10-17-2011, 04:24 PM
Yes and No.
The heart of the movement started with the fact that people are infuriated that the government bailed financial institutions after the financial institutions took advantage of people, and it all imploded.
I'm not wanting something for nothing, or something for free, but I am pretty pissed that my government decided to bail out banks and what not because they screwed up. I saw those enticing home loans. I shopped for a home. When I looked at how sketchy those interest rates would be in 5 years, I backed out, walked away, and I'm working to get there on my own. Not everyone stopped to read the fine print, because the fine print painted a definitively more terrible picture than what the realtors, bankers, and finance guys were selling.
And that is only part of the mess. The bail out money has in some cases been misappropriated, and a few of the very places that got bailed out are now still floundering.
People are mad, angry, and a movement that was about the anger regarding the bailouts has attracted similar people with far reaching agendas. Its been muddied up terribly, and there is no clearly defined "goal" that will cover everyone protesting anymore.
The heart of the movement started with the fact that people are infuriated that the government bailed financial institutions after the financial institutions took advantage of people, and it all imploded.
I'm not wanting something for nothing, or something for free, but I am pretty pissed that my government decided to bail out banks and what not because they screwed up. I saw those enticing home loans. I shopped for a home. When I looked at how sketchy those interest rates would be in 5 years, I backed out, walked away, and I'm working to get there on my own. Not everyone stopped to read the fine print, because the fine print painted a definitively more terrible picture than what the realtors, bankers, and finance guys were selling.
And that is only part of the mess. The bail out money has in some cases been misappropriated, and a few of the very places that got bailed out are now still floundering.
People are mad, angry, and a movement that was about the anger regarding the bailouts has attracted similar people with far reaching agendas. Its been muddied up terribly, and there is no clearly defined "goal" that will cover everyone protesting anymore.
nobody ever slaughtered an entire school with a smart phone and a twitter account – they have, however, toppled governments. - Jim Wright