Should be some good entertainment if nothing else...



http://www.occupyraleigh.org/

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"Don't forget to spread the word about our first big protest rally, scheduled for SATURDAY (10/15) at 11am at the Capitol Building (1 East Edenton St.). RSVP below. See you there!"

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"We are a group of concerned citizens who wish to raise awareness and demonstrate before the Capitol in support of economic justice and against corporate influence over our elections and political process. Our purpose is to engage the public in this dialogue and make the voices of the people heard. We want local and national legislators to hear our concerns about ways to remedy economic injustice and the unfair influence the wealthy have over the political system. We are a peaceful, non-violent resistance movement that aims to encourage people to participate in democracy and use their voices to influence positive change. We are not a Democratic party movement nor are we anarchists trying to overtake our government. Rather, we are a populist uprising that seeks to place the political power back in the People’s hands where it belongs. We are willing to extend our protest indefinitely to effect change."

10/13/2011 10:46:01 AM

i'm holding out for the Occupy Garner rally

10/13/2011 10:47:22 AM

Sorry, I have a job to attend to.

10/13/2011 10:48:10 AM

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I've been camping out for a while already. U late

10/13/2011 10:49:32 AM

^ saturday at 11am?

10/13/2011 10:49:40 AM

Im in it until my voice drum is heard.

Capital Building doesnt have free cable. ABC11 is where it's at!

10/13/2011 10:52:22 AM

Good Luck guys - I am the 1% and I'll be playing golf.

10/13/2011 11:02:53 AM

I'll be at a football game for a team that's playing better than us this year

10/13/2011 11:04:54 AM

nobody wants to occupy that joke of a city

10/13/2011 11:06:13 AM

I don't understand what the point of these demonstrations are.

10/13/2011 11:41:40 AM

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"We are a group of concerned citizens who wish to raise awareness and demonstrate before the Capitol in support of economic justice and against corporate influence over our elections and political process. Our purpose is to engage the public in this dialogue and make the voices of the people heard. We want local and national legislators to hear our concerns about ways to remedy economic injustice and the unfair influence the wealthy have over the political system. We are a peaceful, non-violent resistance movement that aims to encourage people to participate in democracy and use their voices to influence positive change. We are not a Democratic party movement nor are we anarchists trying to overtake our government. Rather, we are a populist uprising that seeks to place the political power back in the People’s hands where it belongs. We are willing to extend our protest indefinitely to effect change.""

10/13/2011 11:42:05 AM

I want cheap gas.

10/13/2011 11:42:23 AM

^^ sounds a little like the tea party stuffs

10/13/2011 11:44:17 AM

10/13/2011 11:45:57 AM

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"I don't understand what the point of these demonstrations are."

to voice concerns, demonstrate a desire to resist, create an environment/community for discussion and organization

lots of pro-labor folks in pittsburgh hooking up through the occupy event

10/13/2011 11:46:32 AM

i work. i might be in the 53%. doesn't mean i can't support this, cause i do.

but i'm occupying clayton, instead. meet in the parking lot at the rockin' comet.

10/13/2011 11:47:35 AM

damnit, what is the 53%?

10/13/2011 11:51:01 AM

Sorry, I have a job to attend to.

10/13/2011 11:52:01 AM

dickheads that claim to be the ones paying all the taxes.

most of the ones who claim to be in the 53% paying taxes are not in that 53%.

http://actuallyyourethe47percent.tumblr.com/

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"YOU DON’T HAVE A JOB YOUR DAD IS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AND YOUR MOM WORKS IN A FIELD INCREDIBLY DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND…YOU PLAN TO BE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ALSO YOU HATE THE GOVERNMENT GOOD LUCK IN COLLEGE"

10/13/2011 11:52:45 AM

Hahahahaha "my daddy works incredibly hard" but at the end of the day you're still on that public dole

I wish we could fast forward her to the undervalued, unappreciated life of a teacher and see where the fuck all of that bravado goes

10/13/2011 11:57:51 AM

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"HOMEMAKERS DO NOT GET PAID FOR THEIR LABOR AND THUS DO NOT PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAXES YOU ARE NOT THE 53% "

10/13/2011 12:00:34 PM

Hahahahahahah "I demand the federal government behave just like my home with respect to its budget so I can pretend to understand policy"

10/13/2011 12:01:26 PM

10/13/2011 12:02:14 PM

work 72 hours a week with cancer and die on the job.

so happy i want to cry.

