Jeff Mangum plays Occupy Wall Street

Double X · 10-04-2011, 09:40 PM

Jeff Mangum plays Occupy Wall Street

It was streaming live, it just finished a little while ago. Here is the video of it.

Video: Jeff Mangum plays Occupy Wall Street « Consequence of Sound

Beautiful.

hip hop bunny hop · 10-05-2011, 12:05 PM

Why is it beautiful? "Occupy Wall Street" is a crass mob movement. I've yet to read one apology for those folks that makes any sense, example:

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Almost a year ago, a revolution began in Tunisia and sparked a domino of uprisings across the Middle East. Their call was simple: end the dictatorship, usher in accountable government. Through occupation and all out war, countries in the Middle East attempted to topple leaders who clung to power despite representing the interests of the richest and most powerful to the detriment of the public good.

Months later, Europe exploded. Sit-ins in Spain and ongoing rallies in Greece protested economic policies that rewarded the richest 1% while punishing the other 99%. Then London and the surrounding areas erupted into riots: an expression of outrage at rising housing and food costs. Israelis established a massive tent city in Jerusalem protesting the same rise in the cost of living, and the government's stubborn refusal to pass laws that promote the common good and support the survival of the other 99%. Now, the United States and Canada have joined the fray.

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...I mean, what? Really? Linking the Greek financial crisis to Tunisia? Pretending the USA and Canada don't have massive social safety net programs?

Really, if they want to protest, fine, but the moment they start blocking traffic I do hope the police will do as they did on the Brooklyn bridge and arrest the lot of them.

Alfred · 10-05-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Why is it beautiful?

I could be wrong, but I think he was referring to Jeff Mangum playing 'beautiful' music in a fairly hostile environment, not this protest itself.

Double X · 10-10-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Why is it beautiful? "Occupy Wall Street" is a crass mob movement. I've yet to read one apology for those folks that makes any sense, example:

Well because...

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I could be wrong, but I think he was referring to Jeff Mangum playing 'beautiful' music in a fairly hostile environment, not this protest itself.

This.

I've been in OccupyBoston this whole weekend, it was pretty awesome seeing so many people support it. Of the people I talked to, it seemed pretty much based around the reforming campaign finance so financial institutions don't get completely deregulated, so we don't have massive recessions like we did ~2008. There is some luddy socialism in their but it's just traces. It's more reactionary anger towards the recent butt-buddying of government/corporations, regardless of party.

BTW bunny, to me it seems like you are investing far too much time and effort debating political theory. Relax, nothing turns off people more than an angry person yelling politics.

Thom Yorke · 10-10-2011, 05:34 PM

Investment bankers, unite!

Buzzov*en · 10-06-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Why is it beautiful? "Occupy Wall Street" is a crass mob movement. I've yet to read one apology for those folks that makes any sense, example:

link

...I mean, what? Really? Linking the Greek financial crisis to Tunisia? Pretending the USA and Canada don't have massive social safety net programs?

Really, if they want to protest, fine, but the moment they start blocking traffic I do hope the police will do as they did on the Brooklyn bridge and arrest the lot of them.

blah blah blah more bull**** coming from you when you have no clue what you are talking about.

hip hop bunny hop · 10-08-2011, 01:04 PM

Then, please, Buzz, enlighten me. Why should I support this "occupy wall street" movement?

RVCA · 10-08-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Then, please, Buzz, enlighten me. Why should I support this "occupy wall street" movement?

Do you make more than $300,000/year?

hip hop bunny hop · 10-08-2011, 04:47 PM

No.

But could we please avoid the rhetorical questions, one line posts, and get into the policy reasons why i should support this movement?

Buzzov*en · 10-09-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Then, please, Buzz, enlighten me. Why should I support this "occupy wall street" movement?

Nah.

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