50-year-old CARTOON TRIED TO WARN US

Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:04 am » by **Cia212**

nakchopoe wrote:You can say a lot about the occupy movement, but most of them are lowering the demand for "isms"...

How so? Most of them seem to want bigger government, wealth redistribution (ie the Robin Hood Tax), free healthcare, and more regulation.

You realize the "ism" in the cartoon refers to Communism/Socialism, right?

The only thing not socialistic is their healthy mistrust of the Federal Reserve.

Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:07 pm » by **Nakchopoe**

cia212 wrote:
nakchopoe wrote:You can say a lot about the occupy movement, but most of them are lowering the demand for "isms"...

How so? Most of them seem to want bigger government, wealth redistribution (ie the Robin Hood Tax), free healthcare, and more regulation.

You realize the "ism" in the cartoon refers to Communism/Socialism, right?

The only thing not socialistic is their healthy mistrust of the Federal Reserve.

Capital-ISM is just the same. As long as there is a 'system', you are getting screwed. And when the occupy movement started, there were some of them that just said "I don't don't have any demands, I'm just sitting here in my tent to stop taking part of the current system".

Of course, there are uneducated people that think socialism or communism is the right way, but there are also a lot of uneducated people that think (current) capitalism is the right way...

Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:33 pm » by **Cia212**

nakchopoe wrote:
cia212 wrote:
nakchopoe wrote:You can say a lot about the occupy movement, but most of them are lowering the demand for "isms"...

How so? Most of them seem to want bigger government, wealth redistribution (ie the Robin Hood Tax), free healthcare, and more regulation.

You realize the "ism" in the cartoon refers to Communism/Socialism, right?

The only thing not socialistic is their healthy mistrust of the Federal Reserve.

Capital-ISM is just the same. As long as there is a 'system', you are getting screwed. And when the occupy movement started, there were some of them that just said "I don't don't have any demands, I'm just sitting here in my tent to stop taking part of the current system".

Of course, there are uneducated people that think socialism or communism is the right way, but there are also a lot of uneducated people that think (current) capitalism is the right way...

Sad that you can so completely miss the point of a simple cartoon.

Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:52 pm » by **Nakchopoe**

cia212 wrote:Sad that you can so completely miss the point of a simple cartoon.

But luckily I have you to explain it with strong arguments.

Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:14 pm » by **Samuelthemule**

nakchopoe wrote:
cia212 wrote:Sad that you can so completely miss the point of a simple cartoon.

But luckily I have you to explain it with strong arguments.