Obamaville: Occupy Philadelphia Unbiased Tour

[solidezio777]

dont take this the wrong way, but are you gay?

[TheFaustianMan]

@solidezio777 Why would I take that the wrong way? It's natural for some males to wonder about the sexual orientation of other good-looking, intelligent, well-spoken, highly educated, and wealthy males I suppose. You're free to do so. And after looking at me in this video, I can't say I blame you. Cheers and thanks for the comment.

[solidezio777]

@TheFaustianMan you're so cool!! i was justt scared of offending you(you know how some people are these days...) .

[TheFaustianMan]

@solidezio777 Thank you. And yes I know. ;)

[qiranger]

Great shots in this one. Thanks for taking us around Faust!

[TheFaustianMan]

@qiranger Thank you sir!

[11222stan]

HA HA HA UNBIASED! If you cll this his is "Obamaville" then you have to call the America of today is Wall-Street-Ville- cause we're paying for their speculation

[TheFaustianMan]

@11222stan Speculation was a crime a while ago too. They used to lynch them hahaha! I think you misunderstand, Hoovervilles were called so because of he happened to be in office at the time. Hence: Obamaville. I'm not really a political pundit. Thanks for commenting, and cheers!

[LoveMattersMost]

-Cont-Another strong impression, was that it reminded me of shanty towns you see in slums in third world countries. Or, the shanty towns you see in old videos of Americana's Great Depression. There is no positive energy visible. No wave of hope. No charismatic leaders. Just cold bleakness. A scene out of Dickens, replayed in the modern era. Bri.

[TheFaustianMan]

@LoveMattersMost Thanks Bri for commenting! True, very insightful. Reminds me of Nicholas Nickleby, how their father lost everything because he tried his hand at speculation. And the utter hopelessness of it all. People just milling about, no energy at all.

[LoveMattersMost]

This is a very contemporary subject for me now too. Remember recently I lost my job and now I'm working part-time as a Security Guard. Well, today I guarded the Santa Cruz Courthouse from occupy protesters camped out here. I'm sympathetic with the root cause-the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. It was interesting of you to not interpret the scene but just let us experience it. The feeling I got was one of total bleakness for the participants. No hope of a better life ahead Bri

[TheFaustianMan]

@LoveMattersMost It's interesting how the movements, at least looked on by the macro-history view - never really focus on the people. I bet the people who the Founding Fathers hung around with were probably not so savory. Especially the crowds that tar and feathered people. It's an interesting dichotomy.

[kingdomofchrissmith]

As you report, the very reason you don't see this on TV is because it's tough to put a spin on these images. If this does nothing else, maybe it will remind people that the homeless "occupy" a portion of our nation. Homeless, jobless, people with not enough food . . . if there is a way to fix at least THIS portion of our broken nation we will be better for it.

[TheFaustianMan]

@kingdomofchrissmith True. People want to be sold an angle on this...and from what I see there is no real "angle." Thanks Chris!