It is naive to think that camp outs and being a public nuisance will convince the '1%' to give up their 'power'?
If the protesters did represent the '99%', they would have the power to change things virtually overnight by boycotting the 'guilty' companies, and getting voted into government to change laws instead of breaking them.
By not following peaceful and civil procedure like they are doing in NY, they are wasting society's limited resources and disadvantaging the people in real need.
@rboiATS The Victorian Police are strictly regulated and are not the ones that make the rules, laws, bylaws or legislation.
There were lots of people with cameras present. If any officer broke any rules, just make your case and they will be punished: just like anyone else.
I think we both can think of some disadvantaged groups in society that could have used the tens' of thousands of dollars that was wasted on protesters that refused to cooperate, just to get media attention.
@inaicrnd I agree it was a massive waste of resources through no fault of our's other than wanting exercise our right to protest, 1 week of attending OM showed me there is a massive group of disadvantaged people in this city that everyone forgets about, and we did our best to provide for them while we were there many with our own money from our jobs that we go to everyday.
As for the police violence that will sort its self out, but to claim we weren't peaceful thats laughable.
@rboiATS It is legal to protest in Australia for as long as you like if done correctly, so a little intellectual honesty here, please?
You needed to put a 'black hat' on somebody present to yell your slogans at. You used the police who had no choice but to their duty, just to gain emotive media coverage to garner more support.
You outnumber them and put them in danger just to make a political point. They're not the target of your protest, so your real message gets lost in all the theatrics.
Your rights are not currently at risk. Personal trauma is not your reality here. Go live in Mumbai for a year then come back and tell me your disadvantaged. It is frightening to see people with so many advantages relative to your brethren globally, acting as a totalitarian movement. "Occupy" is inherently adversarial go home and ask your parents why they voted for a govt that has underpinned your very existence. All so uniform in your achingly pathetic quest for stylish individuality,!
Representative, Regulated Government is & always will be a FAIL. It's growth must be constrained by The*People. What's needed is a Transitional Tool that provides both immediate & long term change. Individual Directed Capitalization, Empowering The*People to direct public funding creates a DEVELOPMENT BUDGET that must be met by Corporate & Representative Power.. simple. Corporations Lobby The*People, Elected Officials enact Directives of The*People. Regulations are scrutinized by The*People.
@tendollarword, yes*indeed it is... and a system based on Individual Directed Capitalization creates unlimited funding growth due to the FACT that it's centered and valued upon human potential NOT limited resource or a global monetary gambling scheme... While @ the same time offering an incentive base for voluntary revenue increases to those capable of supporting higher rates of taxation by insuring a fixed rate over a certain time frame. Therefore tapping HUMAN POTENTIAL the TRUE PATH to PEACE.
Seriously, goon on all those people (is that the right grammar?) and I think in small towns people like that would be arrested for being a nuisance or inciting this or that. IOW, hick towns in the south.
Can I be considered part of this occupy movement if I occupy the john later on today? I mean, speaking of movements... well, it's the best I can do living in a bean field in Hickville, USA.
Also remember that if you tax companies on the basis of where they hire, you may be invoilation of any number of free trade agreements. We have already signed agreements to hand our wealth overseas.
There's nothing you can do until your quality of life matches that of the least wealthy nation. THEN you will be able to bargain again. but not until then.
If I were a rich person, and saw one of these "occupy _____" protests, I would move my money out of that country to a place where it was more safe. Remember the rich people you are protesting against can, in a moment, remove all the capital from your country and leave you jobless. In a globalized job market, you are nothing.
@comslave And the people can seize all their assets. Most of the people in power, certainly in the US, wouldn't want to, of course, because they get all the money they personally need from the same people. So it's first of all the politicians that need to be changed, to be able to further affect society for the better of the majority.
@comslave Bull. I work in the financial industry - in a company that is well and conservatively managed, and that did not get itself into trouble. Yet, even my company makes nothing, produces nothing, grows nothing. Like the others, it just shovels money around between people who do and shaves a percentage off for itself. There is a line between performing a useful service and becoming a big, fat, detrimental parasite. The financial industry has crossed well over to the parasite side.
Considering that these protests seem to be going on in the main industrialized nations, the semi-industrialized nations have their own protests and whatever is left over would require a massive amount of security, where will they invest and who will they sell to? Also, at what point have the protesters jeapardized safety?
The smarter thing would be to do business differently by hiring locally, paying their fair share of taxes, making safe products, no harming the environment, paying a fair wage, accepting a fair amount of regulation, etc. They would still make a healthy profit, just not by jeapardizing the world economy and destroying the lives of people who do work hard, work smart and yet are still poor because they didn't figure out how to game the system.
