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    What the hell is going on Wall Street right now? Sorry to have two threads in 5 min, but a friend of mine just posted something on FB about the whole deal going on in NYC on Wall St and it involving cops. I don't watch the news often so can someone fill me in?
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    Busting hookers?

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    Do you mean the protests?
    Occupy Wall Street

    A bunch of them have gotten arrested

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    Ok just got some word on it, it's called "Occupy Wall Street." Apparently people are really pissed off...
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    And they're being extremely vague- they're mad a corrupt politicians and corrupt corporations, but what is their specific grievance? I'm pissed about some politicians, but if I were to organize protests I'd be a tad bit more specific.
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    watching fox there not covering it

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    I heard Michael Moore was there in support of the protestors yesterday-
    take that for what it's worth... (where's the steaming pile of dung emoticon?)
    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ, we are the III%, CIP2, and some other catchphrase meant to aggravate progreSSives who are hell bent on taking rights away...

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    One girl was carrying a 'Stop Capitalism' sign. I also saw a 'Power Through Peace' sign. The guest speaker was sounding very much like a lunatic, then he said 'Martin Luther King'. For some reason everyone in the crowd repeats every word the speaker says. There is some weird stuff going on there.

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    I think the reason it's so weird is the whole thing is a social media experiment by some left wing organization. Kind of like a flash mob on steroids. The only theme is Wall Street = bad. Anything else is up to the protester.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw1 View Post
    One girl was carrying a 'Stop Capitalism' sign. I also saw a 'Power Through Peace' sign. The guest speaker was sounding very much like a lunatic, then he said 'Martin Luther King'. For some reason everyone in the crowd repeats every word the speaker says. There is some weird stuff going on there.
    Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
    "There is no news in the truth, and no truth in the news."
    "The revolution will not be televised... Instead it will be filmed from multiple angles via cell phone cameras, promptly uploaded to YouTube, Tweeted about, and then shared on Facebook, pending a Wi-Fi connection."

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