Hypocrisy, thy name is #OccupyOakland

**Posted by Phineas

A scene from Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, at the Occupy Oakland General Assembly:

Speaker: “Corporations are evil!”

Chanting masses of free thinking drones: “Corporations are evil!”

Speaker: “Banks are the enemy!”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones: “Banks are the enemy!”

Speaker: “Cancel all student debt! Redistribute wealth now!”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones: “Cancel all student debt! Redistribute wealth now!”

Speaker: “What do we want?”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones: “Revolution!”

(Chanting masses of free-thinking drones show their approval with up-twinkles.)

Enter Occupier in Che shirt, unwashed. He takes the Speaker aside:

Occupier: “Dude! You know how much cash I have in my pack? Twenty grand! Want me to redistribute it?”

Speaker: “Are you nuts? You know how many crooks are out there? Stick it in the bank, where it will be safe.”

Occupier (Looks nervously at the crowd): “What about the 99%?”

Speaker: “Gimme a minute.”

He turns to the crowd, who eagerly await their next free-thinking chant-in-unison, and raises his bullhorn:

Speaker: “Down with the corporate fat cats”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones: “Down with the corporate fat cats”

Speaker: “What do we want?”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones: “Revolu…”

Speaker (cutting in): “A 3% CD with a 12-month term! Free checking! And No ATM fees!!”

Chanting masses of free-thinking drones (not missing a beat): “A 3% CD with a 12-month term! Free checking! And No ATM fees!!”

Speaker: “Are you with me?”

Fade to black, as the Speaker basks in the up-twinkles

(Crossposted at Public Secrets)

9 Responses to "Hypocrisy, thy name is #OccupyOakland"

Jump says:

November 9, 2011 at 1:34 pm

This is misleading. Maybe purposely. Occupy Oakland has the money in the lawyer’s account who is bailing everyone out with it. It is a Wells Fargo account. It will be moved soon, but there will be a period where there is no access to the funds and we need that for folks who need to get out jail. Secondly, my personal opinion is, other than consumer fees credit unions and banks are the same. It is a myth that they don’t invest in Wall Street. They do. They can’t pay interest without doing so. Interest they collect from small business loans aren’t enough. Credit Unions are corporate fat cats, too.
mrt721 says:

November 9, 2011 at 2:37 pm

Makes me think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTwV3vG73cU
ST says:

November 9, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Excellent, Phineas!
Carlos says:

November 9, 2011 at 5:24 pm

I hope that the day will never come when facts get in the way of your narrative, Jump. It would be so disappointing if there was even a hint of sense in what you blather about.
Jump says:

November 9, 2011 at 5:36 pm

Carlos, why not actually counter something I’ve said by citing some facts, instead of sounding like a mindless idiot. You can’t because you have no real argument, just a snide statement that only those that agree with your political stance may pretend is witty. Get off your ass and do something worthwhile with your life, instead of simply criticizing those who do.
Great White Rat says:

November 9, 2011 at 6:29 pm

It is a Wells Fargo account. It will be moved soon, but there will be a period where there is no access to the funds and we need that for folks who need to get out jail.

So while you’re out there demonizing banks and inciting hate, you choose to keep your money in…..a bank???

(Correct me if I’m wrong, but last time I looked, Wells Fargo was, in fact, a bank, no?)

And you’re not bright enough to see that keeping your money in a bank while screaming that they’re the enemy is prima facie evidence that your “principles” are something you’re willing to compromise the second it becomes convenient.

If you hate banks so much, why haven’t you created your own repository of funds which anyone in the Occupy movement can freely donate to or withdraw from, as needed? Oh, wait….that would mean you’d be creating…a bank.

It’s not too different from what we see in the OWS sites where the homeless are lining up for food donated to the OWS crowd. The OWS is all for redistribution of wealth, food, and resources, as long as they’re on the recieving end. The second they have to supply any resources or labor, they’re not so hot on the idea.
Great White Rat says:

November 9, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Get off your ass and do something worthwhile with your life, instead of simply criticizing those who do.

I’ve yet to see any evidence that anyone in the OWS mob is doing anything “worthwhile”. What I’ve seen is a bunch of self-centered clucks who think they’re entitled to be supported by ST, Phineas, Carlos, me, and everyone else who works and pays taxes. Show me one time when OWS produces something* instead of demanding something, and then we’ll talk about what OWS is doing that’s “worthwhile”.

* other than assaults, disease, piles of trash and public sanitation hazards, of course
Datechguy's Blog » Blog Archive » Banks are evil but safer than our tent… says:

November 10, 2011 at 9:01 am

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Carlos says:

November 10, 2011 at 10:36 am

My response, Jump, is simple: You obviously don’t know about credit union structure or the laws they are compelled to exist under.

So let me turn it on you. Quit sounding like an idiot and, to use your sentence, “Get off your ass and do something worthwhile with your life, instead of simply criticizing those who do.”

BTW, just as a relevant note, I have been employed or a student or both for nearly all of the years of my life since I was 11 years old, including now. That’s more than 55 years of contributing to help support the animals of the OWS garbage. I’m none too impressed with either their demands to be absolved of legal contracts they freely entered into or for demands that I contribute even more to their ersatz ways.

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