Movement to Occupy Vacant Houses Spreads

Bronx activists supported by Occupy Wall Street enter second month of occupation

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[leptonsoup337]

A lot of the MSM outlets have claimed that the Occupy movement is without focus. Well, I got news for the establishment: it is hard to have a singular focus when the entire system is broken. If the Occupy movement chose to single out just a handful of problems (thus creating focus) I think they would be doing us and themselves a tremendous disservice. You can't ignore systemic problems forever because at some point you end up with a critical mass of "royally screwed" which is fun for everyone.

[vrd180]

In Cleveland they have started tearing down vacant homes. The empty homes they have become targets of break-ins by desperate people who strip them of anything valuable. Instead of letting people back into their houses to prevent this, they simply tear the houses down. Perfectly good homes landfilled because the banks have kicked their owners out. Can no one see what is wrong with this? All those resources wasted for no reason. All those people homeless for no reason. This is insanity.

[CarpeMetus]

@hairtogovideos That's funny you are looking down upon me from your position of "moral superiority" I've been homeless, my "first" job was as a high school janitor and gardener at my high school. So you know what, I know the wheel never stops turning for all of us. That doesn't change the fact that they would still be squatting which is illegal. Or the fact that it would lower home values. The world isn't rainbows and puppies. So turn the glare of your "superiority" elsewhere.

[hairtogovideos]

@CarpeMetus

they would no longer be squatters if they occupy vacant homes and fix them up. This could happen to you in this reality. People need homes. many jobs are priviledged , discriminatory, or scarce. be careful of looking down on others because all could be taken from you faster than you know and you'll be in this same position.

[loopantenna]

Actually the system does not want you to be productive to society, it wants you to be productive in terms of capital, regardless to the influence on society.

[keybobrob]

LET'S TAKE OVER THIS PLACE....THESE BANKSTERS ARE DISGUSTING..........FUCK THEM.. FIGHT THEM...FIGHT THIS CORRUPT EVIL SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RvBChurchBvR]

Lol a lot of stupid comments there I'm happy for this guy and his family finding a home and good on the occupiers for helping this dude hold it down. As you see in this clip the neighbour was quite happy to welcome this man and his family into the street not because the house was empty because he was a good man who cares about other humans

[MystyMary]

great stuff to right an injustice

[EasternMerchant]

something tells me that 2012 is pretty much Open Season for anything!

[lenarita1]

fuck the banks, occupy the houses. people before profit.

[rollredthomas]

@CarpeMetus, I could not agree with you more, I personally would be afraid that my house would be "occupied" while I am away on vacation because they thought it was vacant!

[rollredthomas]

@Rolandzebub, even if the banks did not properly own these properties, that does not make it any more right NOR legal for squatters to trespass the property.