in the intervening 40 years.
The Civil War was a war, not a civil protest. How does that logically compare to the events on Wall St today, or Kent State 40 years ago?
A ghastly mistake - you don't send what at that time were under-trained troops for riot duty with live ammunition.They have done it in the past...remember Kent State?
The civil not the military authority.Remember Waco?
Why not for the Revolution which in fact was much more a 'Civil War' than the U.S. Civil War, and of course part of the foundation of Canada. Gee all those blood thirsty people in poor peaceful Canada :rolleyesof course, remember the Civil War? Americans have shown again and again they will kill fellow Americans with little hesitation.
LOLBut that's just it. THEY WON'T. Your well-armed peasantry are in fact deeply reactionary and show themselves to be increasingly willing to let the government run roughshod over them. every year the conservative elements in your country convince people to vote against their own best interests, and they do.
The American people do not have a violent revolutionary composition, and havent for years. Your television programs and easy access to credit cards make it virtually impossible that a critical mass of people will choose to risk everything in their very comfortable, overweight lives. they'll just complain about it for a ferw hours, then THEY'LL GO BACK TO WORK, just as the elites want them to.
I didn't say Canadian's wouldn't kill Canadians.. do you think the civil and military forces operate in a bubble? Was Kent State a mistake or a "message"?A ghastly mistake - you don't send what at that time were under-trained troops for riot duty with live ammunition.
The civil not the military authority.
Why not for the Revolution which in fact was much more a 'Civil War' than the U.S. Civil War, and of course part of the foundation of Canada. Gee all those blood thirsty people in poor peaceful Canada :rolleyes
Finally what are some of you people smoking - these morons the beginning of widespread civil disobedience in the U.S.
Every report I've ever read shows it was certainly not a planed action.Was Kent State a mistake or a "message"?