10/13/2011 12:04:11 PM

I was in asheville last night and noticed an increase in smelly people hanging out in that park downtown. Turns out it was occupy asheville. Everyone eating at tupalo honey looks upset.

10/13/2011 12:09:11 PM

I think people that think that this is about some random guy that works hard and thinks he pays taxes when he doesn't haven't quite paid attention to the title of the first event, unless you think "Wall Street" somehow represents people in crappy wage jobs and not bankers.

10/13/2011 12:11:30 PM

lolz at loving the same free market that made a bitch jobless.

10/13/2011 12:33:49 PM

my life is shit and i love it

i have no insurance and cancer and a lot of other bad stuff and i have no way to rectify the situation despite working 72 hours a week, it's awesome

i am the 53%, god bless

10/13/2011 12:42:15 PM

This all reeks of a Zach De La Rocha wet dream

10/13/2011 12:52:20 PM

I have occupied Raleigh since birth, as far as standing in the rain holding up signs and shit...sleeping in tents downtown, not gonna do that.

10/13/2011 1:02:22 PM

My mother refuses to buy me iPad 2. Apparently iPad 1 is good enough. Bitch.

I am the 99%

10/13/2011 1:14:50 PM

Something like 40.9% turnout in the 2010 elections. Don't complain about how broken the process is if you don't actively participate in the process. If the "99%" want their voices heard, they should organize voter turnout and prop up candidates who support their agenda.

http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2010G.html

10/13/2011 1:17:36 PM

pwnt.

10/13/2011 1:19:00 PM

lol North Carolina 39.3%

10/13/2011 1:20:45 PM

I think the two party system is to blame for people being so frustrated with politics.

You have two groups to align with, neither of which closely represent your ideals.

10/13/2011 1:24:33 PM

we're a multi party union and there's more than 2 parties dumbass.

but cool story anyways bro.

10/13/2011 1:27:18 PM

I'll sleep in a tent surrounded by trees rather than downtown in some city surrounded by disillusioned youths kkthx. I'll just cheer for them from my sylvan glade if I know it pisses off those on the right.

10/13/2011 1:29:15 PM

Didn't have enough money for a macbook pro so I had to settle for a shitty lenovo thinkpad.
I am the 99%

10/13/2011 1:32:11 PM

53 percenters is a scam by the 1 percenters:

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"Erick Erickson, Founder Of ‘We Are The 53%’ Site, Whines About His Brand New House And Well Paid CNN Gig"

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/11/304642/erickson-whines-53-percent/

10/13/2011 1:32:28 PM

99% started by billionaire George Soros with $100k's invested in adbusters who openly claim to have organized and paid for it.

vs

"53%" blog, started by a journalist who's net worth is less than Matt Lauers.


yeh. lol

10/13/2011 1:37:21 PM

oh and http://thinkprogress.org/


lol. dude do you work there? that is your only source for any link you ever post every single time. every. single. time.

10/13/2011 1:38:22 PM

Unlike you, I cite my sources.

Here's another:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/230011/20111012/we-are-the-53-percent-conservative-response-to-99-percent-movement-occupy-wall-street-99-percent.htm?cid=2