Bugger me! I didnt even know that there was a protest in Melb & I only live 30 min from the CBD. We dont have much to protest about really, we got thought the GFC well and our economy is amongst the strongest in the world, the Aussie $ is stronger than the Green back, our stock market is steady &..OH hang on there is that carbon tax, which is the biggest load of shit I have ever read, simply put; in the long run we’re going to pay a lot of money to 3rd world countries to offset our pollution :(
Melbourne's protest is probably not that big, because Australia has largely escaped the collapse of 08. Not one Australian bank or financial institution went under.
It is naive to think that camp outs and being a public nuisance will convince the '1%' to give up their 'power'?
If the protesters did represent the '99%', they would have the power to change things virtually overnight by boycotting the 'guilty' companies, and getting voted into government to change laws instead of breaking them.
By not following peaceful and civil procedure like they are doing in NY, they are wasting society's limited resources and disadvantaging the people in real need.
inaicrnd 4 months ago
@inaicrnd What peaceful and civil procedures were broken, except by the Victorian Police? What people in need were disadvantaged?
rboiATS 4 months ago
@rboiATS The Victorian Police are strictly regulated and are not the ones that make the rules, laws, bylaws or legislation.
There were lots of people with cameras present. If any officer broke any rules, just make your case and they will be punished: just like anyone else.
I think we both can think of some disadvantaged groups in society that could have used the tens' of thousands of dollars that was wasted on protesters that refused to cooperate, just to get media attention.
inaicrnd 4 months ago
@inaicrnd I agree it was a massive waste of resources through no fault of our's other than wanting exercise our right to protest, 1 week of attending OM showed me there is a massive group of disadvantaged people in this city that everyone forgets about, and we did our best to provide for them while we were there many with our own money from our jobs that we go to everyday.
As for the police violence that will sort its self out, but to claim we weren't peaceful thats laughable.
rboiATS 4 months ago
@rboiATS It is legal to protest in Australia for as long as you like if done correctly, so a little intellectual honesty here, please?
You needed to put a 'black hat' on somebody present to yell your slogans at. You used the police who had no choice but to their duty, just to gain emotive media coverage to garner more support.
You outnumber them and put them in danger just to make a political point. They're not the target of your protest, so your real message gets lost in all the theatrics.
inaicrnd 4 months ago
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Your rights are not currently at risk. Personal trauma is not your reality here. Go live in Mumbai for a year then come back and tell me your disadvantaged. It is frightening to see people with so many advantages relative to your brethren globally, acting as a totalitarian movement. "Occupy" is inherently adversarial go home and ask your parents why they voted for a govt that has underpinned your very existence. All so uniform in your achingly pathetic quest for stylish individuality,!
kuizatzhaderach 4 months ago
Look out. There is a Raghead behond you! She could have a bomb!
SissingPyd 4 months ago
So, is this portion of the 0.01% Occupation Force and less incoherent than the branch intimidating near Wall Street?
evensgrey 4 months ago
Representative, Regulated Government is & always will be a FAIL. It's growth must be constrained by The*People. What's needed is a Transitional Tool that provides both immediate & long term change. Individual Directed Capitalization, Empowering The*People to direct public funding creates a DEVELOPMENT BUDGET that must be met by Corporate & Representative Power.. simple. Corporations Lobby The*People, Elected Officials enact Directives of The*People. Regulations are scrutinized by The*People.
PeaceProfit 4 months ago
@PeaceProfit Excessive CAPITALIZATION is the true path To PROGRESS.
tendollarword 4 months ago
@tendollarword, yes*indeed it is... and a system based on Individual Directed Capitalization creates unlimited funding growth due to the FACT that it's centered and valued upon human potential NOT limited resource or a global monetary gambling scheme... While @ the same time offering an incentive base for voluntary revenue increases to those capable of supporting higher rates of taxation by insuring a fixed rate over a certain time frame. Therefore tapping HUMAN POTENTIAL the TRUE PATH to PEACE.
PeaceProfit 4 months ago
Occupy Middle Brighton!!!
MalcumTurnbullMP 4 months ago
Seriously, goon on all those people (is that the right grammar?) and I think in small towns people like that would be arrested for being a nuisance or inciting this or that. IOW, hick towns in the south.
TruthSurge 4 months ago
Can I be considered part of this occupy movement if I occupy the john later on today? I mean, speaking of movements... well, it's the best I can do living in a bean field in Hickville, USA.
TruthSurge 4 months ago
The FED is the problem.
see: The Federal Reserve Exposed.
Set up some large screen TVs and play it 24/7. Knowledge is power.
mr1000rx 4 months ago
Walked through there today, crazy guy shouting through a megaphone about how they (the government) drug the water... turned me off the whole thing.
