New Yorkers Back Occupy Wall Street Movement, Blame Bush Administration: Poll

[polaris93]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/poll-new-yorkers-back-occupy-wallst_n_1016234.html

A new Quinnipiac University poll finds New Yorkers overwhelmingly back the Occupy Wall Street protesters, and even Republicans think

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[jordan179]

As a native New Yorker, I'm very sad at what's happening to my city. After a brief return to sanity in the 1980's and 1990's, it's looking as if New York is about to kill the last of its golden gooses. New York City does not seem to get that, if they support the protestors, the banking and financial industries just might leave. These industries are not that location-dependent, and there are many cities in the New York Metropolitan Area that would only be too happy to host and protect them.

[polaris93]

That's true. The scary part is how many people in New York and elsewhere in this country have bought into this insanity. For once, I think Los Angeles has it all over New York -- and Seattle -- because it's generaly nastiness and cynicism is undermining any fervent belief in the "99%" and "Occupy [Whatever]." When are the others going to go sane, Jordan?

[docstrange]

I suppose I am neither surprised at that nor disappointed in people. The movement is broadly populist. Populist movement is popular? Not surprised. Yet another reason to buttress the idea of government formulated first and foremost as a bastion to defend the rights of the individual.

[polaris93]

The demands being made by these protsters are stupid beyond belief -- not so much the demands themselves, though there is that, in many cases, but the belief that many of these protesters have that simply making demands will ultimately get them what they want, that that protesting is all that is needed, is ignorant beyond belief. Jordan179 has posted a number of insightful, informed essays on the shenanigans of the protesters and their impact on others, such as the poor pushcart vendors of NYC, whose business has fled because of the protest there. And you can't tell the protesters anything about such things, nor will they even look at objective evidence to prove your case. It isn't that they are protesting I object to, it's how they are protesting. This isn't how we did it in the 1960s.

[mauser]

Let out is the WHY. Republicans what OWS to continue because they know it will eventually self-destruct, taking the Dems with it.

[polaris93]

Let's hope. XD

[nighthawkal]

I thought I heard that NYC only has 14% registered Republicans, so hearing that 67% of them agree with the protesters doesn't surprise me too much. Its a miracle that a Republican like Giuliani was ever actually elected there.

[polaris93]

Yep. New York is not living on the same plsnet as the rest of us.

[nighthawkal]

To their credit, I don't think they're as bad as San Francisco. NYC may actually be more pragmatically liberal.

[polaris93]

New York City likes to lecture everyone else on how to be a liberal -- but ignores the parts they don't like. San Francisco takes what they say to heart.