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    United States Day of Rage Comes and Goes

    MYFOXNY.COM - Hundreds of protesters were staging a massive rally throughout the Wall Street area over the weekend.

    The protest is part of the “US Day of Rage” and was designed to draw attention to the role powerful financial matters play in damaging the U.S. economy.

    The protest is modeled after the "Arab Spring" uprisings that have taken place throughout African nations, such as Egypt, Tunisia and Syria. Occupy Wall Street is a "leaderless resistance movement" orchestrated through Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools.

    NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said the NYPD was prepared for the protesters and a protest area was established on Broad Street at Exchange Place next to the Stock Exchange. However, the protesters elected not to use it.

    "None associated with the demonstrations sought permits," Browne said. "A group that formed at the bull at Bowling Green spilled into the streets on each side of the bull, posed safety issues and impeded vehicular traffic. The streets were re-opened to vehicular traffic and barriers were subsequently erected at the bull to prevent a re-occurance.”

    Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/day-...#ixzz1YJgnzOGl

    Any of you guys hear about this? I didn't hear a thing...not exactly the "Arab Spring" they were hoping for.

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    Re: United States Day of Rage Comes and Goes

    Named in solidarity with the Egyptian Days of Rage that brought down dictator Hosni Mubarak, U.S. Days of Rage has been in the planning stages for many months. “Rage” may seem to be a harsh word for protests that emphasize non-violent protest, but “long-term simmering frustration” is hard to fit on a poster.

    The U.S. Days of Rage (USDOR) website states the principle behind the protests, which listed events scheduled for New York, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, and Seattle. USDOR says corruption “has usurped our nation’s civil and military power, spawning a host of threats to liberty & national security.” Corrupt election practices, claims USDOR, are one of the major threats to democracy in America. As long as the extremely wealthy individuals and corporations are able to elect candidates of their choice, politicians who are beholden to them for office will pass legislation favorable to that group, to the detriment of average citizens.

    Read more at Suite101: U.S. Days of Rage: Occupy Wall Street | Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/news/us-days...#ixzz1YJh1FEwh

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    Not a word. ??? It will take a real disaster to wake Americans. I'm fairly convinced of this.
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    Re: United States Day of Rage Comes and Goes

    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Not a word. ??? It will take a real disaster to wake Americans. I'm fairly convinced of this.
    I agree 100%. Not sure what it is...there are protests demonstrations and riots everywhere except North America. Haven't heard anything about Canada and in Mexico I'd guess they are too afraid of the cartels (rightly imo) to have large gatherings.

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    Re: United States Day of Rage Comes and Goes

    Quote Originally Posted by Conlette View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Not a word. ??? It will take a real disaster to wake Americans. I'm fairly convinced of this.
    I agree 100%. Not sure what it is...there are protests demonstrations and riots everywhere except North America. Haven't heard anything about Canada and in Mexico I'd guess they are too afraid of the cartels (rightly imo) to have large gatherings.
    Yeah, you're right. There seem to be riots almost everywhere although China has hundreds of disturbances every year. I don't think they are upset about the same issues.
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    On the other hand, there is a tradition of civil disturbances in many other parts of the world. It does seem to be something Americans have not been inclined to historically.
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    Yeah there has been some crazy stuff in China recently. It takes real guts to lead a protest in that country...the one I saw was about not wanting some new factory built because the land was all polluted and everyone was sick as a result. Sad and I think a lot of it never even makes it to our media outlets.

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    Re: United States Day of Rage Comes and Goes

    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    On the other hand, there is a tradition of civil disturbances in many other parts of the world. It does seem to be something Americans have not been inclined to historically.
    You think because we're lazy? I'm not sure that's it.

    I think most Americans -- especially laborers -- would be surprised if they new what kind of benefits European workers had. Not that it's the best thing for an economy (I really don't know) but for an individual it sure seems easier over there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Conlette View Post
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    On the other hand, there is a tradition of civil disturbances in many other parts of the world. It does seem to be something Americans have not been inclined to historically.
    You think because we're lazy? I'm not sure that's it.

    I think most Americans -- especially laborers -- would be surprised if they new what kind of benefits European workers had. Not that it's the best thing for an economy (I really don't know) but for an individual it sure seems easier over there.
    Lazy? Not at all. Heck, we work harder than most other western countries. It just doesn't seem to be a historical tradition here. Similarly, socialism never caught on in our culture either.

    Yeah, but now Europe has to be pay the piper. Not sure how anyone could think that was sustainable.
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    Lazy intellectually...we work longer hours and more days no doubt.

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