Forserean 4 months ago
I put your video on reddit and so far it's got 14,825 views. :D
Adrianlunnon 4 months ago
"We are the 99%" Well it looks like 99.09% don't give a shit about the assorted grievances. The occupy protests have a multiple personality disorder.
ModerateMartian 4 months ago
haha they got that shit, down! childcare center is epic.
MissKelseaCole 4 months ago
Also remember that if you tax companies on the basis of where they hire, you may be invoilation of any number of free trade agreements. We have already signed agreements to hand our wealth overseas.
There's nothing you can do until your quality of life matches that of the least wealthy nation. THEN you will be able to bargain again. but not until then.
comslave 4 months ago
Its cool to see what is happening at Occupy Melbourne. Thanks!
phenixwryter 4 months ago
Great post my friend! Thank you.
cansurfer1 4 months ago
now we are outsourcing out social movements!!! come on man!
Haradin32 4 months ago
Great video
franks2732 4 months ago
I think it's fantastic that this is going global.
Hereticbooks 4 months ago
If I were a rich person, and saw one of these "occupy _____" protests, I would move my money out of that country to a place where it was more safe. Remember the rich people you are protesting against can, in a moment, remove all the capital from your country and leave you jobless. In a globalized job market, you are nothing.
comslave 4 months ago
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Frottjeif 4 months ago
@comslave And the people can seize all their assets. Most of the people in power, certainly in the US, wouldn't want to, of course, because they get all the money they personally need from the same people. So it's first of all the politicians that need to be changed, to be able to further affect society for the better of the majority.
Frottjeif 4 months ago
@comslave Bull. I work in the financial industry - in a company that is well and conservatively managed, and that did not get itself into trouble. Yet, even my company makes nothing, produces nothing, grows nothing. Like the others, it just shovels money around between people who do and shaves a percentage off for itself. There is a line between performing a useful service and becoming a big, fat, detrimental parasite. The financial industry has crossed well over to the parasite side.
curlew0609 4 months ago
@comslave
Considering that these protests seem to be going on in the main industrialized nations, the semi-industrialized nations have their own protests and whatever is left over would require a massive amount of security, where will they invest and who will they sell to? Also, at what point have the protesters jeapardized safety?
lDrownded 4 months ago
@comslave
The smarter thing would be to do business differently by hiring locally, paying their fair share of taxes, making safe products, no harming the environment, paying a fair wage, accepting a fair amount of regulation, etc. They would still make a healthy profit, just not by jeapardizing the world economy and destroying the lives of people who do work hard, work smart and yet are still poor because they didn't figure out how to game the system.
lDrownded 4 months ago
A hundred people resting in the market. How cute.
MardasMan 4 months ago
Going out for a good reason! good Job Aussie.
ONESPECIES 4 months ago
Nice work mate.
Atheeizm 4 months ago
Good work guys! Keep up the good effort! :)
ogrish84 4 months ago
Holy shit an EB games
JesterTheNightmare 4 months ago
It's over there too? LOL@your getting outside sometime. I would love to see more of Melbourne.
TruthSerum101 4 months ago
Bugger me! I didnt even know that there was a protest in Melb & I only live 30 min from the CBD. We dont have much to protest about really, we got thought the GFC well and our economy is amongst the strongest in the world, the Aussie $ is stronger than the Green back, our stock market is steady &..OH hang on there is that carbon tax, which is the biggest load of shit I have ever read, simply put; in the long run we’re going to pay a lot of money to 3rd world countries to offset our pollution :(
AussieNaturalist 4 months ago
@AtheistAussie Well done mate I would have come down and taken a look myself but its assignment season at uni :/
MoMember88 4 months ago
hey nice :)
Alucard9692010 4 months ago
Thank you, AA, that's a lovely demonstration. I like the idea of housing for all.
fruitofspirit 4 months ago
I will probably be heading to occupy London in a few days
10phoenix01 4 months ago
The real message is/was lost in "socialist alternative/falun dafa/refugees etc. occ melb will be done by luchtime monday lol
melbn 4 months ago
Cool, thanks for showing
DownUnderDoug 4 months ago
Can't possibly be Melbourne.
No Barbecue's.
Leonis1989 4 months ago
Nice video!
markdzima 4 months ago
good stuff :)
roblesterfilms 4 months ago
Lol, hippies.
savetheinterpod 4 months ago
Melbourne's protest is probably not that big, because Australia has largely escaped the collapse of 08. Not one Australian bank or financial institution went under.
dangerouslytalented 4 months ago
well thats pretty cool.
Theirxdclan 4 months ago