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"'We Are the 53 Percent' - The Conservative Response to the 99 Percent Movement By Ashley Portero In response to the 99 percent movement that has inspired the Occupy Wall Street protesters and their fellow picketers across the country, a group of right-wing bloggers have come together to issue their criticism of the protesters via new Tumblr blog called "We are the 53 percent." The blog, kicked off by the conservative filmmaker Mike Wilson and blogger Erick Erickson of RedState.org, aims to be representative of the 53 percent of Americans who pay more in federal income taxes than they receive back in deductions or credits. The figure is based on a report from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center that said 47 percent of Americans did not pay federal income taxes in 2009, an unusually high percentage due to the fall in incomes resulting from the Great Recession. The Americans who do not pay income taxes are those who are either so poor that they are exempt, or those that are the beneficiaries of tax breaks and deductions that cancel out their income tax payments. "53 Percent" Ignores Those Who Pay State, County, City, and Payroll Taxes The blog, however, does not emphasize the fact that the 53 percent figure only applies to federal income taxes. The introduction to the blog, clearly written in a way to mock the hippies and degenerates its creators believe are representative of the 99 percent movement, states "So if you're like, totally gonna spread the word about being one of the 53 percent of people who actually, like, pay taxes in America and don't just, like, hang out protesting stuff day... like, here's the hashtaggy thingy," followed by the #iamthe53 used on Twitter. The creators of the blog either do not understand taxation, or simply do not care. Even the 47 percent of Americans who did not pay federal income taxes in 2009 still paid state, local and payroll taxes -- so, saying that only 53 percent of people paid taxes that year is a lie. Even the poorest Americans, those who make an average of $12,500 still pay about 16 percent of their small earnings in taxes, according to Citizens for Tax Justice. Moreover, data from the Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy indicates that in every state except for Vermont, the poor pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthy. In Alabama, families making less than $13,000 pay almost 11 percent of their income in state and local taxes, compared with less than 4 percent for those who make $229,000 or more. At the end of the day, yes -- the wealthiest Americans are still actually paying more. But, $1,430 -- the amount the poorest Alabama citizens pay -- means a lot more to someone making less than $13,000 than the 4 percent the highest earning citizens lose. The "We are the 53 percent" blog seems to be full of posters who are part of the very 47 percent of people the blog basically classifies as parasites. A good amount of the contributors appear to be students, the unemployed or underemployed, who still end their stories by declaring "I am the 53 percent" even though, by their logic, they are not if they were also exempted from federal income taxes due to their income bracket. "53 Percenters" Receive No Federal Subsidies...Assuming They Don't Drive The contributors often boast about how they have worked themselves to the bone, often without vacations or benefits, but still have never turned to government social programs, implying the kind of people who support the 99 percent movement simply want a free ride. It would be interesting to see how many of those people have received unemployment insurance, Pell Grants, home-mortgage-interest deductions or any of the other government programs that many people have relied on as stepping stones to get to the state of autonomy the "53 percent" celebrate. What they don't seem to understand is the 99 percent movement is demanding that very thing -- the ability to feasibly receive education, health care and a livable wage and all the of the things that allow Americans to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" -- whether all of their demands are actually possible right now is another story. These days, it is difficult for many low-income and middle-class Americans to obtain those basic services, especially with a national unemployment rate that doesn't seem to be budging. The 99 percent movement is asking for reforms not only on Wall Street, but in the federal government so that, once again, the U.S. will be a nation that is productive, employed, and not overwhelmed with growing social tensions due to rapidly widening rates of income inequality. And then, maybe all of us -- even the righteous 53 percenters -- will be able to take a vacation once a while. "

10/13/2011 1:59:50 PM

Conservatives are obviously in favor of the banksters crashing the economy, The income disparity increase with middle class wages declining, along with endless/useless wars resulting in futile nation building efforts which are filled with fraud and corruption. Oh yeah and corporate personhood making the political process even more of a sham.

I know I am not protesting to ask for any handouts. I am just asking for a game that isn't rigged from the start. Fuck "the 53%".

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10/13/2011 2:05:27 PM

I'll be working..I am the 1%

10/13/2011 2:06:01 PM

protip: don't be an artsy hipster born in richest country in the history of the planet and complain that it's impossible to be self sufficient.

10/13/2011 2:06:17 PM

So no one is going to the fair?

10/13/2011 2:26:07 PM

^ don't worry, there will be plenty of other smelly people there

10/13/2011 2:32:49 PM

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"Sorry, I have a job to attend to."

10/13/2011 2:34:42 PM

Everyone's working on a Saturday morning? You guys should find some better jobs.

10/13/2011 2:44:07 PM

Check Craigslist perhaps; furthermore,

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10/13/2011 2:44:30 PM