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Re: POKERSAM post# 26623

Thursday, 10/13/2011 11:44:24 AM

Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:44:24 AM

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Your question identifies the fundamental problem with the occupy movement. On the surface, I think most of us agree that government and business greed and corruption are a problem that the occupy movement has correctly identified. However, most members of the movement seem to have no thoughts whatsoever about a solution or think the solution is more government regulation/involvement, which is a huge part of the problem.

I live in Southern California, and a local talk show spent a day with the occupy group in the downtown of my city, talking to people and recording most of it. Obviously the show could select certain people to talk to try to affirm their bias, but even so it was striking how completely clueless 99% of the people were about what the solution to the greed and corruption problem is. However, this seems to be consistent with everything I have read or seen about the occupy movement.

I don't think the occupy movement is going to end well. Anytime you get a large group of people really mad about something with no idea how to address what they are mad about, things end up going bad as all that frustration needs to be released somewhere, and if it doesn't go towards a solution, it goes elsewhere. I hope it doesn't play out that way, but I'm a bit concerned.

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