How many people actually stop to see what someone is protesting about?
Um... I do. And quite a lot of other people I saw while I was chatting to them.
And trying to get into Government won't do you much good when the entire system is broken. Governments need money, and who has all the money? Oh yeah, that'll be the banks and rick corporations. Hm.
Personally, I think a good revolution is long overdue, but perhaps that's just the closet anarchist in me.
See I wouldn't even give them the time of day, but that's because I think that protestors are a bunch of slackers who genuinely have nothing better to do than cause trouble. Plus I think a lot of them are bandwagoners who only do these protests so they can have a 'cause' because it's trendy. The only 'cause' I vaguely agreed with was the student tuition fee hikes but that's only because I think nobody should have to pay that much for a qualification that is ultimately going to be useless. I was totally against the idiots that went and marched in the streets though. Bunch of... argh, don't get me started.
Also if I ever stopped and talked to a protestor you can guarantee I'd get into an argument with them. So best not to, I think. I sometimes get the feeling that the people whining about whatever it is haven't actually tried to just... go along... with the flow and see if it works, they have to be so AGAINST everything.
I stop to see what people are protesting about--since something must have hurt them or pissed them off enough to actually endure sitting in a tent and getting wet, etc. But I agree with you. They just seem bitter and need to go find jobs. xD
Yeah I know it's hard to find a job in this day and age and I feel for people who can't, because I know I'm damn lucky to have one. But really, is sitting in a tent in the middle of wherever it was they were going to achieve anything? No. The powers that be aren't going to listen so at the end of the day you just have to focus on making the system work for you rather than fighting to change it.
Like you said though, everyone has their own opinions. You'll be a world-famous artist one day anyway :P
Just a question, don't blast me. But people who can't find a job. Is it that they really can't find any job, or they can't find one that they like?
The way I've always looked at jobs is that the are stepping stones. It may not be something I enjoy, it may not be my dream come true, but if it pays the bills then it's a means of being able to step up and move forward to a better one.
Hell, I've gotten office work by networking when working at a fast food place.
Again, not trying to narc on anyone unemployed and out there actively looking.
Another question out of curiosity, how many protesters do you think are out there now just because they decided to join the band wagon? And how many know what the original movement was about?
Me personally, I think a lot of people out of work, certainly here in the UK, are far too picky and/or lazy. It's actually more beneficial here to be out of work because you get benefits shovelled on to you left, right and centre.
I've done all sorts of jobs, I'm not too bothered as long as I'm working, wherever it may be. So what if you're an out of work lawyer, go do waitressing or something while you're waiting for that awesome job to come up. I'm lucky though, I've landed in a good company where I like my job and I actually have prospects.
Although it is sometimes a case of employers being too picky as well, so part of the blame is on them.
And I think that the majority of the protestors out there now are probably still bandwagoners with nothing better to do. About five of them in the whole world probably knew what the movement was about xD It just spread to the bored, the disgruntled and people looking for an excuse to cause trouble. If everyone who protested really believed, the camps would be massive.
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Um... I do. And quite a lot of other people I saw while I was chatting to them.
And trying to get into Government won't do you much good when the entire system is broken. Governments need money, and who has all the money? Oh yeah, that'll be the banks and rick corporations. Hm.
Personally, I think a good revolution is long overdue, but perhaps that's just the closet anarchist in me.
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Also if I ever stopped and talked to a protestor you can guarantee I'd get into an argument with them. So best not to, I think. I sometimes get the feeling that the people whining about whatever it is haven't actually tried to just... go along... with the flow and see if it works, they have to be so AGAINST everything.
Meh, dunno. That's just me. Each to their own.
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Like you said though, everyone has their own opinions. You'll be a world-famous artist one day anyway :P
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The way I've always looked at jobs is that the are stepping stones. It may not be something I enjoy, it may not be my dream come true, but if it pays the bills then it's a means of being able to step up and move forward to a better one.
Hell, I've gotten office work by networking when working at a fast food place.
Again, not trying to narc on anyone unemployed and out there actively looking.
Another question out of curiosity, how many protesters do you think are out there now just because they decided to join the band wagon? And how many know what the original movement was about?
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I've done all sorts of jobs, I'm not too bothered as long as I'm working, wherever it may be. So what if you're an out of work lawyer, go do waitressing or something while you're waiting for that awesome job to come up. I'm lucky though, I've landed in a good company where I like my job and I actually have prospects.
Although it is sometimes a case of employers being too picky as well, so part of the blame is on them.
And I think that the majority of the protestors out there now are probably still bandwagoners with nothing better to do. About five of them in the whole world probably knew what the movement was about xD It just spread to the bored, the disgruntled and people looking for an excuse to cause trouble. If everyone who protested really believed, the camps would be massive.
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